Richard Gottfried has played minigolf since he was a child. Beginning in 2006, he and his wife Emily have travelled to more than 900 minigolf courses as part of their "Crazy World of Minigolf Tour", which they have documented on their blog. He has won multiple titles as a player on the UK tournament circuit and has competed in international championships in Finland, Sweden and the USA. An avid collector of minigolf ephemera, he has built a large archive in his Crazy Golf Museum.
Between 2006 and 2022, minigolf enthusiast-turned-competitive player Richard Gottfried (UK) visited 902 different miniature golf courses, playing a round at more than 560 of these venues. For the majority of these (800+), Richard was accompanied by his wife, Emily. The first venue logged was Treasure Island in Southsea, Hampshire, UK, on 30 September 2006 where Richard and Emily played on the Victory Trail with Richard winning the round with a score of 31.
