When you play as much miniature golf as I do, it’s important to not get too frustrated when the ball isn’t dropping in the hole as you believe it’s supposed to, especially on a course that’s as finicky as “the little bear” of Sandbar Golf in Surf City.
A wiggle in the turf here. A wiggle in the turf there. A metal cup that just doesn’t give way to the ball as it rides over an edge. Sandbar’s course has a bunch of well-hidden nuances that make it a place where your blood pressure goes up a tad.
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