Golf

Golf is an in-game activity where players hit Golf Balls into Golf Cups using Golf Clubs. Golf supplies can be purchased from the Golfer NPC. Golf courses are not naturally-occurring and must be built. Due to the large size of golf courses and the optional nature of golf, it is likely that many players will experience golf in the form of custom maps.

Setting up


First of all, the player needs to obtain the items to build their course. They will need the basic components: a Golf Ball of any color, any Golf Club, a Golf Cup, and a Golf Tee to place the ball.

Playing
To play golf, the player should either place a Golf Tee and then put a ball on it by pressing on the tee, or just drop the ball on the ground. Then, they should use one of the four types of clubs to hit it, those being the Driver, the Iron, the Wedge, and the Putter. The goal is to get the ball into the hole in as few hits or "strokes" as possible. Using the Golf Whistle will return the ball to its previous position with a one-stroke penalty.

Golf score
Separate from the regular golf scoring system of stroke count, golf score is a statistic used to track a character's overall experience with playing golf. The golf score is calculated based on the number of strokes used and the total of the Euclidean distances of each shot. That is, by drawing a straight line between each location a shot is taken, and where the ball subsequently lands, the total distance will be the total length of all those lines. The calculated score is then rounded down before being added to the character's accumulated score. The exact score before rounding is calculated using the following formula:

A player can accumulate a maximum total score of 1,000,000,000. The Golfer's shop inventory will expand as the player increases their total score, but will not expand after 2000.

Tips

 * The player can use the same level location for an Old One's Army arena and driving range. Putting a tee at one end and a cup at the other can give the player plenty of points using the driver.
 * If the player puts multiple Golf Cups followed by a large one-tile wide wall at the end, they can increase their one-shot chance significantly and therefore increase the score points they gain. Also mowing the entire location helps, as balls bounce much higher and further on mowed grass.
 * On a large world, the player can also set up a tee at the top of their Hellevator and using a putter to putt down into the Underworld.
 * Since the camera follows the Golf Ball once shot, it can be easy for the player to use golf to search their world for Floating Islands. The player can simply put down a Golf Tee and use a Wedge or Iron club to launch the Golf Ball upwards. This has the added benefit of being faster and cheaper than most other early-game methods as the Golf Ball travels fast without any additional purchases needed for each shot.
 * Using a Golf Tee will automatically place a Golf Ball on it even if the player has no Golf Balls in their inventory. If the player already has a tee, there is little reason for the player to buy Golf Balls unless to dye into different colors.

Trivia

 * While a player, Ghost, and the death screen can block a meteor from spawning at a location if the landing spot is within frame, the spawning of the meteor can actually be seen using Golf Balls to move the camera.