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315 Worcester St (RT 9)
Natick, MA 01760-2212
(508) 653-4671

Price: $6 (2010 price) Other Activities: Arcade

Par: 44

2003 Ratings 2010 Ratings

Difficulty: 4 Difficulty: 6

Creativity: 3 Creativity: 3

Atmosphere: 8 Atmosphere: 7

This is the type of course one expects only 20 minutes outside of Boston. The entire theme of this course was the Revolutionary War and colonial times. Obstacles on this course included Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, the Massachusetts State House and a handful of other colonial items. The course also provided signs with little historical facts and had patriotic music playing. The storage sheds along the back were painted to look like colonial houses and businesses and the fences along the other edges had colonial murals painted on them (although some were fading and one looked like a soldier taking a leak on the wall.) The course itself was one of those cement courses, where all the holes are below the sidewalk level. Some of the carpets were in tough condition, but didn’t really get in the way of play. However, some of the obstacles that were in rough condition did as we managed to get balls stuck in several cracks. The annoying cracks were the ones right outside of a tube which stole momentum of the ball and several times made the ball get stuck.

That being said, the owner/manager was working on the course while we were there, so there is being an effort put in to maintain it. Although the creativity of the items used in the obstacles was high, the layout of the actual holes was uncreative as many of them were of the exact same format. This course did offer some “bonus” holes though. Holes #8, 12, and 13 are all bonus holes. On these holes you get to subtract two strokes if you hit a hole-in-one. On the 18^th hole, which is very long and snake-like, you can choose either a free game or a couple tokens at the arcade if you get a hole-in-one. Also, the cup on the 18^th hole is about 1.5 times the size of a normal cup, giving you a little bit better chance at getting the hole-in-one. This course also has a little sign at the end, which allows you to rate your round depending on your score and age group. This was the first time we’ve seen anything like this and we rated “very good” and “excellent” when we played. Overall, the atmosphere of the course and theme does make it worth playing, although it could do with a little more housekeeping and maintenance.

2010 Update

When we replayed this course we found our prior review to be very accurate. The difficulty is a little higher now compared to other courses but a lot of that comes from a hole design used in several places where the middle hole is tough to get into and the side holes make getting easy 2’s very unlikely. However, the addition of the bonuses on the holes mentioned can help bring down a score (one of the guys we played with scored a -1 on a hole thanks to the bonus – an ace and got 2 strokes off). Sadly, the cracks and carpet conditions noted above were still in effect this time around. While the grounds were in great condition the holes and obstacles needed a little work. The creativity remains low as many of the holes are straightforward hole designs and the ones that aren’t are all pretty much the same 3-hole option design just with different obstacles. There was also some great American-themed music (Born in the U.S.A., etc) on the course but sometimes it overpowered some of the dialogue from the obstacles (like the discussion of the American Revolution coming from Faneuil Hall). Finally, we also learned that course has been operating since 1967 which makes it one of the oldest courses we’ve had the pleasure of playing. Our prior conclusion still stands for this course right outside of Boston.

Reviewed by: Pat, Mandy and Putt

Reviewed in: 2003 & 2010

Visitor Review #1

Visitor Review #2

Visitor Review #3

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Course Pictures (click to enlarge)

Putt catching a ride on an Eagle

Putt’s no cheater but he wanted to show the consequences!

2010 Pictures

Putt wishes there was minigolf at the real Faneuil Hall.

Putt likes his history.

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Visitor Review #3 (2007)

Price: $5.50 Other Activities: Arcade

Par: 44

Difficulty: 4

Creativity: 2

Atmosphere: 4

The course was fun with an historical theme. Unfortunately, it is very poorly maintained and the hole layouts very repetitive. It is clearly in need of upgrading with a little redesign work as well.

Reviewed by: Anonymous

Reviewed in 2007

Visitor Review #2 (2006)

Price: $5.50 Other Activities: Arcade

Par: 44

Difficulty: 8

Creativity: 10

Atmosphere: 10

I Love this mini golf place. I go with my family at least 4 times a summer. I love the way it is set up. You Should Go There.

Reviewed by: Darby Flynn

Reviewed in 2006

Visitor Review #1 (2006)

Price: $5.50 Other Activities: Arcade

Par: 44

Difficulty: 3

Creativity: 3

Atmosphere: 4

An old time course. Nothing by way of landscaping and the obstacles look like they were made 50 years ago. But it is well maintained and we've had a great time there. There are 3 holes where you can get a hole-in-one.

Reviewed by: Anonymous

Reviewed in 2006