Big List of Myrtle Beach Mini Golf Courses, by Theme (2024)

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How many mini-golf courses does Myrtle Beach have? ›

But did you know that it is also the Mini Golf Capital of the World? There are over 30 mini golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area.

Myrtle Beach is known as the "Golf Capital of the World" and boasts over 90 golf courses, ranging from championship courses to family-friendly mini-golf courses.

Miniature golfing in Myrtle Beach isn't just a playful pastime; it's practically been a rite of passage for families for generations! You can find over 30 creative mini-golf courses that appeal to all ages – from old-school classics to the state-of-the-art PopStroke that opened just this year.

The first documented miniature golf course was the nine-hole (nowadays 18-hole) Ladies' Putting Green, aka The Himalayas, at the world-famous St Andrews Links in Fife, Scotland, UK, which was established in 1867 and remains open to this day.

Over the decades, Myrtle Beach has cultivated a reputation for its elaborate and creative mini golf courses, attracting enthusiasts from around the globe​.

1. Farmstead Golf Links – #18 767 yards Par 6 – Yes that is a Par 6. This hole has golfers teeing off in South Carolina and putting out in North Carolina.

Myrtle Beach was incorporated in 1938 and became a city in 1957, when the permanent population first topped 5,000. By the way, the name "Myrtle Beach" comes from the wax myrtle, an abundant local shrub, and was chosen in a name-the-town contest in 1900. "Edgewater" finished in second place.

The city's warm subtropical climate, miles of beaches, 86 golf courses, and 1,800 restaurants attract over 20 million visitors each year, making Myrtle Beach one of the most visited destinations in the country.

North Carolina: The first miniature golf course in the USA was built in 1916 on the estate of steamship magnate James Barber in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Nearly 100 years later, Pinehurst Resort has built its own 18-hole putting course, named after the original – Thistle Dhu.

The name Putt-Putt comes from an actual place in Fayetteville, NC named the Putt-Putt Fun Center which was founded in 1954. The owner, Don Clayton, copyrighted the name and worked toward branding all of his courses and centers with high-quality standards that they still continue today.

Where is the longest mini golf hole? ›

The miniature golf hole is located in the Shipwreck Golf Amusem*nt Center in Cortland, New York.

The mini golf park sits on the site of the Haigeng National Training Base, China's 36-year-old national high-altitude training center. Top athletes in sports from diving and swimming to soccer and track and field -- and from all over east Asia -- come here to train.

With more than 100 Myrtle Beach golf courses, it is easy to find 9-, 18- or 27-hole Myrtle Beach golf courses in the area. Myrtle Beach includes fabulous designs by the golf greats—Rees Jones, Tom Jackson, Gene Hamm, Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Gary Player to name but a few.

South Carolina is home to more than 450 golf courses, including tracks designed by Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Davis Love III. With so many courses to choose from, there's a new option for each day of the year.

Disney World has two locations for mini-golf that include four different 18-hole courses, but one of them is not like the others.

From the moment TPC Myrtle Beach opened in 1999, with then PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem onsite to celebrate the occasion, the Tom Fazio-Lanny Wadkins design has been among the area's most prominent.