When we announced that Pine Terrace Resort would be adding a 9-hole mini golf course for the 2026 season, we invited our guests to help us name it.
What happened next was even more fun than we expected!
We received 80 name submissions from Pine Terrace families, kids, grandparents, and friends of the resort. Some made us laugh out loud. Others were incredibly clever. Many were beautifully “Northwoods.”
Reading through them felt like a perfect snapshot of the Pine Terrace community. We saw names inspired by fishing, loons, Star Lake, the pine forest, and family fun.
After reviewing, debating, voting, and re-voting… one name kept floating back to the top.
It just felt like Pine Terrace Resort.
Introducing… Loony Links
⛳ Loony Links will be the official name of the Pine Terrace mini golf course!
The winning name was submitted by Bonnie Smith, and we love how perfectly it captures the Northwoods spirit of the resort — where the call of the loons is part of the soundtrack of every summer evening on Star Lake.
Bonnie, we’ll be reaching out with a Pine Terrace thank-you!
We had a few other guests comment with this same name, but congratulations to Bonnie for being the first submission with “Loony Links”. Karla, Aaron and Tom - great minds think alike! You were right there with the winning idea.
Our Guests Are the Best
One thing this little contest confirmed for us: Pine Terrace guests are incredibly creative.
Here are just some of the fantastic suggestions we received from Par-Tee in the Pines to Putt Putt Gray Duck, Questionable Putting Decisions, The Back Nine at Pine, Putt’n Through the Pines, Pitter Patter Putter… in the Pines, we had an absolute blast reading through every submission.
The Countdown to Opening
Based on the feedback we received, it sounds like there are going to be a lot of happy folks — and a lot of laughter — on this course.
We can’t wait to see families playing together, kids celebrating hole-in-ones, and maybe a few friendly putting rivalries. Please send us your family pictures this summer!!
Thank you to everyone who participated.
Loony Links is coming soon. And we think it’s going to be a lot of fun.
Here is the complete list of awesome suggestions:
- Hooligans hole in one - Lee
- The Fishing hole! - Francis
- Pine Putt Park - Heidi
- Terrace Greens Mini Golf - Heidi
- Terrace Putt & Play - Heidi
- Putt Through the Pines - Heidi
- Star Lake Pine Putt - Heidi
- Pine Star Putters - Heidi
- Pine Star Putt-Putt - Heidi
- Loon-y Golf - Karla
- Putter Nonsense - Anne
- Par-Tee in the Pines - Anne
- The Looney Bin - Kevin
- Par Tee Time - Janice
- Putt Putt Gray Duck - Janice
- Minne-golf - Janice
- Star Lake Putt-tacular - Roslynn
- Wish Upon a Par - Roslynn
- Knothole Golf - Nancy
- Why Knot Golf - Joe
- The 14th Hole - Joe
- Putt Putt Putt - Abe
- The Back Nine @ Pine - Abe and Dan
- Fish-n-Chips Mini Golf - Panaleeta
- Pitter Patter Putter…in the Pines - Anne
- Star Lake Put-Put - Logan
- Fore Fun - Bev
- Par Tee Park - Bev
- Putters Cove - Bev
- Terrace Tee - Bev
- Pine Tee - Bev
- Fishing Holes - Dawn
- Starry Pines Putt-Putt - Wendy
- KalJen’s Pine Terrace Mini Golf - Cheryl
- Star Lake Putt-n-Play - Jason
- Lakeside Laughs Mini Golf - Jason
- The Northwoods Nine - Jason
- Lighthouse & Loons Mini Golf - Jason
- Whirlwind Woods - Jason
- Questionable Putting Decisions - Jason
- Star Lake Stroke‑of‑Luck Mini Golf - Jason
- Loons, Laughs & Poor Life Choices Mini Golf - Jason
- Putt‑A‑Palooza at Pine Terrace - Jason
- Minne-Golf - Mara
- Par Tee Time - Linnea
- Putt, Putt, Gray Duck - Mark
- The Pine Nine - Jason
- Tremolo Trail Mini Golf - Skye
- Wail of the Wild 9 - Skye
- Tremolo Trail Mini Golf - Skye
- The Loon Yodel 9 - Skye
- Hoot & Putt - Skye
- Putt Luck - Thomas
- Snapping Turtle Putt Putt - Sandra
- Snapping Turtle Mini Golf Course - Sandra
- Putt-Putt Terrace - Erich
- Shore Thing Mini Golf - Jeff
- Dockside Pinecone Putt and Play - Riley
- Loony-Bin Putt Putt - Jack
- Fish-N-Chips Mini Golf - Pam
- Sunfish Links - Kyle and Louise
- Sunfish Putt Putt - Kyle and Louise
- PT Putt Putt - Kyle and Louise
- Pine Terrace Puttery - Rachael
- Par-Tee On - Lori
- Hole-in-Fun - Lori
- Putt’n Through The Pines - Heidi
- Loony Links - Bonnie (WINNER!!!)
- The Fishing Holes - April
- Star Shots - Cheryl
- Star Putts - Cheryl
- The Looney Links - Aaron
- The Nine at the Pine - Michael
- The Northwoods Nine at Pine Terrace - Jeff
- Star Lake Putt & Play - Ellen
- PT Putt Putt - Abigail
- Pine Nine Mini-Golf - Kelly
- Loony Links - Tom
- Pine Needle Nine - Kaitlyn
- Pine Tree Putt Putt - Kaitlyn