Mini-golfing in Myrtle Beach
Just as I’m about to putt the 12th hole, said Scott Vogel in The Washington Post, a “mighty mountain erupts.” Fortunately, I hold on to my putter, and “survival is mine.” North Myrtle Beach, S.C., is the undisputed mini-golf capital of the world, and I was playing at the Hawaiian Rumble, which features a propane-fueled mini-volcano that erupts every 20 minutes. More than 50 mini-golf courses lure addicts along a 60-mile strip known as the Grand Strand, stretching from Little River in the north to Georgetown in the south. Themes run the gamut from dinosaurs, safaris, pirates, and dragons to “lost worlds and faux idol worship,” and countless fountains spray more “Ty-D-Bol blue water than can possibly be healthy.” Non-golfers can enjoy themselves at Hard Rock Park near Myrtle Beach—a “55-acre homage to rock ’n’ roll” that often hosts live performances. But give me the temperamental volcano at Hawaiian Rumble and its lakes, “dyed an impossible blue.”
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