The list of reachable day trips from Westman gained a charming new addition just last summer with the introduction of Holland’s Puttin’ on the Prairies mini golf course.
Set alongside Holland’s trademark windmill in plain sight of Highway 2, the course takes you through a series of 18 holes of varying difficulty based on an assortment of locally-inspired themes ranging from hockey to a grain elevator and all things in between. What you’ll be talking about on the drive back however is likely to be the massive bonus 19th “hole zero,” a 280 foot behemoth of a challenge built around the length of all four sides of the course that’s said to be Manitoba’s longest mini golf hole.
Puttin on the Prairies opened for its second season on June 28th with updated measures in place in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clubs are sanitized, course overcrowding is avoided and debit payments are preferred if possible. Players keeping score are asked to bring their own pencil.
A round of golf is as generously priced as one could ask for at $5 for an adult, $2 for children under 16 or $10 for a family.
A 360 degree panorama of the course. Tap/click and drag within the image and zoom at your whim to have a look around
Holland’s windmill was constructed in 2002 by a group of local volunteers. Visitors to the course first stop inside the windmill where they pay, obtain clubs and balls and have the chance to learn about some of the area’s attractions. Hours are 10am - 8pm, seven days per week through July and August. Exception being July 20th when there will be a one day closure for repairs to the exterior of said windmill following recent storm damage.
Holland is located on Highway 2 approximately an hour’s drive from Brandon. Routes can be found in your mapping service of choice that get you there either via Highways 10 and 2 or via the Trans Canada Highway with an eventual turn South.
While there, the overall area has its share of activities and outings to pair with mini golf to make a day out of it including the Cypress River Wayside Park, Tiger Hills Art Association and the Cultured Herb eatery. Beyond Holland and potentially on your way depending on the route you choose are the Carberry Spirit Sands as well as the 17-foot-high Sara the Camel and all that Glenboro has to offer.
Updated: July 15, 1:29pm. Added info re one day closure on July 20.