Mini Golf (New York Model)

The Mini Golf (New York Model) is a 1964 electro-mechanical pinball machine produced by Williams Electronic Manufacturing Corporation, built specifically for New York-area locations. Unlike the standard 'Mini Golf' (Model 301) sold in other territories, this New York variant (Model 309) did not award replays, likely to comply with local regulations restricting payout-style awards.

Gameplay centers on a nine-hole golf theme, with players navigating the ball to score across the nine holes on the playfield. By 1964, electro-mechanical technology was already well established in the pinball industry, so this machine is best understood as a solid example of the sports-themed EM games Williams was producing at the time rather than an early pioneer of the format.

Little specific information survives about the machine's designer or artwork. What is documented is its status as a regional variant: the New York Model exists specifically because it did not award replays, prompting Williams to produce this alongside the standard, replay-awarding 'Mini Golf' for other markets.