Memorial Miniature Golf and Museum — Local services in Texas

As a memorial this is great! As mini golf, it is poor. The main problem is that holes that run perpendicular to the slope of the property lean entirely in that direction. If you hit a ball, say, three quarters down the "fairway" it rolls to one side to the edge. This is not a feature but a design error. I play a lot of mini golf and go around looking for new places. I live 3 hours away from this course. My score on this course was under par and not the most difficult i have played. I would not go back. But the WWII memorial aspect is excellent. My father was in WWII.

Update: just to clarify a couple of things. The owner appears to have taken my review personally, which is almost never a good PR move. There was nothing personal or emotional in giving my opinion of the course. There is also nothing personal in this update. There are many things to like about this course, Others, such as kids and adults who rarely play, might not care about the tilt of many of the holes. This tilt, as the owner pointed out, is for drainage purposes and not a deliberate design feature of the course itself. As the owner noted, he can reopen sooner after a rain compared to his competitors. Given that there are alternatives to this drainage problem, i think the tilt is a design flaw, a mistake, as far as the course is concerned. Instead of resolving this, the owner says that this is not really a mini golf course but more of a putting course. And since this is more of a putting course, it is like a real golf course that tilts toward water features. This rationalization does not work. This course has all the sorts of features of a mini golf. It has obstacles, ramps, shutes, etc. These are well done and clever. Putting courses do not have these sorts of things. Compare this course to Pop Stroke in Katy, Tx. Pop Stroke is a "putting course" while the Memorial course is clearly not. Besides, the owner calls his course mini golf. Lastly, the owner states that he has been dealt this hand and doing the best he can. Being "dealt a hand" is an idiom meaning one had no control of a thing or situation, that one is a victim of circumstances. I don't see how that could possibly be the case here. So, the way the drainage is engineered can be fixed, thus improving the course. By the way, not only was my father in WWII but my grandfather also. He was at Pearl Harbor as was my mother and grandmother. I had uncles in WWII too. You can add Korea and Vietnam to the list for my family. It is not that i don't appreciate the owners patriotism; I do. But he is running a for-profit business,...

This is a very nice place aesthetically. The p51 up front is gorgeous but kinda hidden in the trees. The putt putt course is very cool and the greens are awesome with the multi color schemes and the topic relevant to certain historical events. Very well done.

However, the actually playability of the course leaves something to be desired. The grading of the course needs significant improvement. Most putts veer off to one side or another. The problem is the grading sloping down and away from the hole causes the ball to come to rest against the limestone chop border, and you have to move the ball. Not a big deal on putt putt but this is a stroke in regulation golf. Moreover, it's annoying. Having the greens slope from t he border back towards to holes, even if only slightly, would be a huge improvement in playability and fun. I would return over and over, but as it stands right now, no thank you, especially for how much it costs. It's far more worth it with a less impossible course. Putt putt is supposed to be challenging yet easy.

Memorial Mini Golf - I hope your very obscure "hardest mini golf in north america" idea works for you. 98% of most consumers probably wouldn't solicit your place then, because most people want fun and easy. I'd be willing to bet y'all would be booming year 'round with an easier course. And no, most mini golfers don't read the rules - that's just people's nature. Super difficult isn't fun for a 6 year old - mine was frustrated after 2 holes. As far as your self-professed rankings, the internet yields no accolades to your course that I could find. As a small business owner myself, let me recommend in the future you restrain yourself from backhanded pompous comments to customers - ever. "i bet if you knew that going in, you wouldn't have left a bad review." I left a fair review. Because of your response, NOW i'm leaving you a bad review.

not that I should waste my breath, but in the future, maybe reply "yes, it is a hard course. thank you for the compliment of the aesthetics. Next time you come, we'll have a half off card and we'll discuss the engineering of the sloping. See you soon." or something to that effect. I probably would have improved your rating.

I can tell you that I have now personally gone from telling people "it's a hard course. awesome and beautiful," to "don't waste your time or money" on your course. I won't support a family business who replies with snide remarks to a little bit of criticism. Thank you for the offer of half off my next visit, but...

The concept and theme of this place is wonderful, and I love the incorporation of history into something entertaining for kids. The period music played over the speakers is pleasant, and the information provided about different phases and aspects of the War are cool for us history buffs. But too long for most kids to read, and also would slow down everyone playing. The museum is pretty neat with some very cool artifacts, that I'm glad have found a publicly accessible home. I think I'll go back sometime and read a WW2 book on the observation deck, and enjoy the music and a cup of "Joe".

And the staff was very helpful and friendly.

However the actual miniature golf course has some design issues. I think maybe it was designed by someone who had not actually built a mini golf course before? And is hard for non-golfers for the wrong reasons. Miniature golf courses should be hard because of fun gimmicks, obstacles and silly apparatuses etc. But this one is hard because most of the course was built on an unleveled slope. And the holes are always built on top of domed concrete, for some odd reason. Probably for over designed drainage. Every missed small putt ends back in the rocks. About 90% of every putt you make ends up either in the rocks or against a border wall. Which gets really old after the first few holes. If we play again I'm bringing one of those ball scoopers to constantly fish balls out of rock crevices, etc. They should consider renovating next winter and re-leveling about half the holes on the course. Or add some mounds and backstops to help keep your ball on the course. And add a few more WW2 centric apparatus to the course for kids entertainment.

I hope they do that, to make the place a more sustainable and long term attraction for the kids. And more for just us small demographic of WW2 history buffs.

EDIT: Thanks for reply. It's the first time I've ever heard of the difference between a putting course type of miniature golf vs a traditional Apparatus type of miniature golf. I guess these designed more for adults and golfers, instead of kids and novices. You guys should consider putting up a sign recommending practice first, that explains that, especially helpful when small kids are in a group. Not exactly sure why it has to be explained that WW2 was serious. Which wars...