{"id":24284,"date":"2024-05-17T09:40:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=24284"},"modified":"2025-05-07T19:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T23:01:45","slug":"playful-putters","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/exhibit\/playful-putters\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful Putters: The History of Miniature Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title_Final_Landscape-1024x549.png\" alt=\"Playful Putters windmill logo\" class=\"wp-image-24283\" style=\"width:718px;height:385px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title_Final_Landscape-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title_Final_Landscape-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title_Final_Landscape-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title_Final_Landscape-1536x824.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Grab a putter and scorecard from the Putt Shack and (putt) put your skills to the test on a nine-hole, indoor minigolf course. Along the way, explore the history of the popular pastime and learn about the ways it has evolved in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Play through three zones\u2014Vintage, Retro, and Modern\u2014showcasing the different eras of minigolf. Look for the QR code on your scorecard to learn how to enter a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/giveaway\/\">Playful Putters giveaway<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore vintage golf-related artifacts from the museum\u2019s collection, such as a Golden Tee Golf handheld and the games Gator Golf and Tee Party.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy postcards, photographs, and other printed materials throughout the exhibit that show people playing miniature golf from the early part of the 20th century into the 2000s, including a postcard showcasing Roseland Park on Canandaigua Lake in 1940.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/putter-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"Playful putters minigolf exhibit\" class=\"wp-image-24483\" style=\"width:732px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/putter-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/putter-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/putter-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/putter.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Playful Putters<\/em> is included with general admission. The exhibit remains on view through September 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/visit\/hours-and-admissions\/\">SNAP and other museum admission discounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hole sponsors include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.garberauto.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-1024x354.png\" alt=\"Garber Automotive logo\" class=\"wp-image-27427\" style=\"width:188px;height:84px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-1536x531.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/garber-automotive-group-modern-logo-no-badge-2048x707.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pioneergolfcars.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pioneer.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Golf Carts logo\" class=\"wp-image-27430\" style=\"width:189px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pioneer.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pioneer-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spotlightarts.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotlight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24380\" style=\"width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotlight.jpg 349w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Spotlight-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In honor of Norman Sas of Tudor Games inventor of Electric Football<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab a putter and scorecard from the Putt Shack and (putt) put your skills to the test on a nine-hole, indoor minigolf course. 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