A mini Golf Course is not a miniature version of the real thing unlike as the name suggests. One can play a full-fledged game on these mini golf courses. The significant feature is that the game is played fast and one does not have to trudge aimlessly on the vast rolling green. A normal golf course consists of the mandatory 18 holes, with each of them consisting of teeing ground, a rough, a water body and other hazards.

The miniaturized version in comparison consists of lesser number of holes (typically 9 holes) and is designed to increase the pace of the game and thus make it more attractive. It is quite popular among executives for an after lunch game of golf or for a golf meeting. Though the interest in mini golf courses has been waning, a few courses in the USA are trying innovative tricks and marketing gimmicks to see a sustained flow of traffic.