There are a few different mini golf courses in Avalon, but only one of them has pirates. Pirate Island Golf opened in Avalon in 1994 and is partly owned by Pat Croce. This past Saturday I challenged my wife Shauna and our friends, Jen and Sean, to a round of mini golf (or “putt-putt” as the Ohioans call it).
Pirate Island puts as much care into their course as they put into their décor. It is the only place on the island where you can walk through caves, putt next to a waterfall, and cross a rope bridge. If all the adventure makes you thirsty, Pirate Island provides vending machines throughout the course.
Families enjoy Pirate Island because the course is meant for all skill levels. A family with two small kids was playing in front of us and we thought that we would have to wait for the kids to finish fooling around, but the kids were better mini golfers than we were. Anyone from toddlers to senior citizens will enjoy Pirate Island and be able to shoot for par on most holes.
We ultimately didn’t score as well as Rich Baird, the man who shot the first perfect game of mini-golf since 1979, but we did okay. If the goal was fun and not being killed by pirates, we were all winners.
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Final Scores:
Shauna – 51
Jen – 50
Sean – 50
John - 48
High score wins, right?
ReplyDeleteArgh! Did the loser have to walk the plank?
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