If Indiana Jones met Tarzan for a Round of Putt-Putt Golf
Woody’s Perils of the Lost Jungle miniature golf takes putt-putt golf to a new level.
The kids will love the jungle theme, complete with monkeys hanging from trees, snakes, spiders, shrunken heads, even a headhunter that are all part of this imaginative miniature golf course about 10 minutes west from Tysons Corner in suburban Herndon, Virginia.
For a bit of history on mini-golf, we need to travel back to the origins of golf, to the famous St. Andrews golf course in Scotland. It seems that in the 1860s, women started to take an interest in golf, but “violently” swinging a club was considered unladylike. So the management of St. Andrews created an 18-hole putting course for ladies. The was called The Himalayas.
Over the next 20 years, some English and American hotels opened golf courses on their grounds to attract and entertain guests. The main difference in the courses was that they were only a tenth of the size. These were smaller, mirror images of famous courses from around the globe.
Mini golf has since grown in popularity that it’s now tough to visit a resort or vacation area without having at least one local course. The “sport” even has an international association, the WMF (World Minigolf Sport Federation) which ranks players, governs tournament play (tournaments???) and sets rules (yes, they even have rules against steroid and drug use). Not that a crushing 300-yard drive off the tee will really help a player all that much.
Woody’s also has a driving range, batting cages, a couple picnic areas and professions golf (not mini) instruction.
Woody’s Perils of the Lost Jungle Miniature Golf
11801 Leesburg Pike
Herndon, VA 20170
Days and Hours - Daily, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Admission - Adults - $8.75, Kids 3 - 12 - $7.50, Seniors - $8.00.
Photos courtesy of Woody’s.
___________________________________________________
5 Comments
Now the snakes and the spiders would gross me out, even if they aren’t real , but it sounds like a great place to spend an afternoon.
And a camera sounds like a necessity.
I love mini-golf, even if I’m no good at it. lol
As a teenager I liked it too. One night I was planning on taking my girlfriend to a mini-golf place called Par King. When her parents asked were we were going that evening, they heard “parking”. He dad was a cop and I thought he was ready to pull his gun on me. It took several minutes of explaining before he calmed down.
Sounds worthy of hosting the Mini-Golf World Champioship to me !
Will costumes be mandatory? If so, I’ll be the famous British explorer Dr. Livingston…