Golf (sport)

This article is about the main sport. For Frisbee Golf, see Frisbee®. For the training modes, go to Golf (training).

Not to be confused with Golf Stamps, Golf Area B, Golf Area A, Golf Area C, or Quicker Chipper.

Golf is one of the five sports available for play in Wii Sports and Wii Sports Club, also one of the twelve in Wii Sports Resort, and one of the eight in Nintendo Switch Sports. The objective of the game is to hit the Golf ball into the hole in as few shots as possible. If the ball goes out of bounds or drops into a water hazard, a one-shot penalty is added and the player must take their next shot in the same position. If the player has taken the number of strokes that is three times the par score on a hole, the player will automatically be forced to give up for a +6, +8, or +10.

Tips

• Following wind speeds can help the player get better scores. Watch the wind speeds on the top right corner and line the shot up and shoot.

Wii Sports

Golf in Wii Sports.

The Wii Sports edition of Golf has nine holes. There are three difficulties, each with three holes. You can also choose all nine. The difficulties are Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Golf Clubs (arranged from shortest to longest range)

1. Putter (up to 30 yds)

2. Wedge (up to 75 yds)

3. Iron (up to 115 yds)

4. Driver (up to 205 yds)

Wii Sports Resort

Golf in Wii Sports Resort.

Golf in Wii Sports Resort is the same as the original, except the game now forces you to press B before you hit.

The Wii Sports Resort edition of Golf features 18 golf courses: Nine "resort" courses (courses that debuted in Wii Sports Resort and are located on Wedge Island) and Nine "classic" courses (which were first featured in Wii Sports), along with special courses for both regular and Frisbee® Golf.

There are also more golf clubs to choose from (arranged from shortest to longest range):

1. Putter (max. 35yd, approx. 30m)

2. Wedge (max. 80yd, approx. 75m)

3. 9 Iron (max. 100yd, approx. 90m)

4. 7 Iron (max. 135yd, approx. 125m)

5. 5 Iron (max. 155yd, approx. 140m)

6. 3 Iron (max. 175yd, approx. 160m)

7. 3 Wood/Spoon (max. 200yd, approx. 180m)

8. Driver (max. 250yd, approx. 230m)

Wii Sports Club

Golf in Wii Sports Club.

In Wii Sports Club, there are three types of courses: Lakeside (new to the game), Resort (courses first featured in Wii Sports Resort), and Classic (as mentioned, were first featured in Wii Sports). Golf as a sport was added on December 18, 2013, while the Resort courses were added in a free update at a later date.

Nintendo Switch Sports

Golf was added to Nintendo Switch Sports as a playable sport on November 28th, 2022.

Play Globally

Golf in Nintendo Switch Sports.

Golf in Play Globally is named Survival Golf. Eight players swing at the same time on five courses, with players earning points for lower scores. After the second hole, the top five players continue, and after the fourth hole, the top three players continue. If there is a tie for first after the fifth hole, the winner will be decided as the player who can hit the ball closest to the hole. Notifications are sent to other players when the player's ball lands in the hole, or if other actions happen, such as landing in the bunker or water hazards, hitting a tree, flag, or flagpole, or hitting a "Nice Shot!"

Survival Golf Point Chart

X	+4	+3	+2	+1	±0	-1	-2	-3
0	2	3	4	5	7	10	14	18

The player will automatically give up after swinging four times over par, or if their five-minute timer expires.

Number of Players

Survival Golf is played with 8 players. Up to two players can play on the same system with splitscreen.

Unlockables

After version 1.4, reaching A rank in Golf will award the player with the Golf Crown.

Play Locally

In Play Locally, the player can choose to play 3, 9, or 18 holes. The course selection process is the same as the one in Wii Sports Resort, except there is a new Random feature when selecting 3 holes. Additionally, the Special courses are available at the start.

After version 1.4, "Blind Mode" can be selected by holding ZL/ZR and L/R while pressing A/left on the sport selection screen. Blind Mode removes every HUD element.

Number of Players

Golf in Play Locally can be played with up to four players. Splitscreen is not available in Play Locally.

Like in Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club, when playing with three or more players, teams can be assigned. Both players on a team will use the same ball.

Unlockables

After version 1.4, completing an 18-hole game with a final score of under par will award the player with the Golf Outfit (Gold).

After version 1.4, playing golf 15 times will award the player with the Golf Outfit (Rookie).

Play with Friends

In Play with Friends, the host can choose to play 3, 9, or 18 holes, same as Play Locally. Everyone swings at the same time, like in Survival Golf. Like in Survival Golf, notifications are sent to other players when the player's ball lands in the hole, or if other actions happen, such as landing in the bunker or water hazards, hitting a tree, flag, or flagpole, or hitting a "Nice Shot!"

Number of Players

Golf in Play with Friends can be played with up to 8 players. Two players can play on the same system with split-screen.

