Naugatuck Library Minigolf Return to Novelty Page
Howard
Whittmore Memorial Library
243 Church St.
Naugatuck, CT 06770
Cost: $5 for adults
Par: 72
Difficulty: 8
Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 6
This is the first time the
Naugatuck Library has done a minigolf charity and
they hired Library Mini Golf to
create the course for the event, which is a company that does many of these
courses throughout the country. The
course was presented on two days, with one day being an “adult” tournament with
refreshments and the other day being the family tournament. The course actually wasn’t what we were
expecting as many of the holes were much longer than normal, with several
winding their ways through multiple library stacks. As a result the scores were quite high and
much of the putting was more of the “whack it as hard as you can variety”
versus more precision putting. The holes
also didn’t incorporate much else “library” as there were few holes that used
books or other library items as obstacles.
One hole seemed to be a bit poorly designed
with a horizontal loop right from the tee which didn’t leave much speed for the
ball when it was done. However, hole 10,
which was a fun pipe down the stairs, was an aceable
and entertaining hole. You even got a
small prize if you got an ace! The
course also did cover both floors of the library so you did get a tour of
nearly the whole facility. The hole variety wasn’t as creative as other similar events we’ve
been too but the difficulty level was higher and overall the cost, and the fact
that it was for charity, didn’t make it seem like a waste. We would likely play again if they held the
event another year.
Reviewed by Pat
Reviewed in 2016
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