Mini Golf
Notes from Nathan
Activity:
Our family gets along (most of the time)—until we set foot on a mini-golf course. Then look out. I don’t know what it is, but mini-golf brings out the winning instinct in each of us. Let me tell you emotions run high during the Annual PGA Triple-F Mini-Golf Tournament. What usually starts out as a fun game turns into World War III by the second hole. Sometimes you feel on top of the world after you sink a hole-in-one, and then the next round it’s all you can do to stop yourself from smashing your club into a windmill because you’ve gone the limit in putts. It’s insane!Where can you join in on this fun? Unfortunately, we have to drive at least an hour to play mini-golf—but that might be a blessing in disguise. We’ve tried courses at Castle Fun Park, Harrison Hot Springs, Parksville, Tofino, Cultus Lake, and Birch Bay. Castle Fun Park and Birch Bay both have indoor as well as outdoor courses. For my money, Borderland in Birch Bay is the best. I guarantee you’ll play a round of golf you’ll never forget. Coleman would pick Parksville because it has a neat pirate ship and arcade games where you can win prizes. Jen loves Harrison Hot Springs (I think it’s called Tugboat Junction) because she never loses there. Mom and Dad like them all the same—especially when the game is over.
Mini-golf is a fun competitive way for your family to spend an hour. If you’re worried the youngest will get blown out of the water, do what we do with Coleman and give him a handicap. That used to be our excuse for Coleman winning, now he wins without a handicap! Go figure.
Details:
Although there are quite a few Pitch and Putt courses, there aren't that many mini-golf courses in Vancouver: Here are the ones that we know of:
Eaglequest Coquitlam
1001 United Blvd.
Coquitlam, BC
604-523-6400
www.eaglequestgolf.com
Musqueam Golf,
3904 West 51st Street, Musqueam,
Vancouver
604-266-2334
www.musqueamgolf.com
Seymour Creek Golf Centre
315 Seymour Blvd. North Vancouver, BC
604-987-7767
www.seymourcreekgolf.com
Castle Fun
Park
Trans-Canada Highway #1
and Exit #95 at Whatcom Road,
Abbotsford,
B.C.
604-850-0411
www.castlefunpark.com
Harrison
Hot Springs
750 Hot Springs Road
Harrison, B.C.
604-796-0896
www.tugboatjunction.com
Giggle Ridge Adventure Golf
50 Sunnyside Blvd.
Cultus Lake, BC
604-858-7816
www.cultusadventure.com
Art
Knapp Surrey - Mini Golf
4391 King George Blvd, Surrey
(604) 596-9201
www.artknappsurrey.com
Pacific Adventure Golf at Playland
2901 East Hastings St, Vancouver
(604) 253-2311
www.pne.ca/playland
Bear Creek Park Mini Golf
13750 - 88th Avenue at King George Hwy. Surrey
(604) 501-1232
www.bcminigolf.com
Hi-Knoll Driving Range &
Mini-Golf
4955 192 St, Surrey
604-576-8588
hi-knoll-driving-range-mini-golf
Whistle Punk Hollow Adventure Golf
1940 Centennial Way, Squamish
1-877-898-3343
www.whistlepunkhollow.com
WestCoast Mini Putt
7391 Elmbridge Way, Richmond
604-285-1888
www.westcoastminiputt.com
Delta Golf Centre
11840 Ladner Trunk Road, Delta
604-591-5656
www.deltagolfcentre.com