Standalone and multigame miniature golf structure

A standalone miniature golf structure, comprising:

• a putting surface including a front end and a rear end;
• a plurality of ball-detection lanes that are adjacent and extend perpendicular to the rear end of the putting surface;
• one or more sensors configured to detect into which of the plurality of ball-detection lanes that golf balls are shot;
• a digital display screen positioned adjacent to and above the rear end to align vertically with the plurality of ball-detection lanes;
• memory to store instructions for a plurality of miniature golf games;
• and
• one or more processors that, for each shot of the plurality of miniature golf games, are configured to:
• send command signals to the digital display screen to display one or more putting targets based on the instructions stored in the memory;
• identify, via the one or more sensors, a putted lane of the plurality of ball-detection lanes into which a golf ball has been shot;
• determine whether the putted lane aligns vertically with any of the one or more putting targets;
• and
• generate a score for the shot based on a position of the putted lane relative to the one or more putting targets.

A putting structure, comprising:

• a putting surface including a front end and a rear end;
• a tee surface adjacent to the front end of the putting surface;
• a ball-return surface located underneath the putting surface;
• a sensor assembly adjacent to the rear end of the putting surface, wherein the sensor assembly includes a sensor cartridge with one or more sensors configured to detect a lateral position at which a golf ball crosses the rear end, wherein the sensor assembly is configured to direct the golf ball from the rear end of the putting surface and to the ball-return surface to return the golf ball back to the tee surface for a subsequent putt.