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23 reviews for McGolf
*shwooosh*
"Dammit, it's in the %$#@$@# net again on the right. Stupid slice! God this game is so hard! Looks like I have to practice more! Oh wait, guess what, I heard McGolf is now open year round?"
"Year round you say?"
"Yes, year round. They've redone half of their compound and extended their restaurant which is now bigger and offers way more food. Along with it, about a third of the stalls that are on the left are now covered and heated"
"OMG! That's awesome! Are the buckets still $8? It's a tad expensive compared to other places both in and out of Massachusetts but still a great place with ample parking. Snow or rain, I guess I'll still go there regardless. Actually I might head over now..."
"Don't forget they have mini golf too. God knows you could work on your putting...."
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The driving range is awesome - $8 for a pretty big bucket of balls, and there are plenty of stalls.
Mini golf course is kinda craptacular. The random dips and holes make even two-foot putts an adventure. If I wanted to putt on concrete, I could do it on the sidewalk in front of my house for free. It's too bad, because some of the holes are uniquely designed and could be cool. I'm all for a challenging course, but when you make it impossible that takes all the fun out.
The driving range at McGolf is fabulous. For $8, you get a sizable bucket of golf balls and a driver, the absolute pleasure of getting to smash the hell out of your stress, anger, and frustration (or just loads of fun, if that's how you're feeling), and watch the fruit of your labor sail off into the night sky. They're open late, which rules: last bucket sold at 11, and lights out at 11:30.
And a word to the wise: bring bug spray if you're golfing at night! It's the best time to go--less crowded, cooler temperatures, more magical--but you will get eaten alive if you're not prepared.
I do feel this is as good a time as any to encourage folks to decorate their golf glove with rhinestones, a la Michael Jackson.
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4.5 stars
I've been coming here ever since I was a kid and still love going to McGolf. Since then, this place has become busier = all the merrier. Whether you're driving or putting, it's relaxing and so much fun! Great for dates, group events, kids, or just killing time.
After a round of mini-golf, I'd recommend going to the Sweet Spot Cafe (near entrance of parking lot). I was expecting only ice cream and desserts, but they have a wide selection of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and sooo many drinks (non-alcoholic, of course)! But since I was there at a random time around 4:30PM and had dinner plans, I got a small treat to share with my bf. We tried a GLACIER: 2 scoops of slush (we went with watermelon flavor) + vanilla soft served ice cream for $3.79! Please see photo of this deliciousness. MMmm!!
-.5 star for lack of creativity/challenge in the mini-golf course
This place is really nice but the buckets are too small and too expensive!! I mean seriously, ok totally kudos for being open year round but come on! I want a giant bucket so I can go home with a stiff back and blisters!
I don't live too far away from this place and it is one of the only mini golf places in the area. First let me say this is one of the cleanest most manicured courses I have seen. It is always nicely landscaped and has a large pond with lots of fish to feed and just a really nice spot. It is 18 holes and is spread out pretty nice with a some really challenging holes. The only complaint I have is that there is not one obstacle in this entire course. Sure there are hills and a few tubes and some inclines but no buildings, windmills, walls or anything to get in your way. That makes it kind of boring. I am used to a course with at least something in the way. Other than that the prices are okay and there is even a driving range close by. Not bad for being local.
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Pretty expensive for a bucket of balls. You can play 9-holes at Ponkie for 7 more dollars.
Only been here for the driving range, but I like this range better than any other I've been to (i.e. Starland and the now dead one by the Braintree theater). Gets a big plus for later hours. As has been said before, the people who come range from 6 year old beginners to 60+ retirees. Decent rate at $8/bucket with ~56 balls per bucket (as advertised on their website).
The only drawback I've noticed is that at peak hours, there's a lack of parking and I've had to use the street infront of someones house.
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The mini golf course is at the far right edge of the parking lot. $7.25 for the first game for adults, and a second game for $3. 18 holes around a pond of orange/red/black/blue fish and a couple of turtles. Entertaining for adults and kids alike! (both the pond and the game)
When the place is crowded, there might be a wait for the first hole, as well as between the other holes. But they have a Practice Putting Green where you can play around in the meantime.
I haven't been here in a couple of years, so I definitely noticed the new carpeting they laid out for each of the holes. Though it would have been nice if they'd clean off the fallen leaves and branches more regularly.
