Did you know that Colonial Lanes has miniature golfing? If not, it’s time to start practicing your putting! It is cheap and there are plenty of difficult holes to try. There are 18 holes at par 2 and it is a mere $2.50 for a round. If you can’t afford less than $3, I’m extremely sorry.
Colonial Lanes is located at 2253 Old Highway 218 S. If you’re like me, once you get a little outside of Iowa City, you feel lost. Well it’s not hard to find, as long as you keep heading south, going out of Iowa City on Riverside, you will pass the Iowa City Municipal Airport and the road will turn into Old Highway 218 S.
Usually bowling is pretty hot at Colonial Lanes with leagues and all. But the golfing stays pretty calm, so you won’t have to worry about waiting like you do for bowling (one time I tried to bowl there and the wait was around 1-2 hours). Though every night I have gone, my friends and I have been the only people golfing, Jake Smith, an employee of Colonial Lanes for 1 year, says that there are many people who come for the golfing. “It’s a tough course, all the holes are par 2,” Jake says after claiming that he takes miniature golfing pretty seriously with his family.
Aside from par, there are definitely a few obstacles in the course. The windmill takes some practice and timing. Also, being it is at a bowling alley, there are many bowling balls and pins to increase the difficulty. One in particular I love is hole 6 where the words “PUTT PUTT” are standing up on the course so that you need to place the ball directly in between the correct letters. CAUTION: another obstacle you might face will be the random bowler who likes to give you “pointers” when you’re on hole 2. Considering the hole is right next to a bowling lane, there are always bowlers lurking. (From my experience, don’t take their advice.)
Colonial Lanes is located at 2253 Old Highway 218 S. If you’re like me, once you get a little outside of Iowa City, you feel lost. Well it’s not hard to find, as long as you keep heading south, going out of Iowa City on Riverside, you will pass the Iowa City Municipal Airport and the road will turn into Old Highway 218 S.
Usually bowling is pretty hot at Colonial Lanes with leagues and all. But the golfing stays pretty calm, so you won’t have to worry about waiting like you do for bowling (one time I tried to bowl there and the wait was around 1-2 hours). Though every night I have gone, my friends and I have been the only people golfing, Jake Smith, an employee of Colonial Lanes for 1 year, says that there are many people who come for the golfing. “It’s a tough course, all the holes are par 2,” Jake says after claiming that he takes miniature golfing pretty seriously with his family.
Aside from par, there are definitely a few obstacles in the course. The windmill takes some practice and timing. Also, being it is at a bowling alley, there are many bowling balls and pins to increase the difficulty. One in particular I love is hole 6 where the words “PUTT PUTT” are standing up on the course so that you need to place the ball directly in between the correct letters. CAUTION: another obstacle you might face will be the random bowler who likes to give you “pointers” when you’re on hole 2. Considering the hole is right next to a bowling lane, there are always bowlers lurking. (From my experience, don’t take their advice.)
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