Japanese-themed mini golf course planned for London

A new indoor mini golf venue could be opening on Fleet Street in London.

Tokyo Hit is planned to be a Japanese-themed mini golf course, complete with bars and food served in an immersive Tokyo environment.

Emily has been to Japan before and I'm hoping to visit one day too. In the mean-time Tokyo Hit sounds like it could be really cool.

It'll be interesting to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Cherry Blossom at Putt Putt Noodle

There's always Sakura at Putt Putt Noodle.

Cherry Blossom at Putt Putt Noodle

Cherry Blossom at Putt Putt Noodle Mini Golf at the Castle Quarter shopping and entertainment centre in Norwich, Norfolk.

Cherry Blossom at Putt Putt Noodle

These snaps were by my brother Christopher - a charter member of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Together we've visited a combined 1,090 courses since September 2006.

Putt Putt Noodle Mini Golf in Norwich

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich

We swung by Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich, Norfolk on our trip to the city at the end of the year.

My brother, and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, has played there a couple of times and we're looking forward to a round there with him in the future.

Those katakana characters on the left of the logo translate as 'Lucky'

As well as the Norwich location there are Putt Putt Noodle courses in Bedford, Poole and Telford. Check out the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Putt Putt Noodle Minigolf in Norwich

A look at the Putt Putt Noodle indoor minigolf venue at the Castle Quarter in Norwich, Norfolk.

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

My brother and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour recently replayed Putt Putt Noodle minigolf in Norwich. He first played there in May last year.

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Visit the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Those katakana characters on the left of the logo translate as 'Lucky'

New Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf courses

There are new Putt Putt Noodle minigolf courses opening in several locations in the UK.

Those katakana characters on the left of the logo translate as 'Lucky'

The new Putt Putt Noodle minigolf venues will include:

• Aberdeen
• Bedford
• Basingstoke
• Bristol
• Central London
• London E6
• Colchester
• Glasgow
• Liverpool

There are currently Putt Putt Noodle courses in Norwich, Poole and Telford.

Visit the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Early Details of the 2nd Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt Released!

Early details of the 2nd Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt have been released on twitter!

The event will begin on Thursday 1st of March 2012 and you can follow the action on twitter by using the hashtag #PKSH2

The Putter King has announced to his followers to stay tuned for more teasers ahead of the event...

Photo: Me and Putty, the Putter King Mascot

Results & Links from the 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt in which I was the runner-up to Australia's Allan Cox.

Vote for my Minigolf Hole Design 'The Jewel In The Crown' as part of the Putter King Hole Design Contest.

Please vote for my Putter King Minigolf Trick Shot Video

To decide the winner of the 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt competition the Putter King has set one final task - "Get the most votes for your trick shot video."

The Putter King has posted a Facebook Question asking for fans worldwide to vote on their favourite trick shot (mine or my rival Allan Cox's) and the contestant with the most votes as of Sunday, November 13th at 11:59 P.M. JST will be deemed the winner of the 1st Annual Putter King Scavenger Hunt.

Please vote for my video of a Blindfolded Minigolf Hole-in-One at the following link:

Choose your favorite trick shot and help decide the winner of the 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt.

Previous Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt Blog Posts:
- Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt - The Results Are In - Your Help Is Needed!
- My Entry for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt 2011
- The 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt

Putter King Related Blog Posts:
- The Jewel in the Crown - Minigolf Hole Design at the Putter King - Your Votes Needed
- Photos of the The Putter King Team at the BMGA English Open at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk
- Part III of the Putter King Interview Series - An Interview with UK Minigolfer Richard Gottfried

Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt - The Results Are In - Your Help Is Needed!

After over two months of hunting for points on the 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt the points have been totalled and the result is - a tie for first place between me and Australia's Allan Cox!!!

Both of us gained a total of 820 PKSCAVHUNT points in our quest for the title and trophy. Our Minigolf friend and Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt rival Pat Sheridan of the USA was the bronze medallist with a very impressive haul of 585 points.

To decide the ultimate winner of the competition the Putter King has set one final task - "Get the most votes for your trick shot video."

The Putter King has posted a Facebook Question asking for fans worldwide to vote on their favourite trick shot (mine or Allan's) and the contestant with the most votes as of Sunday, November 13th at 11:59 P.M. JST will be deemed the winner of the 1st Annual Putter King Scavenger Hunt.

Please vote for my video of a Blindfolded Hole-in-One, that was filmed at Tea Green Golf Club near Luton, at the following link - Choose your favorite trick shot and help decide the winner of the 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt.

Please check out the Putter King Facebook page too.