McGolf is definitely one of my favorite mini-golf course I like to go to during the summer. It offers a great 18-hole course and if you are able to get a hole-in-one on hole #14 you will $25.00! But if you are unable to do that you can try your luck with the PRICE IS RIGHT style "Plinko" game where the prize is a FREE game. If mini-golf is not your style you can always go next door to the driving range and hit a few buckets of balls. If you feel like a nibble just walk a few feet over to the newly renovated snack bar for an ice cream, soda or sandwich. Great for kids, families and groups of friends.
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They added heated bays this past winter so that gets a big thumbs up from me now that that's like the only place where one can hit some balls in between Dec and April. A mediocre mini-golf course is a nice break where one could work on their putting (though there's never as many windmills on actual golf courses!). It gets kinda packed during the hours you'd expect it to. They also have a decent customer loyalty program where you get like a total of three free buckets after buying I think 20 buckets. All in all totally worth the drive to Dedham!
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So0ooooo have you ever had one of those days where....
You:
-Woke up late, and had to jump in any particles of clothing surrounding you to head for work
-Forgot your cup of coffee on the counter on your way out heading to work
-Got a flat tire, one week after you have already punctured a hole in the donut from that crappy make-shift pave job your town does on the roads your driving on to get to work--almost late
Are at work astonishingly ON TIME despite your days unavailing of events &: Your boss has been up your ass, for the slightest reasons which would include: breathing, sneezing, coughing, being a form of human existence period?
...Yah, this is the place to be
I love going here after a long day
Anyone say DRIVING RANGE?
This is one of my more constructive forms of relieving stress after a long day...Love love love this place. They also have a pretty sweet little mini golf course, but i must say, after working I usually don't have much of the patience and attention to detail that mini golfing requires so I am usually pretty partial to the d-range
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Okay, maybe I'm biased because the first date that was the most fun first date EVER (so far) included a stop at McGolf.
But, seriously, this is the best mini-golf I've been to in Mass, though, perhaps, not the best mini-golf ever.
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I've gone mini-golfing here ever since I was a little, little kid, and I have many fond memories of golfing outings with my parents, birthday parties here, and the like. I'm now nearly 26, and I still have not been to any mini-golf course that is McGolf's equal.
McGolf doesn't rely on gimics or kitschy obstacles-it's a natural-feeling course that relies on rocks and angles to make things difficult. The koi pond is very pretty. The 14th hole's big hill is a lot of fun!
My sole quibble is that I miss the old 18th hole where you could win a free game. They replaced it with a plinko-style game when you return your ball, and you have the chance to win a free game there, but IMHO, it was better when the chance at a free game was based on one's golfing skill!
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I'm fairly certain that this is the prettiest mini golf course in New England. Seriously stunning. The landscaping is just serene, with pretty trees and a gorgeous waterfall. They have a koi pond with a ton of fish and a few ducks. Strangely, the ducks and koi coexisted relatively peacefully.
I came on a Tuesday night and it wasn't crowded at all. Not a single annoying brat in sight. There was one dude behind us who kept chiding his poor three year old son with "DO YOU WANT TO LEARN GOLF OR DO YOU WANT TO PLAY HOCKEY?!" which was a little much. But it made me laugh, so bonus points for McGolf!
I will be back soon for the driving range and for more McPutt-Putt.
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I'm out here on the driving range once or twice a week. Bonus that it's open late, so you don't have to rush here after work.
This is an easy, chill place to come practice your swing or try hitting the retrieval trucks that traverse the greens every so often. There's a pro shop, but I don't have enough game to go there.
It attracts a pretty mixed crowd of ages, skill levels & races. Sure, there's a healthy representation of the older white guys with their Callaways & Pings and trading notes on the finer points of each with the stranger next to them. There are younger guys trying to improve their game as they climb the corporate ladder, girlfriends accompanying their boyfriends trying to share his interests, golf-widow wives taking swings, and parents trying to instill the love of the game in their kids--which is cute until I see that Junior's clubs are probably better than mine. And then there's me, who wears all black, and refuses to be seen dead in chinos and a polo shirt.
This year, they changed the pricing structure: buckets are now only one size/price: $8. They added a few more balls and have done away with the $11 large buckets. I was kind of bummed, because the large buckets have helped me take out a lot of my frustration regarding certain men. But I digress...
When I asked about the new bucket price, they said they'd been getting a lot of complaints from customers with the punch cards: regardless of the price you paid, you only got one punch toward that free bucket (buy 9, get the 10th free). So they've essentially democratized the whole free bucket thing. I was actually kind of happy about that, since it had long been an annoyance for me as well. So props to them for good customer response.
McGolf isn't as huge a range as Stonemeadow in Lexington (which gets wikkid crowded), but I've never had to wait for a spot. And where Stonemeadow feels like you're actually out on a course, McGolf definitely feels like the combo put-putt/driving range place it is.
