almost a real trophy guide

[de_digibeet]

Creating a real trophy guide is beyond my skill set at the moment and beyond the data I gathered while playing (I didn't take notes ..). This does however have all the information necessary to get that platinum.

Feel free to use this info for whatever you like.

Note: I played the entire game standing with the motion controller. I tried sitting with the ps4 controller and had no clue what to do, so I switched and got the hang of it.

 

Mostly this game is pretty straightforward. Hit the ball towards the hole and get it in, eventually. You'll get better as you play more.

 

I won't be mentioning every trophy, most are self explanatory and simply require you to play the game.

 

'too close for comfort' => start a round, maybe hit the ball once, stare at the caddy for a few seconds and the caddy will react and unlock the trophy.

 

Unlock new stuff: I didn't take notes on when exactly anything unlocked. Whenever possible: play a combination you haven't played before for the 'regulations complete' trophy and all will unlock soon enough. You need to replay some combinations in the beginning.

 

'regulations complete' => When the game starts, go to other and then to top scores. Here you see a score chart and if you go to the tornado cup tab you see the same chart. Both charts have to be completely filled with any kind of score. So, on each of the three areas you have to play the 3 hole, both 9 holes and the 18 hole round, both with the normal tee and the long tee. Both the normal cup and the tornado cup charts have to be filled. This means it is a really good idea, whenever you unlock a new area or round or the long tee to mix the rounds you're playing. By filling the score chart you'll unlock everything that can be unlocked along the way. Try to not use the tornado cup whenever possible, so long as you can play a new round for the score chart. The statement elsewhere on the forum that everything can be unlocked with the tornado cup is hereby falsified, as you need to completely fill the normal cup score chart as well.

 

'achieve 300 holes' => Filling both score charts requires a minimum of (6*18 + 6*9*2 + 6*3)*2 = 468 holes played. And actually more since you need to replay combinations to unlock new ones, at least in the beginning.

 

caddy related trophies => Play rounds with Riko, this will unlock new colors for her cloths, the 4 scenes (they seem random), the 2nd outfit. Switch outfit and play some more rounds to unlock the 3rd outfit. When you have every scene and outfit unlocked for Riko switch to Lucy and repeat the process. You'll have everything caddy related unlocked long before you're done filling both score charts.

 

'crack shot' => This is one of the two lucky shots you have to get. This is possibly best done with the normal cup as the tornado cup can suck in the ball if it would otherwise have landed in position which would have gotten you this trophy. Also try to get used to the big magnum clubs. You'll hit the ball really far with those. On a par 5 it's usually easy to get onto the green in 3 shots with this, on your third shot you have to get within 3 feet of the cup. If you can hit the green in two shots, make sure the 2nd shot lands outside the green so you can aim your third shot. If the 2nd shot lands on the green you can't put it to within 3 feet from the cup from there to get the trophy. The trophy is for making a crack 'approach' shot, which means landing on the green from the fairway.

 

'everybody's birdie' => You need to get a birdie (or better) on every hole just once, no matter the clubs, tee or cup. I had some birdies on the long tee, most on the regular tee. One birdie I only achieved with the regular cup and the rest with the tornado cup. It's all fine. The trophy unlocks when you finish the round in which you got your last missing birdie. To check your progress go to other => stats => top scores. On the right of the board you can select the three areas and flip between normal and long tee.

You can't chose the hole you want to play, though you can try to reload the 3 hole round as much as you like to get your missing hole. However, I preferred to play a 9 hole round, the reloading might seem fast, but the randomness of getting the hole you want and the loading times wasn't worth it for me. Take your pick.

With the normal cup score chart filled and some rounds played with the tornado cup. You should have a feeling for the game. If possible you even have a feeling for the big magnum clubs. With still most rounds to go on the tornado score chart for the 'regulations complete' trophy it is now time to really go for those birdies. Using the big magnum clubs you can really aim for getting a 'green in regulations' on every course (get onto the green so your next shot would qualify as a birdie) and then hit the ball into the tornado.

When putting while using the tornado cup it is not possible to hit the ball too hard. With the normal cup you can hit the side of the cup and instead of the ball going in it bounces off. With the tornado cup it'll go in even if the ball passes the left or right side of the cup, up to 2 feet away from the cup, just aim and smash that ball. The 30 feet put shouldn't be hard by now either (I ended up getting a 76 feet put .. aim and smash, it'll go in).

 

'my first hole-in-one'=>  This is the other lucky shot, probably best attempted on the forest area on any par 3. The tornado cup and beginner's clubs are useful for this.

This will also unlock the trophies for getting an eagle and the chip-in, if you haven't done so by now.

Edited April 13, 2022 by de_digibeet

[KidRisky442]

This was very helpful, especially the tip to use beginner’s clubs for the hole in one. It still took me a frustratingly long time to get one, but if I hadn’t switched from the magnums I’d still be at it. 

[KyonKuchiki]

Great mini guide and tips. Only thing I can add is a small clarification about crack shot. On par 5 holes, you unfortunately can’t land it on the green outside of 3 ft on your second shot, and then putt it within 3 ft to unlock the trophy on your third shot. The first time it touches the green has to be within 3 ft to pop the trophy. 

[de_digibeet]

6 hours ago, KyonKuchiki said:

Great mini guide and tips. Only thing I can add is a small clarification about crack shot. On par 5 holes, you unfortunately can’t land it on the green outside of 3 ft on your second shot, and then putt it within 3 ft to unlock the trophy on your third shot. The first time it touches the green has to be within 3 ft to pop the trophy. 

Nice catch, updated my description :).