Previous Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt Blog Posts:
- My Entry for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt 2011
- The 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt

Putter King Related Blog Posts:
- The Jewel in the Crown - Minigolf Hole Design at the Putter King - Your Votes Needed
- Photos of the The Putter King Team at the BMGA English Open at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk
- Part III of the Putter King Interview Series - An Interview with UK Minigolfer Richard Gottfried

My Entry for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt 2011

On the 26th of August 2011 the Putter King Minigolf Company in Japan announced the first-ever Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt. The contest, which closes on the 1st of November 2011, has been taking place on Miniature Golf courses worldwide and people were invited to track down and record items and achievements related to all forms of Minigolf.

In total 17 tasks were set, with some activities also carrying bonus points. Altogether I have managed to complete 15 of the 17 tasks. The activities in the 2011 Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt have had the hunting players designing new holes, playing new courses, showing off their minigolf ball collections, (re)learning Maths & Physics (in a fun way), doing arts & crafts, autograph hunting, scoring holes-in-one, creating minigolf trick shots and a whole lot more!

Details of the tasks, and links to photos and videos of the activities I have completed are below.

1) Autographs of 2 professional miniature golfers, each from a different country. (45 points; 5 bonus points if the professional miniature golfers are also from 2 different continents).
- One from five-time World Crazy Golf Champion Tim 'Ace Man' Davies (WAL/FRA) and one from Pat Sheridan (USA)

2) Picture of yourself next to each obstacle in our list of the Top 10 Nostalgic Miniature Golf Obstacles. (120 points; 20 bonus points for each obstacle that exactly matches the one pictured in the article)
Obstacle 1 - The Windmill
Obstacle 2 - The Loop a.k.a “The Loop de Loop”
Obstacle 3 - The 19th Hole a.k.a “The Free Game Shot” (#2)
Obstacle 4 - The Barn
Obstacle 5 - The Toboggan Trap Obstacle a.k.a “The Ball Return Trap" (#2)
Obstacle 6 - The Trestle Bridge Obstacle
Obstacle 7 - The Hanging Bowling Pins
Obstacle 8 - The Lighthouse
Obstacle 9 - The Traffic Light (#2, 3, 4)
Obstacle 10 - The Cannon

3) Build your own full-size miniature golf hole. (75 points; up to 100 bonus points available depending on the craftsmanship, playability, creativity and fun factor of your hole)
- On the 24th and 25th October I built "PK Island" - a full-size minigolf hole with a plateau and ramp obstacle. Photos - 1, 2, 3, 4. Videos - 1, 2

4) Video of yourself making a hole-in-one on two consecutive miniature golf holes. The video must be one continuous shot with no editing. (60 points)
- I managed to score two Aces in a row during a round of Minigolf on the 9-hole course at Tea Green Golf Club on Tuesday 27th September 2011

5) Picture of yourself with the Putter King mascot. (50 points; 15 bonus points if you are wearing a Putter King t-shirt)

6) Picture of yourself with the completed Putter King wobblehead. (15 points; 15 bonus points if the picture is taken at a miniature golf course)
- Photos of me with Wobblehead; the Wobblehead on Table Top Minigolf Course; making the Wobblehead on the 3rd October; and a video of the Wobblehead wobbling (a bit)

7) Picture of a completed scorecard from a round of miniature golf. The round of golf must have taken place after the start of this scavenger hunt. (10 points)
- From The Swingers Club Miniature Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on the 8th September 2011

8) Picture of completed scorecards from 5 different miniature golf courses. Each round of golf must have taken place after the start of this scavenger hunt. (35 points)
- The Swingers Club, Las Vegas - 08/09/11; Circus Circus, Las Vegas 09/09/11; The Putt Park, Las Vegas 10/09/11; Treasure Island, Southsea 30/09/11; Solent Springs, Gosport 01/10/11

9) Submit an entry to the 2011 Putter King Hole Design Contest. (60 points; 40 bonus points if your entry gets more than 100 votes)
- The Jewel in the Crown Minigolf Hole Design submitted on the 17th October 2011 - currently with 112 votes

10) Screenshot from the Putter King app showing a 9-hole score below par. (10 points)
- Did not complete

11) Screenshot from the Putter King app showing that you have successfully unlocked all of the holes in the game. (45 points)
- Did not complete

12) Picture of the Putter King wobblehead at a World Heritage Site. (55 points)
I took the Putter King Wobblehead along to The Jurassic Coast in Weymouth, Dorset, England on Saturday 9th October 2011

13) Complete and submit the Putter King ‘Practice Activity’ and ‘Final Project’ for any one of the Putter King math or physics lessons. (40 points; 20 bonus points if you complete two lessons)
- Completed Level 1 (Prince) in both Math & Physics.
- Practice Activity - Math
- Final Project - Math
- Practice Activity - Physics
- Final Project - Physics

14) Picture of yourself with at least 6 different colored miniature golf balls. (10 points; 2 bonus points for each additional color {limit of 10 bonus points})
- Me and 11 different coloured Minifold Balls

