Overview
Celebrating Oktoberfest year-round over a game of putt putt mightn't be the standard way to mark the occasion, but it became a reality in Brisbane when Hey Caddy opened its doors in North Lakes in 2022. From April 2024, it'll also be on the agenda at South Bank. That's where the mini-golf chain is setting up its next venue, as part of a golf-centric hub that'll also include indoor golf simulator business X-Golf.
Hey Caddy is an offshoot of X-Golf, so they're no strangers to each other. When both open on Grey Street on Tuesday, April 4, it'll mark Hey Caddy's second location in Brisbane, third in Queensland and tenth nationally — and for X-Golf, its third in the city after North Lakes and Enoggera, eighth in the Sunshine State and 26th in the country. Back in 2022, Hey Caddy advised that South Brisbane was in its sights that same year, but it's clearly just taken longer to get there.
Patrons will be able to tap, tap, tap their way around 12 holes, then give their swing a try at five simulators. Hitting up the bar, hanging out in the games area, grabbing a bite from the in-house kitchen and watching screens showing sports: that'll all be offered by the site, too, in what's being badged an "indoor golf-entertainment hybrid".
The aim is to cater to all levels of golfing interest, whether you're only interested in having fun with your short game, you'd like to take lessons from PGA-certified coaches or X-Golf's X-League competition — which feeds into venue, state and national championships — gets you excited. Other than playing mini golf, you'll be honing or showing off your skills on virtual greens, of course.
Aside from an Oktoberfest-themed hole and one that nods to Spain's running of the bulls, exactly what putt putt fans will be hitting around hasn't been revealed. When the North Lakes venue opened, however, it did so with Coachella, Area 51 in Nevada, New York, Miami, Bora Bora, Egypt, Melbourne and Mars all getting a nod.
Hey Caddy also themes its cocktails to its courses, which you'll be able to enjoy in the al fresco dining area. The hybrid venue will feature party rooms as well, if that's your ideal way to gather the gang to commemorate an occasion.
Find X-Golf and Hey Caddy at 275 Grey Street, South Brisbane, from Tuesday, April 4, 2024 — head to the X-Golf and Hey Caddy websites for further details.