Red Putter Mini Golf

We love Red Putter! A great family fun stop! Friendly staff, clean, very reasonably priced… but cash only!

Best mini golf in the area. We’ve tried them all and the red putter always ends up on top. The price is right, there are chances for free games and the owner is very nice. If you shoot under par you qualify for the pro tournament in August. This should be on everyone’s list for Door County.

Every time my friends and I go to DC, we end up at Red Putter. The course is whimsical in the most adorable way, from the riddles at every hole to the props that accompany them. Don’t let whimsy fool you though, because this is a course that will keep you guessing. It’s 4 dollars a round, and you can win a free game if you get a hole in one on a couple of the holes. The man in the cute hat is always there and always friendly. They’ve got a tournament every year which includes some serious prize money and impressive scoring. Simply put, this is a hometown course with plenty of charm and I’ll certainly be back.

My family was in Door County for the weekend. We had time to spare between our meal at Fred & Fuzzy’s and the Drive In. Decided to play mini-​golf here vs. Pirates Cove as it was on the way. Very glad we did. The gentleman working the counter was super friendly. The golf was very fun and a throwback to the mini-​golf I played growing up. Will certainly be back.

The red putter is straight up awesome. Even though it doesn’t look like much from the street, it is a really great mini golf course with tons of charm and tough holes. As others have stated, the owner is super nice, extremely genuine, and a total legend. I can safely say I won’t come to door county again without making a stop at the red putter.

Absolutely outstanding mini-​golf: a beautiful synthesis of thoughtful architecture and decorative whimsy, at the perfect level of challenge to accommodate both serious players and dilettantes. Furthermore, it is obviously lovingly maintained, old-​school without looking old.
All this delight for a mere four bucks per round. Best dollar-​per-​minute value in Door County, period.
The guy who runs this place is the best. He let us start on the back nine since a gaggle of teenage girls had arrived just ahead of us. Then later after we wrapped up, he gave us some hints for the «guess the M&Ms» game, AND told us a hilarious joke. And, you know, was just generally an all-​around really cool and friendly dude.

Old school mini-​golf, the way it should be! None of those gimmicks of the other courses. The owner is a great guy. He really seems to genuinely enjoy his work.
My fiancée and I had a great time. We wanted to go back tonight but it was too cold for us. $ 4 for 18 holes. can’t beat that. We will definitely be here every time we’re in Door County.

Played all the mini courses in Door county. Yes it is old, but had a great time. The bald guy in the shop was very friendly. Heck, how can you dislike a place that has a professional mini golf tournament where someone can win $ 2000.00. If the pros play it, how can a guy not like it?

Yes, the greens are a bit worn and the whole place could use a good coat of paint and some weeding, but we had a great time! This is definitely an old-​school mini golf experience, without any crazy pirate ships or rapids, but it’s still challenging. It’s larger and cooler than it appears from the road. There are several holes that are up a few steps and the trees and flower pots make for some nice scenery. It’s not really stroller friendly because of the steps, but it’s doable if you can haul your stroller up and down. It didn’t stop us from wheeling our little ones around in the well-​worn grass. Cash only, but there’s an ATM right by the parking lot.
The owner has a little basket of toys for kids at the end of the game — like at a dentist’s office. Our five-​year-​old was beyond thrilled to get a little plastic slinky on top of playing mini-​golf.
We won two free games by getting a hole-​in-​one on holes 3 and 6, and received our coupons at the end of the game. I asked when they expire, and the old man said «Oh, I don’t know, 40 or 50 years.» Something tells me the Red Putter will indeed still be there 50 years from now. We’ll definitely be back!

This is simply the best mini-​golf place ever! The other Door County mini-​golf places are more Disney-​ish. Red Putter is the course for fantastic old-​school fun. At $ 4 a game, it’s a complete bargain on top of it. Bob, the owner (the guy in the derby hat) always has some words of wit. Just go there and you’ll see what I mean!

This is what mini-​golf should be! You can find the exact same prepackaged pirate golf any where but this is unique, charming, quaint, and cheap.

Of course I have a very special place in my heart for the Red Putter, considering my great aunt and uncle designed and built this place from scratch back in ’74. It’s no longer owned by my family but the new owner is wonderful (every review refers to him) and my grandmother worked for him for many years. The Red Putter is quaint and adorable like everyone says. It represents everything that is just great about Ephraim and «old school» door County. I loved coming as a grown up with my two sons. I know they will start to remember it just as fondly as I remember my times going there as a kid. You could see so many families having fun there. Just great. I highly recommend that you go. 4 bucks and half price if you are under 6! Can’t beat it.

Mini golf as you remember from your childhood. Pass on the tradition of putting through a lighthouse while trying to miss the drawbridge opening.

Love this course!!! Best and most challenging in Door County. The owner is great guy too.

This old man knows how to run a mini golf course, its «where the pros play». Each hole has a classic theme and every hole is fun (especially when ur brother’s ball gets hit 5 times by the swinging log). Best 4 bucks I ever spent! Just make sure to bring your camara because there are many photo ops.
One day I will be back to win the red jacket at the players championship!

This is our all time favorite mini golf course. It is quaint and cute.

Since 1974. Can’t beat $ 4 for 18 holes anymore. Classic course with cute rhymes on each hole. We even had a game of giant checkers afterwards. And the most friendly older man operating the course.

$ 12 well spent for a hour of fun for a family of four.

The Red Putter — an institution!
I just experienced Red Putter last week. As others have said, the price is right ($ 4 per game), the owner is so nice and the M&M guessing (one jar given away per week) is a challenge. My boyfriend’s family has an annual Red Putter tournament where the winner gets bragging rights and gets to keep the M&M jar if someone wins it (they won one last year).
I gotta say that the props are somewhat corny (the old lady in the shoe is «losing» her makeup and the badger on the 3^rd hole is downright ugly) but it’s still tons of fun.

I hate regular golf but love mini golf. Something about that token rotating windmill on the last hole pulls at my heart strings.
I had an extreme desire for mini golf while in Door County on 4^th of July weekend and this place happened to be across from our hotel.
The owner is so nice, I wish he was my grandpa and he would open a mini golf course in my backyard. It was $ 4 a person to golf and he tipped us off and let us know our hotel had coupons — so it was $ 2 a person. They are practically paying you to play on their course. And if you play a second game — which we did, its a dollar off.
The place was well maintained, the owner (who is their entire staff) is the sweetest, and its definitely worth the money.
I would go as far as to say if I was shrunken down to munchen size ala Honey I Shrunk the kids, I would live on this mini golf course. Its that adorable.