10 Home-Made Mini Golf Hole Ideas (Fun, Cheap & Brilliantly Silly)

If you’ve ever looked around your house and thought, “That could be a golf obstacle,” you’re already halfway to building your own DIY mini golf course. Here are some clever (and slightly ridiculous) ways to turn everyday items into brilliant mini golf holes.

1. The Laundry Basket Chipping Challenge

Pop a laundry basket on its side and you’ve got the perfect “goal.” Add a towel ramp leading into the basket for extra difficulty.

Level up: Put the basket on a chair. Instant “elevated green.”

2. The Books & Box Tunnel

Stack old books or Amazon boxes to make a tunnel. Wide opening = beginner level Narrow gap = rage-inducing professional level

Bonus: Throw in a bend mid-tunnel for a proper crazy-golf feel.

3. The Kitchen Utensil Slalom

Lay out wooden spoons, spatulas, and rolling pins as obstacles. Drift your ball around the “utensil slalom” like a mini golf Grand Prix.

4. The Sofa Cliff Drop

Use your sofa cushions to create tiered “cliffs.” A putt that rolls down three cushions suddenly feels like a major championship.

5. The Dog-Treat Distraction Zone

If you have a dog (like Teddy!), place a few treats along the hole. Your ball may get snatched mid-run — but hey, that’s part of the challenge.

6. The Plant Pot Cup

Plant pots make perfect “holes” — sturdy, wide, and satisfying when the ball drops in.Line them up as a par 3 with some cheeky twists.

7. The Towel Mountain

Roll up towels into mounds to create hills and breaks on your “green.” The ball will zig-zag in ways you can’t predict. Perfect chaos.

8. The Shoe Queue Maze

Everyone in the house donates two shoes .Create a serpentine maze where precision putting is everything. If you hit the shoes, it’s an automatic +1 stroke. House rules.

9. The Mega Ramp (Ironing Board Edition)

Lean an ironing board on a chair and boom — a ramp. Send the ball flying down onto a landing zone made from cardboard. Surprisingly addictive once you start.

10. The Ultimate Recycling Hole

Grab cereal boxes, toilet-roll tubes, tins, bottles — anything recyclable. Design a hole with a theme, like:

• The Cereal Canyon

• Tower of Toilet Rolls

• The Milk Bottle Gauntlet

It’s surprisingly satisfying seeing junk become a golf course.

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