Courses

Wii Sports

1. Beginner (holes 1 to 3)
2. Intermediate (holes 4 to 6)
3. Expert (holes 7 to 9)
4. 9-hole game (every hole)

Wii Sports Resort

3-hole game

1. Resort A (holes 1 to 3)
2. Resort B (holes 4 to 6)
3. Resort C (holes 7 to 9)
4. Classic A (holes 10 to 12)
5. Classic B (holes 13 to 15)
6. Classic C (holes 16 to 18)
7. Special (holes 19 to 21)

9-hole game

1. Resort (holes 1 to 9)
2. Classic (holes 10 to 18)

Wii Sports Club

3-hole game

• Lakeside Course A
• Lakeside Course B
• Lakeside Course C

9-hole game

• Lakeside
• Classic
• Resort

18-hole game

• Lakeside/Classic Course
• Resort/Lakeside Course
• Classic/Resort Course

Nintendo Switch Sports

Nintendo Switch Sports features the same selection of courses as Wii Sports Resort.

Wind Speed

In a 3-hole game, the wind speed has a different range for each difficulty. It goes from 0-10 mph in Beginner, 10-20 in Intermediate, and 20-30 in Expert.

In a 9-hole game, the wind blows at a random number from 0-30 mph for each hole.

Theoretical Score

The theoretical score is the lowest possible score for a 9-hole course. In the Classic course, the theoretical score is -22. In both the Resort and Lakeside courses, the theoretical score is -21.

Out Of Bounds/Water Hazard

In all games, two strokes will be used (therefore a one-shot penalty) instead of one when the ball goes out of bounds or drops into a water hazard, and the player must therefore take their next strokes in the same position.

• In Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, if the ball goes Out Of Bounds or drops into the Water Hazard, the offscreen crowd will groan and a buzzer will go off. The way the crowd in the first installment of Wii Sports groans is much quieter than how the crowd does when the ball is lost in a Water Hazard or is Out Of Bounds in the two other installments of Wii Sports.
• When the ball goes Out Of Bounds, the crowd will groan and the buzzer will go off at the same time. When the ball drops in the Water Hazard, the offscreen crowd will groan before the buzzer goes off.
• The same crowd from Wii Sports Resort will be heard when the ball falls into the Water Hazard in Wii Sports Club. The same crowd from Wii Sports Resort will not be heard when the ball goes Out Of Bounds in Wii Sports Club. The buzzer is the only sound to be heard when the ball is Out Of Bounds in Wii Sports Club.
• The ball falling off the cliff and into the water in the first intermediate course (which is the 4th hole) in the first installment of Wii Sports is also considered Out Of Bounds.
  • The same goes for the ball landing on the sand on the bottom of the cliff near the water in the second intermediate course (which is the 5th hole) in Wii Sports.

Inputs

• In Golf, hold 2 before the game, and select OK. The player then will play without any hints on how to hit the ball (No map, no wind meter icon, etc.)

Trivia

• In the Wii Sports Resort version, there is an unlockable stage for three holes: the Special course. Unlock this by clearing every other three-hole course under par.
• This and Bowling are the only sports to be featured in every Wii Sports game (Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Sports Club, and Nintendo Switch Sports.)
• There exists an unused stage that was only shown at E3.
• The Nine holes in Wii Sports Golf are 3D versions of the holes in the NES game Golf.
• In Wii Sports, the maximum confirmed skill level the player can achieve without hacks is 2868.
• In Hole 5 in Wii Sports (or Classic Hole 5 for Wii Sports Resort) there is a hidden castle sitting amongst some trees.
• On the 7th hole for the lakeside courses in Wii Sports Club, the Wii U logo appears in the water.

  

  You can see the whole thing in the map, and only the W when looking at Michael golfing.

• A glitch may happen with all clubs except the putter: It will be impossible for the club to hit the ball and the player will have to use the putter.
• On the course selection screen in Wii Sports, the practice hole from Target Practice appears in the preview, however, the hole isn't playable.
• In Wii Sports, the closest the ball can go without going in the hole is 0.5 feet. (0.1524 meters)
• The highest wind speed possible without hacks is 30 miles per hour.
• The Special course is the only course that is absent from Wii Sports Club.
• If the ball is 10 feet (3.048 meters) or closer to the hole, the crowd will say, "Whoa!"
  • The crowd will also do this if the ball hits the flagpole.
• In Nintendo Switch Sports, the ball can get caught in the flag.
• In the Japanese and Korean release, a score of 3 under par is called an Albatross, unlike all other releases, in which it's called a Double Eagle.

English	Japanese/Korean
"Double Eagle"	"Albatross"

Gallery

The sport's thumbnail in Wii Sports.

The sport's thumbnail in Wii Sports Resort. Alyssa is seen.