Garden (Minigolf)

Garden
A screenshot of Garden.
Difficulty	Medium
Theme	Garden in Japan
Features	Bouncy taiko drums, plinko

Garden is a medium Minigolf map, uniquely featuring taiko drums that bounce golf balls and gongs that make noise when hit.

Appearance

Garden is set in a lush field covered in various types of flowers, as well as a few cherry blossom trees. Mount Fuji, or at least a different, similar mountain, can be seen in the background.

Community Guides

• Cody's MiniGolf Guide - ALL HIO'S, MAPS, LEVELS, & HOLES (Archive Link)

Holes

As with every other Minigolf map, Garden has 18 holes.

Hole 1 - Bridge Crossing

• Par: 4

Hole 1 starts with an L-shaped path; don't putt too roughly, as there's a ledge at the end of the L-shaped part of the course that your ball can easily roll off of if you aren't careful. Then, you have to putt over a bridge and into a funnel, which leads to the flag.

Hole 2 - Split Up

• Par: 5

Hole 2 starts with 2 identical branching paths, one going to the left and one to the right: they lead to the same part of the level, so it doesn't matter which one you go down. Then, you'll see two identical spiral ramps that lead down to the final part of the level. There are many curved spikes and curved walls around the hole, so make sure you don't putt into them.

Hole 3 - Going in Circles

• Par: 4

Hole 3 starts off at a ramp: Putt off of it to fall in the middle of a spinning fan. Let it push you, and then putt into the second spinning fan. After it pushes you near the hole, just putt towards it.

Hole 4 - Taiko Bounce

• Par: 4

Hole 4 is made of three small platforms, two of which are J-shaped, that you traverse using bouncy taiko drums. A funnel leading to the hole is on the third and final platform that you land on.

Hole 5 - Storm the Castle

• Par: 5

Hole 5 starts with a straight path with 3 ramps that lead to 3 pipes, each landing you various distances away from the hole:

• The pipe nearest to the start leads near the hole: you just need a minimum of two more putts to get in the hole from there.
• The pipe in the middle leads to a ramp that takes you directly to the hole, which gives you a hole in one.
• The furthest pipe leads to a platform with another pipe that you have to go through to reach the main part of the level.

Hole 6 - Mind the Gap

• Par: 3

Hole 6 is made of two large ramps, with a pond of water between them. Putt onto the first ramp, and try to putt hard enough that the ball lands at the other side. The hole is at the end of the second ramp.

Hole 7 - Whirlybird

• Par: 4

Hole 7 is a mostly straight level. There are 2 spinning platforms in the center of the level, which, if you putt through them, will lead straight to the hole which gives you a hole in one. If not, there are 2 downwards slopes that lead you to the area that the hole is in.