How to Build an Outdoor Miniature Golf Course
Miniature golf has been played for years by adults and children. It is a smaller and often more whimsical version of golf that focuses mainly on putting through and around obstacles. If you enjoy playing mini golf, why not build a course right in your own backyard?
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Things You'll Need
- Bricks
- Cinder blocks
- Scrap wood
- 2x4s
- Hammer
- Nails
- Screws
- Drill
- Plywood
- Plastic cups
- Level backyard
Instructions
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Choose how many holes you wish to use, and design the layout of your course. You can sketch this on scrap paper, or draw to scale on graphing paper to get a better idea of how everything will fit. Come up with some clever obstacles, but don't make anything too outrageous. The course must be playable.
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Make a border around each section of the course with bricks. The path should be at least 3 feet wide, with an open area for obstacles. Outline your entire course with the bricks.
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Place the cinder blocks where players are meant to bank shots. You can place them around the walls of the course or at angles throughout to make the game more interesting. They are stronger and will hold up better to being hit with golf balls than the bricks.
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Create obstacles using the wood, cinder blocks, and any other materials that you have handy. Some common obstacles in miniature golf are ramps, loops and tunnels.
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Dig a small hole in the ground where you want each section of the course to end. Make the hole just big enough to fit a plastic cup snugly inside. Push the cups into the holes.
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Tips & Warnings
The key to creating a good miniature gold course is creativity. Experiment and try different ideas until you come up with a course that you are happy with. If your putting surface is too uneven, try laying down some artificial grass to smooth things out.
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- Photo Credit http://www.flickr.com/photos/lox/218967684/
