I’m not a golf aficionado, but I think it’d be fun to play mini-golf on a course made of carefully manicured, authentic grass. Genuine, real, honest-to-goodness creeping bentgrass that needs sun and water for one reason alone—it’s alive! Finely textured blades of grass trimmed tight to allow golf balls to roll easily.

Installing and maintaining real grass at most mini-golf operations would be cost prohibitive, especially given owners’ modest revenue streams. But, oh, the integrity of the genuine, the avoidance of the fake, and the welcome softness beneath players’ feet.

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