How Do You Design A Miniature Golf Course?
Anyone can plan a miniature golf course, but it takes careful planning and creativity to design a course that is challenging, playable and structurally sound. A good miniature golf course is one that people come back to play time and time again. The current trend in miniature golf courses is moving away from obstacles like windmills and loop-the-loops; modern miniature golf courses are designed around challenging breaks and bounces on the greens along with water hazards and sand traps. Unique challenges such as those are the foundation for any successful miniature golf course. Determine the ground area available for the miniature golf course. Survey that space taking into account natural features that can be used, such as slopes, inclines or water. Sketch an outline of the area on a piece of graph paper; label any natural features noted in Step 1. Designate areas for each of the 18 holes on the outline. Try to mix hole length, bring in water whenever a hole borders it and use elevation
