Catalina Island’s Golf Gardens is the ideal spot for an afternoon of family fun. tis award-winning 18-hole miniature golf course opened in 1973, and is situated in 1 acre of beautiful gardens.A very well designed miniature golf course."  It's a GREAT FUN course for both adults and children alike! There is a variety in elevation. The course features "a loop-the-loop hole, a banked turn, a square spiral, and some very tricky uphill shots."