{"id":139460,"date":"2025-09-07T13:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139460\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:35:07","slug":"high-end-mini-golf-puttshack-opening-in-downtown-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/139460\/","title":{"rendered":"High-end mini golf Puttshack opening in downtown Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rt-Text\">Puttshack last year opened at Southdale Center in Edina and has had a good reception, said Ryan Nowicki, the chain\u2019s chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">The company targets metropolitan areas with strong suburban followings. Nowicki said Puttshack was attracted to the young professionals in the North Loop, as well as the high foot traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">\u201cWe tend to get really excited about developing areas with residential combined with not only entertainment venues, but a growing population of young professionals,\u201d he said. \u201cIt seemed like a good fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" data-testid=\"InLineImage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"object-contain h-auto w-full\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXEYOUDAC5BBZMHC2JIX7YVUME.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An assortment of high-tech putt-putt holes at the new Puttshack in Minneapolis.   (Aaron Lavinsky\/The Minnesota Star Tribune)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">At the North Loop location, the glow of Puttshack\u2019s colorful lights spills onto the street, set against the backdrop of brick facades and string-lit patios. Inside, the holes blend mini golf with playful twists: air hockey, Skee-Ball and beer pong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">The more than 20,000-square-foot Minneapolis location will feature three courses with nine holes equipped with augmented reality elements that respond to players\u2019 movements, plus the company\u2019s \u201cChallenge Hole\u201d suite of mini-games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rt-Text\">The Puttery at Washington and Hennepin also has three courses and has built a following since opening in 2023. The chain\u2019s owner, Drive Shack Inc., has been expanding in urban areas around the country. It did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Puttshack last year opened at Southdale Center in Edina and has had a good reception, said Ryan Nowicki,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-139460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}