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Two-year-old Calvin Neufeld was endlessly fascinated with how his golf ball disappeared after it sank into the final hole of a course he and his mother, Tessa Kelly, played at Putts N Pints on Tuesday.

For Kelly, the miniature golf spot was a 鈥渟ummer destination鈥� she visited every summer as a kid back when it was the home of Putt-Putt Golf & Games. Now, it鈥檚 a revitalized family hub offering nostalgia for Albuquerque adults and a whole new world for kids like Neufeld.

鈥淚 make a lot of holes,鈥� Neufeld said.

The mother-son duo is among several Albuquerque residents who have spent the last several weeks anxiously anticipating the revitalized miniature golf course at 5100 San Mateo NE.

It officially opened Wednesday and welcomed between 3,000 and 4,000 patrons during its opening weekend, owner Scott Salvas estimates.

鈥淭he response has been amazing,鈥� Salvas said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been overwhelmed just trying to keep up with the influx of people coming in.鈥�

The opening comes several months after the Putts N Pints owners first displayed signage indicating that the property would be 鈥渞eopening soon,鈥� igniting frenzy throughout the Albuquerque community.

The former mini-golf operation opened in 1972 and served as a popular entertainment staple for families, date nights and field trips before suddenly closing in 2017. The property then sat vacant for years, eventually catching Salvas鈥� attention last year.

鈥淚 happened to drive by and just think, 鈥楬ey, it鈥檚 a shame no one鈥檚 done anything with this place,鈥欌�� Salvas said. 鈥淎s I drove away, I kind of thought, 鈥業 wonder if we should try to do something?鈥欌��

Salvas pitched his idea to the property owner 鈥� enhancing the location鈥檚 existing features, adding food and beverage service, and bringing the space 鈥渂ack to its former glory鈥� 鈥� and ended up signing a seven-year lease in December.

Renovation work began in the spring and included restoring and repainting the property鈥檚 iconic animal statues, painting the course rails, replacing turf, landscaping and fixing water features that are expected to be up and running this week.

Inside the property, Salvas and his team also removed and added walls, consolidated the property鈥檚 party room, and added a full bar, kitchen and golf simulator 鈥� the latter of which will be operational in about a week. The space also features a reorganized dining and seating area, a retro arcade and pool tables with a jukebox nearby.

鈥淎 lot of really cool enhancements that really make this place great for a modern audience and make it a nice, more intimate family entertainment and amusement place,鈥� Salvas said. He declined to share the project鈥檚 final construction cost.

Salvas said he would describe Putts N Pints鈥� menu as 鈥渜uality bar food,鈥� offering everything from pizzas to burgers, hot dogs, salads, wings, fried pickles and cheese curds. The business also offers craft beer from Brew Lab 鈥� which Salvas also owns 鈥� mainstream beer brands, custom cocktails, Pepsi products, slushies and, soon, ice cream, shakes, floats and dirty sodas.

鈥淪omething for everybody,鈥� Salvas said.

After months of checking the Putts N Pints website to see the business鈥� opening status, Kelly said she and her son were thrilled to see it up and running.

鈥淒efinitely a lot of nostalgia. It鈥檚 fun to have something outside to do, and always happy to see local businesses start up or return,鈥� Kelly said.

Neufeld also gave the business his seal of approval, saying it was 鈥済ood鈥� and that his favorite hole was the first one on the course closest to San Mateo Boulevard.

Jerrod Robles, a born-and-raised New Mexican, was also impressed with the site. He played a round with loved ones on Tuesday.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking around and it鈥檚 just memories,鈥� Robles said, recalling years of family outings and birthday parties he said drew him to the site.

鈥淲e need more of this. This is good,鈥� Robles said.

Salvas agreed. He said what stood out to him from opening weekend was seeing people of all ages laughing, joking and without a phone in sight.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just good, old-fashioned family fun; there鈥檚 no other way to describe it. It鈥檚 kind of the way things used to be,鈥� Salvas said, adding that people鈥檚 gratitude for the revitalization made the weekend 鈥減retty emotional.鈥�

鈥淵ou finish a project, you have visions for it, you hope it鈥檚 going to be great and then you see it happen 鈥� and that鈥檚 pretty rewarding,鈥� Salvas said.

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.