15) Picture of yourself with a famous golfer or miniature golfer. (15 points; 150 bonus points if the golfer is on the PGA tour AND you are wearing a Putter King t-shirt in the picture)
- Me and two-time World Crazy Golf Champion Chris Harding at Weymouth Adventure Golf on Sunday 10th October 2011

16) Video of yourself making a hole-in-one on a miniature golf hole with a loop-de-loop obstacle. (30 points)
- Filmed on Hole 18 at Hastings Sea Front Adventure Golf course on Thursday 27th October 2011

17) Video of yourself successfully making a trick miniature golf shot. (40 points; up to 100 bonus points available depending on the difficulty and complexity of the trick shot)
- For this task I made a Blindfolded Hole-in-One shot!



My main two rivals in the international chase for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt Trophy are Pat Sheridan of The Putting Penguin Minigolf Team (USA) and Allan Cox of the Ermington Putters Club (AUS).

Many thanks to my PKSCAVHUNT helper Emily 'Lemony' Gottfried for her help in photographing my endeavours on the 2011 Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt.

Links:
- The Putter King
- Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt
- The Putting Penguin
- Ermington Putters Club

Putter King Related Blog Posts:
- The Jewel in the Crown - Minigolf Hole Design at the Putter King - Your Votes Needed
- The 1st Annual Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt
- Photos of the The Putter King Team at the BMGA English Open at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk
- Part III of the Putter King Interview Series - An Interview with UK Minigolfer Richard Gottfried

The Jewel in the Crown - Minigolf Hole Design at the Putter King - Your Votes Needed

I have entered the Putter King Minigolf Hole Design Contest with my hole 'The Jewel in the Crown' which incorporates the Putter King's 'regal' theming into a very tricky uphill hole with a raised green, where the hole is enclosed by a Crown!

You can check out the Design at The Jewel in the Crown - Submission. Please click on the thumbs-up symbol at the bottom of the page to vote for my hole design too.

If you too want to enter the Putter King Minigolf Hole Design Contest then check out the submission details on the Putter King website.

The Putter King is also running it's 1st Annual Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt with minigolf fans all over the world competing to win the competition! You can check out the #PKSCAVHUNT Leaderboard at 2011 #PKSCAVHUNT Leaderboard

Minigolf Report - Richard Gottfried 7th in the BMGA English Open at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk

6th June 2011
Press Information
For Immediate Release

Minigolf Report – BMGA English Open

Luton Minigolfers Richard & Emily Gottfried were in action at the 13th Annual BMGA English Open Minigolf Championships which took place at the 18-hole Adventure Golf course at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk on Sunday 5th June.

A 28-player field contested the title and Richard scored a three-round, 54-hole total of 103(-5) which included scores of 31(-5), 33(-3) and 39(+3), to earn 7th place.

Photo: Richard plays the 18th hole in front of the crowd at Wroxham Barns

Emily finished in a respectable 19th place, with rounds of 41(+5), 37(+1) and 39(+3).

Photo: Emily plays the 18th hole at Wroxham Barns

The tournament was won by Oxford’s Michael Smith with a score of 90(-18).

Richard said “The English Open was a great event and I’m pleased with seventh place. I hit an all-time new personal best in my first round and I had 13 Aces overall. It was also great to do well on the round-killer twelfth hole which has been a problem for me in the past. A weekend with two top ten finishes is a great result.”

Richard & Emily were representing The Putter King indoor miniature golf course franchise (based in Japan) at the 2011 BMGA English Open.

Following the BMGA English Open Richard has moved up one place to 13th of 86 players in the BMGA Order of Merit Rankings for 2010-2011. Emily is in 44th spot. In the BMGA Season Only Rankings for 2011 Richard has moved up two places to 11th of 59 players. Emily is in 23rd place.

Prior to the BMGA English Open, Richard & Emily were also in action at the Lost World Adventure Golf Pro-Am Classic minigolf competition in Hemsby, Norfolk on Saturday 4th June - Results.

Next up for Richard and Emily is a trip to Stockholm, Sweden to play for the Great Britain Minigolf Team at the WMF Nations Cup.

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To sponsor Richard and/or Emily Gottfried in future Minigolf tournaments please get in touch.

Part III of the Putter King Interview Series - An Interview with UK Minigolfer Richard Gottfried

As a well travelled minigolfer the Putter King website in Japan recently interviewed me for their series of interviews with Minigolfers from around the world (following on from former US Open Champion Brad Lebo).

Part III of the Putter King Interview Series - An Interview with UK Minigolfer Richard Gottfried

And for Japanese speakers there is an abridged version (I hope) here.

Putter King is Japan's first indoor miniature golf franchise, you can find out more at their website.