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[[Image:GoofyGolfNight.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Goofy Golf sculptures and clubhouse]]
'''Goofy Golf Amusement''' is a [[Wikipedia:miniature golf|miniature golf]] course located at 3924 [[Navy Boulevard]]. It is known for its distinctive cement sculptures that provide a theme to each of the 32 holes. Dating back to [[1958]], the Pensacola Goofy Golf was one of several established by [[Lee Koplin]] along the Gulf Coast.
After closing in {{date needed}}, the Goofy Golf property was occupied briefly in [[2005]] by the [[Daily Grind]], an Internet café and music venue, after their previous location was damaged by [[Hurricane Ivan]]. The Daily Grind closed in [[2006]], and management reopened as Goofy Golf on [[April 1]], [[2007]]. In addition to miniature golf, a [[Wikipedia:batting cage|batting cage]] facility is located on the rear of the property, and a snack bar and pool tables are located in the clubhouse.
==History==
Goofy Golf was opened in [[1958]] by [[Lee Koplin]], who had founded the original Goofy Golf in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] the previous year. Koplin built similar courses over the next year in [[Fort Walton Beach]] and [[Panama City]], the latter of which is considered his masterpiece.<ref name="agilitynut">[http://www.agilitynut.com/minigolf/fl.html agilitynutRoadsideArchitecture.com]</ref> A round of golf cost only 35 cents.<ref>[http://www.americanfolk.com/stories/minigolf/ The Princess of Mini-Golf]</ref> Additional holes were added circa [[1978]] with statues from a competing "Sir Goony's" minigolf course.<ref name="agilitynut"/> The clubhouse was built in 1964 and was expanded in 1991.<ref>http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=74355000</ref>
[[Image:GoofyGolfGrave.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A cemetery-themed hole at Goofy Golf reads, "In Memory of the Daily Grind, 08.30.98-10.28.06"]]
==Hours and prices==
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Phone: (850) 456458-67945556
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