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Golf in the Melbourne CBD used to mean a long lunch and a longer taxi ride. Kingpin Melbourne has just cut that down to a walk along Collins Street, adding two new ways to swing a club without leaving the city: a full HD Golf simulator for anyone who takes their game seriously, and two Interactive Mini Golf bays for everyone who takes it personally.
Both launch on 23 September 2026 at the Collins Street Mall venue, where they sit alongside the bowling lanes, arcade, pool tables and a bar and grill that’s steps from the tee. Sessions run for 45 minutes and start from $23 per person, so it’s an easy after-work call, a mid-week catch-up or a Saturday that doesn’t depend on the weather.
At a Glance
- golfers who want a real round without the drive: HD Golf
- groups who want to settle scores with a putter: Interactive Mini Golf
1. HD Golf Simulator
The headline act is a single HD Golf booth, the same class of simulator used in premium indoor golf clubs. Advanced ball-tracking picks up every drive, chip and putt, and the screen puts you on a rotation of world-famous championship courses, so you’re hitting real shots at real holes rather than swinging at a wall. You can warm up with practice swings, play a full round or jump into shorter challenges, which keeps a mixed group of scratch players and first-timers on the same page.
One player tees off at a time and the booth takes up to six, so a 45-minute session works as a serious hit for a couple of mates or a rotating comp for a table of six. Because it’s indoors, the round happens rain, hail or shine, and the bar is close enough to keep the drinks coming between holes.
- Where: Kingpin Melbourne, 260 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
- Session: 45 minutes
- Group size: Up to 6 players, 1 booth
- Courses: A range of worldwide championship courses
- Modes: Practice swings, full rounds and skills challenges
- Age: All ages, under 12s supervised
- Price: From $23 per person
- Available: From 23 September 2026
2. Interactive Mini Golf
If the simulator is for the swing, Interactive Mini Golf is for the sledging. Kingpin has built two bays that combine real putting with projected targets, digital game modes and live scoring on a big screen. Instead of trekking around 18 holes, you stay on one interactive green and cycle through games with names like Brick Buster, Donkey Derby, Cluster Pucks, Mind the Gap and Nova Blast, each with its own rules and scoring.
Each bay takes up to eight players, so a 45-minute session is built for a group rather than a duel. It’s the more relaxed of the two new experiences, which makes it the obvious pick for a work do, a birthday or a Friday where a proper round feels like too much effort.
- Where: Kingpin Melbourne, 260 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
- Session: 45 minutes
- Group size: Up to 8 players per bay, 2 bays
- Games: Multiple interactive modes with live on-screen scoring
- Age: All ages
- Price: From $23 per person
- Available: From 23 September 2026
Which Kingpin Golf Experience Should You Book?
Pick HD Golf if at least one person in the group owns their own clubs. The simulator rewards a proper swing, tracks the ball the way a launch monitor does, and a full round on a championship course is genuinely satisfying. Kingpin has only one booth, so book ahead for evenings and weekends.
Pick Interactive Mini Golf if the point is the group rather than the golf. The game modes are quick to learn, the scoring is on screen so nobody argues, and eight to a bay means the whole table plays at once. With two bays, it’s also the easier one to get into on a busy night.
Both sit inside Kingpin’s general booking packages, so you can pair either with bowling, pool, darts or the arcade and make a night of it. Bronze covers one activity, Silver two, and Gold adds games credit, with pricing that shifts between weekday afternoons and evenings and weekends.
Kingpin Melbourne Golf FAQs
Both experiences open on 23 September 2026 at Kingpin Melbourne, Collins Street Mall, 260 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Kingpin lists HD Golf and Interactive Mini Golf from $23 per person for a 45-minute session. Both fall under Kingpin's standard activity packages, so weekend, school holiday and public holiday pricing applies, and prices can differ when bundled into a party or event.
The HD Golf booth takes up to six players per 45-minute session, with one person teeing off at a time. Interactive Mini Golf bays take up to eight players each, and there are two bays.
Yes. The simulator runs practice swings and shorter skills challenges as well as full rounds, so beginners can get a feel for it while experienced golfers play a proper course. Children under 12 need adult supervision.
Two new ways to play, one Collins Street address and no need to check the forecast. Sessions for both HD Golf and Interactive Mini Golf are open for booking from 23 September 2026.
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