THE CAPE

HARWICH PORT, MA

Bud's is a great course. It's in terrific condition, nicely landscaped, and features some fun and challenging putting. The solid concrete borders make for predictable bank shots, and most of the holes require some critical thinking and an accurate aim. In our humble opinion this is one of the best courses on Cape Cod.

NORTH SHORE & MERRIMACK

GEORGETOWN, MA

An exquisite mini golf course that is magnificently executed in both design and construction. Don’t be deceived by the tranquil garden setting, this can be a challenging course. The prospect of playing a couple rounds here followed by a beer in their lovely garden cafe has us getting emotional.

CENTRAL MASS

AUBURN, MA

A well-maintained gem of a course, with neat greens and some challenging putts. Concrete-bordered holes make use of plenty of dips, undulations, and water to throw off your game. It's hard to find too much to fault here, and if we lived near here or were passing through again we would gladly play here.

SOUTHEAST

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA

This awesome indoor course is tucked into a very nondescript shopping plaza and attached to a kid’s play area. Don't be fooled, this is adult mini golf that is challenging and delightful with exceedingly well-made props tessellated into a compact course footprint. Definitely worth a visit to test your putting skills (and to get to pretend you're on The Price is Right).

NORTH SHORE & MERRIMACK

WESTFORD, MA

With two 18-hole courses featuring nicely designed holes meandering among skillfully crafted waterfalls, caves, and other terrain, this western-ish themed course entertains both casual players and diehard putting enthusiasts. Kimball Farm sets the bar high with well-maintained greens of decent size, pleasing props and adornments, and a magnificently constructed mini golf entrance building.

NORTH SHORE & MERRIMACK

TYNGSBORO, MA

This is a creatively refreshing, sprawling, super-sized course that affords one the rare opportunity to putt in front of an audience of live goats. Putt through a barn, cave, and up, over, and around a massive central water feature. Worth a visit alone to experience what is indisputably the largest and bluest practice putting green we have ever seen.

NORTH SHORE & MERRIMACK

MIDDLETON, MA

A well-executed adventure-style course that is nicely laid-out and maintained with a gentle adherence to an island-paradise theme that is refreshingly pirate-free (with perhaps the exception of a trash-talking parrot on the last hole). The course gets the fundamentals right, and offers up a few holes that stand out (sometimes literally) above the rest.

SOUTHEAST

SOUTH BRIDGEWATER, MA

A thoughtfully designed and well-executed Harris-built course that adds a local spin to some typical hole designs, with nods to candlepin bowling and Red Sox baseball, and includes some nice signage for each hole. The course is terrifically landscaped and maintained, and has a few challenging holes that should inspire the competitor within you.

METROWEST

MARLBOROUGH, MA

Situated inside a combination plant-antiques-ice cream shop, this pleasant and somewhat eclectic indoor course makes for unique putting, as if you’re wandering through the garden in your odd Great Aunt’s backyard. With a welcoming ambiance, water fountains, neat greens, and plenty of plants, Trombetta’s Farm should leave you in a calmer and more oxygenated condition than when you arrived.

THE CAPE

WEST YARMOUTH, MA

It's hard to go wrong with a bunch of large animals, a massive water feature, and a crashed airplane fuselage. This course is in terrific condition and features enormous greens that should both challenge putters and accommodate younger kids launching terminal velocity putts. The terrific blend of props and signage, along with the use of various turf types and colors coupled with plenty of terrain changes, makes this a course worth playing.