Webster, TX- Putt-Putt FunHouse is hosting the 59th Annual Professional Putters Association (PPA) National Championship September 10 through September 14. Over $35,000 in prize money will be given out to the best professional putters in the country.

Putt-Putt FunHouse was chosen for the tournament because of the immaculate Putt-Putt courses that meet and surpass the required standards. This is the second time that Putt-Putt FunHouse has hosted the PPA National Championship. 2007 was the first time the event took place in Webster, when Rick Baird won the National Championship. Rick Baird is one of only four players to score a perfect game in the history of the PPA.

“We are honored to host the 59th Annual PPA National Championship,” explained Jim Saxe, co-founder of Putt-Putt FunHouse with his wife Carole. “The chance to host the PPA’s most prestigious event at our facility for the second time is remarkable.”

This year’s week-long event includes a National Doubles event on Monday, the $12,000 Western Open on Tuesday, a $5,000 Senior Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, and the $25,000 National Championship Wednesday through Friday. A PPA membership is required to take part in this tournament.

“Mini-golf is a game of luck, whereas Putt-Putt is a game of skill,” explained Joe Aboid, PPA Commissioner and National Tournament Director. For every 350,000 perfect bowling games, there is one perfect Putt-Putt game. PPA was founded in 1959 to recognize the skill it takes to play Putt-Putt and for the purpose of marketing and promoting Putt-Putt golf courses around the world. The winner of the first tournament won a 1959 Cadillac and since, over $8.5 million of prize money has been awarded at the tournaments.