Goony Golf

I remember golfing here as a kid about 25 years ago and had a blast… fast forward I just took my daughter and she loved it.
Upkeep is fading a bit… the windmill was broken and no water in the water hazard but still one of the better ones around… would go back

Besides the fun Mini Golf this place has a great arcade filled with pinball machines. They always have the Adams Family pinball machine and it is still three plays for $ 1.

My family has a thing, where we try to play as many different miniature golf courses around the country as possible. Anytime we go out of town, we seek out courses. We always have fun, but the quality of the facilities vary. I must say that Goony Golf is one of the cleanest and best-​kept courses we have ever played! There are 2 «goofy golf» courses, where you have fun obstacles, like windmills, or you sink your ball to travel through a tube, etc., and one very nice, top-​shelf «putt putt» course, where you just navigate the pitch.
I highly recommend this to anyone of any age. I observed all the other groups there and absolutely everyone was having a blast! Btw, great staff! They were just as great as the course!

There’s nothing else like this Goony Golf around… literally. I know of no other classic goony golf left in the region, and while I haven’t done extensive research on it, I’m a bit of a mini-​golf nut and have been to numerous courses in the upper-​midwest area. The contraptions here are super-​sized and entertaining. Some are strictly fixed-​obstacle-​based, while others have moving parts that will block your ball or send you into a carpeted sand trap or into water. There’s a bit of samey-​ness to some of the holes but for the most part it doesn’t get boring or too repetitive, largely because every hole is very unique in appearance and there are two full courses, along with a third course of just regular-​type holes.
This place is fantastic and they keep everything in good shape. It’s affordable and always loads of fun. Something should also be said for their arcade, which is not just an afterthought. They have a very good selection of pinball games and video games. The police simulator they have was a lot of fun to play and I think it was only a quarter per turn. They also have air hockey. Get up, get out to Spring Lake Park Goony Golf, you won’t regret it.

Good clean all American family fun. Where else can you see a giant pink kangaroo and a dinosaur? Lots of fun at Gooney golf.

It was easy, but fun

Can they make this place any more difficult to get to? I can’t entirely blame the business on Google maps’ directions bringing us to a driveway of townhomes, but when it did bring me to the actual business, I had to make another U-​turn because I missed the fact that it was on a frontage road. So, again, not really Goony Golf’s fault, but still. C’mon.
Prices must’ve increased since July 2011, because for two people and only 1 game it was $ 16. I was disappointed I didn’t get to pick my own golf ball color and that for $ 16 only got us 1 course. That’s quite a bit of money to be had for 17 holes. Ah yes, the 18^th hole. It wasn’t really a hole because you just got it in the snake and it eats your ball. I thought it would’ve been worth it to be able to play both courses but that’s not the case. The «championship course» was closed for «construction» but it didn’t have any fun obstacles in your way like a large humpty dumpty or alligator. I guess the theme was aiming towards fantasy, but it was a little dorky.
All in all it was a fun time to play for about 30 minutes in the spring sun. We probably won’t go out of our way to come back, but it was something to do to please my man’s want for mini golf.

Goony name, but a good time!
So, in search of something fun to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I pulled out the Happenings Book for some ideas and I stumbled upon Goony Golf. Neither of us had ever heard of the joint, so I ripped out the coupon, called for the hours and we headed out later that afternoon.
Now, I’m no mini golf expert, but I do like playing. We started with the back course because it was less crowded. We whipped through and decided since the crowd at the front course had thinned out we’d play another round for only $ 4 each.
The back course has numerous obstacles, which are all pretty fun, but it’s the front course were they have the real action — drawbridges, spiders and ostriches covering the holes to make them trickier.
The kid working the window didn’t have much personality, but the well kept course and fun obstacles made up for it. One of the kids working there was actually doing touch ups on some of the holes.
Darned if I didn’t lose both rounds big time, but we had a fun, albeit warm and a bit sweaty time.
For $ 16 we played 2 rounds for 2 people and can’t wait to go back.
A well maintained course, a fun atmosphere, and something different do to on a Sunday all made for a pleasant late afternoon activity. We’ll go back and check out the Championship Course which reminds me of Centennial Lakes.