I have to say, the place has definitely improved the distance on my swing. I picture a certain guy's face as I tee up and FORE!!! That ball goes outta sight!
Oh noes! Mah tale of woe continues...
Mah associates had informed me that they might have a lead on the whereabouts of mah bucket. Apparently, late last Thursday night, an anonymous tip came through to the Bucket hotline (1-888-MAH-BUKT), the caller purporting to have the location of where my bucket was being held against its will. He hurriedly whispered something about a "McGolf" , was cut off, we could hear scuffling in the background, and then the line went dead...
Shaken but undeterred, mah associates and I tracked down the location of this McGolf, just outside of the city limits of Boston, and made our way there post haste. Alas, the only buckets to be found were full of golf balls, not fish. Mah bucket was nowherez to be found. HOW I MOURNZ IT! PLZ, GOOD SIR, WHOEVER U R WHO BE HOLDIN' MAH BUCKET!!! PLZ LET MAH BUCKET GO!!!!
Later on, my LF and I returned for a round of mini-golf. Nice course, though a bit short on kitschy obstacles, and totally prone to major traffic snarls at a few choice holes. Plus, too many damn teenagers. No matter - the LF completely humiliated me, giving me a horrible thrashing up and down the course, and I doubt I'll ever be able to show my face here again...
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A decent driving range with reasonable prices for golf balls ($7 for small bucket, $11 for large bucket).
They've got a lot of tees, so there's never a wait for a tee.
They've got a lot of customers including chatty teenagers running around and trying to impress each other. Sometimes funny, but hard to ignore during your backswing.
Also, they have a mini golf course, but haven't been.
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Rounding up a three point five on this one. It is definitely a step up from Kimball Farm in terms of course action. There's actually some pretty tricky slopes and tough hole positions on this course.
McGolf has a lot going for it -- a nice spread out course that actually takes you up and around a nice sized hill. There's a large driving range on the other side and they stay open late while keeping the course well lit. The price is right too -- $6 during the day, $6.75 at night. A nice gimmick that they have going on is the 14th Hole, positioned at the top of the hill that has you put your ball down a steep incline and if you can bounce it into the hole in one shot you get $25. They actually have a guy sitting at the bottom of the hole (he was understandably asleep in his chair when we went by) to verify your hole-in-one, though I think the chances are probably better of you getting $25 bucks on a scratch ticket.
That said, the course isn't very exciting and except for a few of those ones with the hole positioned on a slope, not very challenging. While I liked the fact that it's spread out, unlike Kimball's cramped courses, it could still use some themed obstacles or something to make it stand out besides Hole 14. A second course would also be nice to give the place re-visit value, but it's pretty closely surrounded on all sides by apartments and businesses and is so close to the driving range that miss-hit balls flying by you isn't unheard of.
So a definite step-up from Kimball but I'm hoping our next stop at either Rangeway or Killroy's keeps it up. I'll let you know.
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I never went golfing in any form before outside of wii sports and I must say that I had a fun time at the driving range. It cost you $11 for a large bucket with around 100 balls, which is a pretty good deal. There's always a lot of people there, but it's never any trouble finding a tee. Plus the fact that they're open til midnight makes it very appealing. I heard that there's a deal that for one price you can get all the balls you want in the mornings... I haven't found out for sure though.
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I have to give this place a High Five. I have been to other driving ranges before but this place was amazing. The moment I got down from the car, I was excited to hit or most likely miss some balls. I came here at night and it was perfect. Breezy and open-air (yep. rain would be your worse enemy here). I wouldn't come here if it's too hot in the afternoons unless that's your thing. The wait is not a problem as there are a lot of spots to tee off. The place is V-shaped wide so you can see where your balls are going to end up in, whether it's left right or center. It's not one of those driving ranges covered by nets at the very end to catch your balls. Hit it and see it soar.
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Great spot... 1st time i went mini golfing in years and i became a believer again. went on a staff retreat w/ co-workers. great time 4 all. good course but not 2 discouraing 4 some1 that sucks (namely me). only downside was crowded.
I won a free game... yay
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This was the worst mini golf course that I have ever been to. We were driving by and on a whim decided to try it out because of the pretty landscaping and large facility. The holes were boring, unoriginal, and the lights kept shutting off. The putrid smell that was coming from the water became the topic of many of the visitors conversations. The smell also was the large reason for the mosquito infestation. There was also trash throughout the course. With the land and space I would expect the owners to utilize much more of the course. I have seen smaller courses on the cape that have more originality than this one did.
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