The Rise of Indoor Mini Golf

While indoor mini golf is nothing new, its popularity is currently trending.

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Coop De Ville, Pins Mechanical Co., Shorty’s Pins x Pints: theres no denying that duckpin bowling was the hit activity of the last few years. Now a different entertainment option is popular in Pittsburgh: indoor minigolf.

In February, Puttery, a 21-and-over indoor miniature golf venue, opened its door in the Strip District. Its three, nine-hole courses include rooms styled like a vintage garage, a Rocky Mountain ski lodge, and a library. Also coming to the Strip in 2023 is Puttshack, an upscale, tech-infusedmini-golf chain that already has locations in Miami, Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Chicago, with more to open in major cities around the US.

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While miniature indoor golf has been available in the city of bridges since the early 1900s— Stanton Heights Golf Club, Pittsburghs first indoor golf venue, debuted in 1911 — its popularity has gone in and out of fashion. (Think, your favorite bell-bottom jeans.) But the opening of these new indoor miniature golf establishments, almost back-to-back like the duckpin bowling spaces, proves that the activity is, once again, trending.

Story by Jordan Snowden

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