Lakitu Valley

Lakitu Valley
Number of holes	18
Par	72
Appears in	Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Tournament	Lakitu Cup

Lakitu Valley is the first course in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Being a basic golf course, Lakitu Valley's only obstacles are trees and water. By winning the tournament in Lakitu Valley, the player unlocks the next golf course, Cheep Cheep Falls, which slightly resembles Lakitu Valley.

Despite the course's name, there are no Lakitus on this course, aside from the Lakitu that retrieves the ball from the water.

Holes

Hole	Par	Distance (in yards)	Image	Description
1	4	363		As the first hole of the course, there are no major hazards present, other than a pool of water on the right and a few patches of sand near the hole. The rest of the terrain is mostly flat, and there are only two trees on the course.
2	4	382		This hole consists of many more bumps and sand traps than the first hole. However, there are still few trees in the way.
3	3	144		The third hole is much shorter than the previous two, and there is only one tree on the course.
4	4	375		The fourth hole contains nothing more than some trees and a few sand traps.
5	5	496		The fifth hole is much longer, and contains many sand traps and trees that the player must traverse in order to reach the hole.
6	4	387		The sixth hole has mostly flat terrain, with trees in the middle and sand traps near the middle and near the hole.
7	3	131		The seventh hole is short, the hole being in the middle of a circle of sand traps.
8	4	358		The eighth hole contains hills and sand traps circling the hole.
9	5	479		The ninth hole consists of trees, rough terrain, and a large sand trap in front of the hole. There are also smaller sand traps on the course.
10	4	367		The tenth hole contains sand traps near the hole, as well as a few trees and rough terrain near the middle.
11	4	333		The eleventh hole has several sand traps scattered about.
12	3	162		The twelfth hole contains a starting area in which the ball must be hit over a ramp to a deeper area where the hole is, along with a few sand traps.
13	5	488		The ball must be hit over a small river, then beyond several sand traps where the hole lies.
14	4	391		The ball must be hit around sand traps and trees. There is a sand trap near the hole.
15	4	342		The ball must be hit off a high platform onto a deeper surface, where there are trees as well as larger sand traps.
16	3	114		The shortest course in Lakitu Valley; the ball must be hit between a sand trap and a large pool of water to reach the hole.
17	5	519		The longest course in Lakitu Valley; there is a large pool of water on the right. There are also sand traps around the course and near the hole.
18	4	350		The final course in Lakitu Valley, where the ball can be hit over or around a large pool of water. The player must also avoid a few sand traps before reaching the final hole.

Tournament leaderboards

When playing in the Lakitu Cup, 29 other competitors will appear in the leaderboard at the end of each Hole. The names consist of other playable characters, Mario characters, or generic nicknames. When playing in the Lakitu Star Cup, more names will be from Mario characters, characters from other Mario series such as Paper Mario will appear, as well as characters from other Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda.

Lakitu Cup leaderboard	Lakitu Star Cup leaderboard
Luigi	Mario
Peach	Luigi
Koopa	Peach
Diddy	Daisy
Bob-omb	Yoshi
Koopa Paratroopa	Koopa
Monty Mole	DK
Shy Guy	Diddy
Toad	Wario
Skeeter	Waluigi
Chomplet	Birdo
Gooble	Goomba
Glorpedo	Spiny
Bobo	Blooper
Sandtrap	Whomp
Lillygreen	Shy Guy
Hank	Ukiki
Akiko	Kelpto[sic]
Mason uno	Pokey Pod
Casey At Bat	Phantamanta
T-Dawg	Chomplet
Riku	Plurp
Naokinki	E. Gadd
Kamokamo	Goombario
Toadster	Tubba Blubba
Noodle	Mr. Resetti
Dano	Aryll
Mana	Senzar1
a2sea	Zunari
MadKat2	Salvatore2

¹ - Likely a misspelling of Senza.
² - Is replaced by the player's character if they are not in this list.

Gallery

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  Lakitu Valley from the Tournament Selection menu.

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  Lakitu Valley's Course Icon

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  Mario golfing in Lakitu Valley.

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  Wario putting.

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  Wario and Donkey Kong taunting Mario.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	モンテカントリー[?] Monte Kantorī	Pianta Country
French	Vallée Lakitu[?]	Lakitu Valley
Italian	Valle di Lakitu	Lakitu Valley
Spanish	Valle Lakitu[?]	Lakitu Valley