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[[Image:GoofyGolfNight.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Goofy Golf sculptures and clubhouse]]
'''Goofy Golf Amusement''' is a [[Wikipedia:miniature golf|miniature golf]] course located at 3924 [[Navy Boulevard]]. It is known for its distinctive cement sculptures that provide a theme to each of the 32 holes. Dating back to [[1958]], the Pensacola Goofy Golf was one of several established by [[Lee Koplin]] along the Gulf Coast.
After closing in {{date needed}}, the Goofy Golf property was occupied in [[1998]] by the [[Daily Grind]], an Internet café and music venue, which closed in [[2006]]. The Daily Grind management reopened as Goofy Golf on [[April 1]], [[2007]]. In addition to miniature golf, a [[Wikipedia:batting cage|batting cage]] facility is located on the rear of the property, and a snack bar and pool tables are located in the clubhouse.
==History==
Goofy Golf was opened in [[1958]] by [[Lee Koplin]], who had founded the original Goofy Golf in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] the previous year. Koplin built similar courses over the next year in [[Fort Walton Beach]] and [[Panama City]], the latter of which is considered his masterpiece.<ref name="agilitynut">[http://www.agilitynut.com/minigolf/fl.html agilitynut.com]</ref> A round of golf cost only 35 cents.<ref>[http://www.americanfolk.com/stories/minigolf/ The Princess of Mini-Golf]</ref> Additional holes were added circa [[1978]] with statues from a competing "Sir Goony's" minigolf course.<ref name="agilitynut"/> The clubhouse was built in 1964 and was expanded in 1991.<ref>http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=74355000</ref>
[[Image:GoofyGolfGrave.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A cemetery-themed hole at Goofy Golf reads, "In Memory of the Daily Grind, 08.30.98-10.28.06"]]
The business closed in {{date needed}}, and the property sat unused for several years. On [[August 30]], [[1998]], an Internet café and concert venue called the [[Daily Grind]] opened in the Goofy Golf location. Citing "inconsitancies [sic] in business",<ref>http://www.myspace.com/thedailygrindcafe</ref> the owners decided to close the coffeehouse on [[October 28]], [[2006]]. They repaired and replaced a number of the statues that were damaged by [[Hurricane Ivan]] and reopened Goofy Golf on [[April 1]], [[2007]].
==Attractions==
===Golf courses===
Goofy Golf has two 18-hole courses, both of which are considered par 42. The 18th holes of both courses are forced par 1; a hole in one wins a prize; all others are returned to the clubhouse, marking the end of the round.
{| style="text-align:left"
! Hole || Course No. 1 || Course No. 2
|-
| 1. || Mad Hatter || Humpty Dumpty
|-
| 2. || Pumpkin Head || Space Battle
|-
| 3. || Cemetery || Cogsworth
|-
| 4. || Octopus || Sky Rocket
|-
| 5. || Skee Ball || Capt. James
|-
| 6. || Spook House || Shrek
|-
| 7. || Tiki Hut || Lighthouse
|-
| 8. || Lost Cave || Persia
|-
| 9. || Grandmother's House || The Knight
|-
| 10. || Dinosaur King || Wormy
|-
| 11. || Da Bear || Ancient Greece
|-
| 12. || Shoe || Professor
|-
| 13. || Hollywood || Slow Poke
|-
| 14. || Candy Lane || Koopa's Castle
|-
| 15. || Gator || Secret Garden
|-
| 16. || Chinese Dragon || Grind King
|-
| 17. || Gun Slinger || Humpty Dumpty
|-
| 18. || Lion's Den || Igloo
|}
===Batting cage===
===Pool tables===
==Hours and prices==
{{sectstub}}
Phone: (850) 456-6794
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Entertainment]]
'''Goofy Golf Amusement''' is a [[Wikipedia:miniature golf|miniature golf]] course located at 3924 [[Navy Boulevard]]. It is known for its distinctive cement sculptures that provide a theme to each of the 32 holes. Dating back to [[1958]], the Pensacola Goofy Golf was one of several established by [[Lee Koplin]] along the Gulf Coast.
After closing in {{date needed}}, the Goofy Golf property was occupied in [[1998]] by the [[Daily Grind]], an Internet café and music venue, which closed in [[2006]]. The Daily Grind management reopened as Goofy Golf on [[April 1]], [[2007]]. In addition to miniature golf, a [[Wikipedia:batting cage|batting cage]] facility is located on the rear of the property, and a snack bar and pool tables are located in the clubhouse.
==History==
Goofy Golf was opened in [[1958]] by [[Lee Koplin]], who had founded the original Goofy Golf in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] the previous year. Koplin built similar courses over the next year in [[Fort Walton Beach]] and [[Panama City]], the latter of which is considered his masterpiece.<ref name="agilitynut">[http://www.agilitynut.com/minigolf/fl.html agilitynut.com]</ref> A round of golf cost only 35 cents.<ref>[http://www.americanfolk.com/stories/minigolf/ The Princess of Mini-Golf]</ref> Additional holes were added circa [[1978]] with statues from a competing "Sir Goony's" minigolf course.<ref name="agilitynut"/> The clubhouse was built in 1964 and was expanded in 1991.<ref>http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=74355000</ref>
[[Image:GoofyGolfGrave.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A cemetery-themed hole at Goofy Golf reads, "In Memory of the Daily Grind, 08.30.98-10.28.06"]]
The business closed in {{date needed}}, and the property sat unused for several years. On [[August 30]], [[1998]], an Internet café and concert venue called the [[Daily Grind]] opened in the Goofy Golf location. Citing "inconsitancies [sic] in business",<ref>http://www.myspace.com/thedailygrindcafe</ref> the owners decided to close the coffeehouse on [[October 28]], [[2006]]. They repaired and replaced a number of the statues that were damaged by [[Hurricane Ivan]] and reopened Goofy Golf on [[April 1]], [[2007]].
==Attractions==
===Golf courses===
Goofy Golf has two 18-hole courses, both of which are considered par 42. The 18th holes of both courses are forced par 1; a hole in one wins a prize; all others are returned to the clubhouse, marking the end of the round.
{| style="text-align:left"
! Hole || Course No. 1 || Course No. 2
|-
| 1. || Mad Hatter || Humpty Dumpty
|-
| 2. || Pumpkin Head || Space Battle
|-
| 3. || Cemetery || Cogsworth
|-
| 4. || Octopus || Sky Rocket
|-
| 5. || Skee Ball || Capt. James
|-
| 6. || Spook House || Shrek
|-
| 7. || Tiki Hut || Lighthouse
|-
| 8. || Lost Cave || Persia
|-
| 9. || Grandmother's House || The Knight
|-
| 10. || Dinosaur King || Wormy
|-
| 11. || Da Bear || Ancient Greece
|-
| 12. || Shoe || Professor
|-
| 13. || Hollywood || Slow Poke
|-
| 14. || Candy Lane || Koopa's Castle
|-
| 15. || Gator || Secret Garden
|-
| 16. || Chinese Dragon || Grind King
|-
| 17. || Gun Slinger || Humpty Dumpty
|-
| 18. || Lion's Den || Igloo
|}
===Batting cage===
===Pool tables===
==Hours and prices==
{{sectstub}}
Phone: (850) 456-6794
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Entertainment]]
