Golfer

The Golfer is an NPC vendor that sells golfing-related items. More items will unlock as the player plays more golf, including clubs, trophies, and paintings. He spawns in the Underground Desert, playing golf with himself. Talking to him will "free" him, after which he will respawn as long as a vacant house is available, even if killed.

The Golfer will attack nearby enemies with his golf balls to defend himself.

Interaction quotes


When first meeting:

When Arms Dealer is present:

When Dryad is present:

When Angler is present:

During a Blood Moon:

During a Party:

During Rain:

During a Thunderstorm:

During a Windy Day:

When in a Graveyard:

Happiness quotes
When homeless:

When neutral:

When far from home:

When in a sparse area:

When overcrowded:

When in the Forest:

When in the Caverns:

When in an Evil biome or the Dungeon:

When near the Angler:

When near the Painter:

When near the Zoologist:

When near the Pirate:

When near the Merchant:

When near the Princess:

Golf score quotes
When the player's golf score is less than 500:

When the player's golf score is between 500 and 1000:

When the player's golf score is between 1000 and 2000:

When the player's golf score is above 2000:

Tips

 * Finding the Golfer in the Underground Desert can prove somewhat difficult if there is no proper cave system, even with the Lifeform Analyzer. A Hunter Potion may help locating him.
 * Due to the much more difficult enemies spawning in the Underground Desert in Hardmode, it is less dangerous to find the Golfer before entering Hardmode.
 * The Golfer can be a lot harder to rescue in Expert and Master Mode, so his position should be reached as fast as possible if the hurt sound is heard or the damage indicator is seen.
 * It is possible for the Golfer to spawn in a pre-1.3.0.1 world by manually creating an Underground Desert. All it needs is to build a few blocks where enemies can spawn, then place 50 tiles high Sandstone Walls upwards, starting at behind the spawning blocks. The walls then have to be converted to their Corruption, Crimson, or Hallow variants (e.g. use the Clentaminator; converting them back to pure walls is not necessary). This causes the background walls to turn into "naturally generated" walls, which allow biome-specific enemies to spawn, including the Golfer.
 * A golf score of 2000 can be reached quickly by putting into a hellevator with a Golf Cup at the bottom and cobweb at the top.

Trivia

 * Several names of the Golfer are references to fictional and real-world professional golfers:
 * Lion Pines – Tiger Woods
 * Arnie Palmfrond – Arnold Palmer
 * Jake Nicklelisp – Jack Nicklaus
 * Gunner McLovin –
 * Billy Bones –
 * The name Harry Madison is a reference to, an American film company which takes its name from the films ' (a comedy about a golfer) and '.
 * The name Jim Mulligan is a reference to the which is a stroke that is replayed from the spot of the previous stroke without penalty.
 * The Golfer's quote "" is a reference to the 1996 American sports comedy movie .
 * His quote "" is a reference to the song "".
 * The quote "" could be a reference to the fact that many golfers have suffered a brief bout of anger due to a misplaced shot.
 * Though the Golfer's quotes suggest that golf balls are influenced by wind speed, this is not the case in Terraria.
 * The Golfer is loosely inspired by the real-world professional golfer Tiger Woods and was introduced because there was a need for an NPC who sells golf-related items.
 * The fact that he is found in the Underground Desert is likely a reference to getting stuck in a sand trap while golfing.
 * The Golfer was first shown off in the Town Night spoiler video released by Re-Logic on YouTube on October 1, 2018.
 * Once the player has a golf score of 2000 or higher, he will sell a total of 39 items at a time. If he is happy enough, he will also sell a pylon, rounding up his stock to 40 items. He is tied with the Tavernkeep for the most items sold by any NPC.
 * However, the NPC with the most items sold at any time, without certain pre-conditions, is Santa Claus at 39 items.
 * Any items sold to the Golfer cannot be bought back once his shop has 39 items or more.
 * According to Redigit, the Golfer is the Zoologist's older brother, referenced by some of his quotes.
 * The shimmered version of the Golfer is a play on words of golfer and gopher sounding similar.