Hawaiian Falls Miniature Golf Return
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2504 S Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach Shores, FL 32118
(386) 767-7671 (407) 239-8300
Cost: $12.50 all day
play
Par: 48
Difficulty: 6
Creativity: 6
Atmosphere: 7
Hawaiian Falls was once called Holiday Golf (and is still
owned by that company) and was once filled with awesome fiberglass dinosaurs,
giant bugs, bigger than life snakes and even an alien in a UFO. Sometime in the
1990's, the course was changed to reflect a hawaiian/tropical
theme, perhaps to better compete with the new
fangled adventure golf courses springing up around the area. What
we have now is a visually appealing course (from A1A) mostly built on top of the
fairways of the previous incarnation.
The difficulty varies widely throughout the course. Some holes seem fairly
easy, but others are nothing short of challenging. One hole
design in particular makes it hard just to keep your ball out of the parking
lot due to a tricky uphill pointed toward Atlantic Avenue. With that said, the
difficulty balance is acceptable and the frustrating holes are sprinkled
throughout both courses.
Nothing overly creative here as far as hole design is concerned. A few holes in
particular left us scratching our heads as to who designed them. Some of the
holes appear to have been built with obstacles on them that are now gone. What
is left is a pile of wood to putt around/through. Some of the most creative
holes from the Holiday Golf days were reworked and now offer little more than a
putt-around the obstacle challenge. I especially miss the UFO loop-the-loop
hole.
I've stated above that the course is very visually appealing, at least on the
frontside. The plants and flowers are very well kept. The problem is, as you
move further back into the course, the design of the holes start to suffer. The
three holes crammed into the cave is a bit much and seem like an afterthought.
This course has so much history and potential I feel bad that I didn't enjoy it
more. With a little love and tender loving care, this could truly be a great
course again.
Warning: Watch out for bees. They are attracted to the flowers around the
course. We had to skip three holes as the bees were attracted to the colorful
golf balls.
Reviewed by Ducky
Reviewed in 2010
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