Every summer, tens of thousands of people swing a putter along the greens of miniature golf courses up and down Long Beach Island. And why not? Mini golf is for everyone and, generally, the game’s a lot of fun.

But let’s not sugarcoat anything. Scoring a hole-in-one is all but impossible on some holes. And when the object of the game is to score as low as possible, knowing your chances of an ace on some holes is very low to nil can be a bit annoying.