Patrick Putts at the Festival of Golf: How Luxury Escapes used portable mini golf to engage event guests in Queensland
When one of Australia's leading travel brands needed a way to stop foot traffic, spark genuine conversations, and leave a lasting impression at one of Queensland's most prestigious sporting events, they didn't add another brochure stand. They booked a portable mini golf hire from Patrick Putts and the results spoke for themselves.
The brief: standing out at a major Gold Coast event
The Festival of Golf is one of the Gold Coast's premier lifestyle and sporting events, drawing thousands of attendees - golf enthusiasts, corporate guests, and lifestyle consumers - across four days on the Gold Coast. For Luxury Escapes, it was the ideal audience: engaged, experience-driven, and open to discovery.
The challenge was standing out in a marquee environment. That's where Patrick Putts came in - bringing our premium portable mini golf hire to the Gold Coast for one of the most memorable brand activations of the event calendar.
The setup: a fully branded mini golf experience inside the Luxury Escapes marquee
We installed our premium 3-hole portable mini golf course inside the Luxury Escapes marquee for the full four day duration of the event. Every element of the course was custom branded — from the course signage through to branded scorecards and mini golf balls that guests took home as a tactile keepsake.
This is one of the key advantages of working with Patrick Putts for corporate events and brand activations across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast - the entire setup is designed around your brand, not ours.
The hook: a hole-in-one competition guests actually wanted to play
Luxury Escapes ran a hole-in-one competition layered directly into the mini golf experience - land a hole-in-one, and you go in the draw to win a golf trip to Vietnam. It was the perfect alignment of format and product: guests weren't just playing mini golf, they were competing for a real Luxury Escapes travel experience.
The competition gave the Luxury Escapes team a natural, pressure-free way to engage every guest who stepped onto the green - creating real dwell time and genuine brand conversations in a way that traditional event display stands simply can't replicate.
The result: a standout activation and new private bookings on the spot
The Luxury Escapes team were thrilled with the volume of guests who came through the marquee and engaged with the portable mini golf experience across the four-day event. The course drew a natural crowd, creating exactly the kind of active, energised atmosphere that elevates a brand activation from forgettable to talked-about.
Perhaps the clearest sign of success? A number of golf enthusiasts enjoyed the experience so much they enquired about booking Patrick Putts for their own private events on the spot - a direct, organic outcome that underscores just how effective a well-executed mini golf hire can be for brand engagement on the Gold Coast and beyond.
Why portable mini golf hire works for corporate events in Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast
The Luxury Escapes activation is a great example of how portable mini golf can do far more than entertain - it can become the strategic centrepiece of a brand experience. Whether you're planning a corporate event in Brisbane, a brand activation on the Gold Coast, or a private function on the Sunshine Coast, here's why more event organisers are choosing mini golf hire:
1 - It stops foot traffic, naturally
People are drawn to play. The course pulls guests in without any hard sell, making it ideal for trade shows, expos, and brand activations across South East Queensland.
2 - It creates genuine dwell time
A 3-hole course keeps guests engaged long enough for meaningful conversations - giving your team time to connect, capture leads, or tell your brand story.
3- Every touchpoint is fully brandable
From the course itself to scorecards and balls, every element can carry your brand - creating a cohesive, premium-feeling experience for guests.
4 - It pairs perfectly with competition mechanics
Hole-in-one draws, leaderboards, or nearest-the-pin challenges are easy to layer in and dramatically boost guest participation and time on-site.
5 - It works across events of all shapes and sizes
Corporate days, product launches, trade shows, golf club events, private functions, and festivals - if you're in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, or the Sunshine Coast and have space, Patrick Putts can be there.
Book portable mini golf hire for your next event in Brisbane, Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast
Whether you're organising a corporate activation in Brisbane, a brand event on the Gold Coast, or a private function on the Sunshine Coast, Patrick Putts delivers a fully portable, fully branded mini golf experience that your guests will genuinely remember.
