Quarter-pound all-beef dog, grilled with a little char, served on a butter-toasted bun. Add chili and cheese for a dollar and a napkin warning.
Keep it low. Keep it loud. Keep your ball away from the tornado.
Eighteen holes of pure Kansas out on West Maple Street. Putt up a grain elevator, bank it off the Big Ditch, and launch one off a combine harvester ramp, then cool off with frozen custard at the Snack Shack. The Burkhart family has been mowing this turf since 1988.
Hole-by-hole
The Course
Eighteen holes, each one a love letter to the Sunflower State. Tap or tab to any numbered tee marker on the map to read the hole card. Total par is 56, and nobody has ever shot it. Grandpa Dale came close in 1994 but the tornado had other plans.
Hole 1
The Dust Devil
A friendly little opener with one lazy spiral curb. If you three-putt this one, we still like you, but the geese will talk. Randy Burkhart, course designer and chief mower
Free with admission
The Scorekeeper
Pencils blow away out here, so we built this instead. Add up to four players, tap plus or minus on every hole, and we will do the math, hold your scores if you wander off for custard, and crown the champion at the end.
| Hole | Par |
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Scores save on this device automatically.
Hole 19, basically
The Snack Shack
Marlene Burkhart runs the window and she does not miss. Everything is made in the shack, priced for families, and legally required to taste better after a hole-in-one.
Frozen Custard Flavors of the Week
- Vanilla (always)
- Chocolate (always)
- Sunflower Butter Crunch
- Wheat Harvest Honeycomb
- Tornado Twist (swirl, obviously)
Cheaper than real golf
Prices & Hours
One price gets you all 18 holes, a putter that has seen things, and a ball in the color of your choosing. Choose wisely. The ball can tell if you doubt it.
Admission
- Adults (13 and up)$9.00
- Kids (4 to 12)$7.00
- Little putters (3 and under)Free
- Seniors & military$7.00
- Replay same day$4.00
Group of 10 or more? Call ahead and Randy will knock a buck off everybody and tell you his windmill joke. That part is not optional.
Twilight Rate
- Every night after 8 PM$6.00
- Glow ball upgrade$1.00
The course lights up, the windmill gets spooky, and the crickets provide commentary. Best deal in Wichita and we will argue about it.
Hours (April through October)
- Mon to Thu4 PM to 10 PM
- Friday4 PM to 11 PM
- Saturday10 AM to 11 PM
- SundayNoon to 9 PM
Weather rule: if the sirens go, we go. Rain checks honored for a full year, no questions, some stories.
Birthday Parties
- Party of 8 (golf + shack combo)$99
- Each extra putter$10
- Custard cake add-on$18
Includes a reserved picnic pavilion, a round for everyone, hot dogs and limeade, and the birthday kid gets first swing at the Tornado. Book by phone: (316) 555-0188.
Read 'em and putt
House Rules
- Six-stroke mercy rule. After six strokes, pick it up, write down a 6, and hold your head high. This is mini golf, not a hostage situation.
- The tornado hole keeps your ball. That's the deal. If the funnel swallows it on Hole 10, grab a fresh ball from the bucket at Hole 11. We fish them out every Sunday and the tornado has never once apologized.
- No wormburners off the tee on purpose. Yes, we named the place after the low screamer. No, you may not send one across three fairways to prove a point. Putters stay below the knees.
- Let faster groups play through. If the folks behind you have finished their custard and you are still lining up Hole 4 like it's the Masters, wave them by. Kindness is free and so are the scorecards.
- Whoever loses buys the custard. Not our rule, technically. But it has been enforced by every family since 1988 and we see no reason to fight tradition.