Walk into any of the dozen or so Puttshack locations sprinkled across the United States and you’re immediately bombarded by the lights, sounds and sensations of a futuristic mini-golf experience. Birdietown Mini Golf + Lounge takes a different approach. This new Lakewood destination is closer in spirit to the pastoral milieu of a well-manicured golf course than a blinkering amusement arcade. While the former boasts proprietary technology that digitally tracks a player’s strokes and score, the latter opts for the simplicity of the tried-and-tested paper scorecard and No. 2 pencil. Let me tell you: there are no mulligans when Big Brother is keeping score.

Our foursome enjoyed mulligans galore at Birdietown, where indoor mini-golf, cocktails, food and fun collide in a mature and meticulously

See Full Page