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|title=NES Open Tournament Golf
|image=[[File:NESOTG cover NA.jpg|200px]]<br>North American box cover
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D 2]], [[HAL Laboratory]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br/>{{release|Japan|September 20, 1991|USA|September 29, 1991|Europe|June 18, 1992}}'''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{release|USA|1991}}'''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{release|Europe|May 11, 2007|USA|June 18, 2007|Japan|July 24, 2007|South Korea|August 26, 2008}}'''Virtual Console (3DS Ambassador Program release):'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|September 1, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011}}'''Virtual Console (3DS full release):'''<br>{{release|USA|July 5, 2012|Japan|August, 8 2012|Europe|August 23, 2012|Australia|August 23, 2012}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|Japan|January 15, 2014|Europe|February 6, 2014|Australia|February 6, 2014|USA|March 6, 2014}}'''Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer:'''<br>{{release|Japan|November 10, 2016}} '''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|Japan|October 10, 2018<ref>Nintendo. (October 2, 2018). [https://youtu.be/i3abblkueDw ファミリーコンピュータ Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2018年10月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref>|USA|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1047290182204940288 Nintendo of America Twitter]</ref>|Europe|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1047395883170586626 Nintendo of Europe Twitter]</ref>|Australia|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1047712971856723968 Nintendo AU NZ Twitter]</ref>|HK|April 23, 2019|South Korea|April 23, 2019}}
|genre=[[Mario Golf (series)|Golf]]
|modes=Multiplayer
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|platforms=[[Family Computer]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]]), [[Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]
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'''''NES Open Tournament Golf''''' is a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] golf game featuring ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' characters. As the name of the game implies, it is a golf game and was one of the first [[Mario Golf (series)|golfing games in the ''Mario'' series]]. In Western versions of the game, the graphics and soundtrack have slightly changed. The Japanese version of the game features different playable courses and fewer characters. Although the Japan and UK courses are also playable courses in Western versions, they do not contain the same holes. For example, hole 5 in the Australia Course is hole 15 in the US Course. The game does not take place in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and instead takes place on [[Earth]], or the "real world." The levels are [[Japan]], [[Australia]], France, the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States of America]]. 

A version of this game was developed for the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] arcade machine in the Americas, called '''''Mario's Open Golf'''''.

''NES Open Tournament Golf'' has also been released on the [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]] for 500 [[Virtual Console#Wii Points|Wii Points]], as well as for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in 2011-2012 and the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2014. The original Famicom game is also one of the 30 titles included in the Japan-exclusive [[Family Computer#Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]]. The game was also made available on [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] for [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online]] members on October 10, 2018, with the Japanese version also including a special version titled "マリオオープンゴルフ フルオープンバージョン" (''Mario Open Golf: Full Open Version''), where all courses are unlocked, which was released on November 14, 2018.<ref>[https://www.twitter.com/supermario35th/status/1316154286234046465 Super Mario 35th Twitter]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref>

==Characters==
===Playable===
*[[Mario]] - Player 1's character
*[[Luigi]] - Player 2's character. In 1 player match mode, he is the easiest computer opponent.

===Non-playable===
*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is Mario's caddie.
*[[Princess Daisy]] is Luigi's caddie.
*[[Toad]] appears whenever a player hits their ball [[List of golfing terms#Out of Bounds|out of bounds]], holding with a blue flag with "O.B." written on it.
*[[Donkey Kong]] tells the player how much money they have, and he keeps it. He will also make comments based on certain milestones achieved, such as when $1,000,000 has been obtained. He is absent from the Japanese and arcade versions due to their lack of a tournament mode. 
*[[Steve (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Steve]] is a more difficult computer opponent than Luigi in 1 player match mode. He is absent from the Japanese version.
*[[Mark (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Mark]] is more difficult than Steve. He is also absent from the Japanese version.
*[[Tony (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Tony]] is more difficult than Mark.
*[[Billy]] is the most difficult opponent.

===Cameos===
*[[Monty Mole]] (on cover art)

==Courses==
===Japanese version===
*Japan Course
*Australia Course
*France Course
*Hawaii Course
*UK Course
*Extra Course

===International versions===
*US Course
*Japan Course
*UK Course

===Hole appearances between versions=== 
The hole on the left is from the Japanese version, while the one on the right is from international versions. This list is done in course order and hole order. The holes that do not appear in the international versions are not listed here.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Japanese Hole !! International Hole
|-
|Hole 1 Japan Course || Hole 1 UK Course
|-
|Hole 2 Japan Course || Hole 11 US Course 
|-
|Hole 3 Japan Course || Hole 4 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 4 Japan Course || Hole 7 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 5 Japan Course || Hole 6 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 6 Japan Course || Hole 15 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 7 Japan Course || Hole 7 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 8 Japan Course || Hole 9 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 9 Japan Course || Hole 5 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 10 Japan Course || Hole 13 US Course 
|-
|Hole 11 Japan Course || Hole 12 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 12 Japan Course || Hole 3 US Course 
|-
|Hole 13 Japan Course || Hole 13 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 14 Japan Course || Hole 17 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 15 Japan Course || Hole 17 US Course 
|-
|Hole 16 Japan Course || Hole 13 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 17 Japan Course || Hole 14 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 18 Japan Course || Hole 8 US Course 
|-
|Hole 1 Australia Course || Hole 9 US Course 
|-
|Hole 2 Australia Course || Hole 4 US Course 
|-
|Hole 5 Australia Course || Hole 15 US Course 
|-
|Hole 6 Australia Course || Hole 2 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 7 Australia Course || Hole 7 US Course 
|-
|Hole 8 Australia Course || Hole 14 US Course 
|-
|Hole 9 Australia Course || Hole 16 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 10 Australia Course || Hole 10 US Course 
|-
|Hole 11 Australia Course || Hole 15 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 12 Australia Course || Hole 11 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 13 Australia Course || Hole 18 US Course 
|-
|Hole 14 Australia Course || Hole 14 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 15 Australia Course || Hole 17 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 16 Australia Course || Hole 8 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 17 Australia Course || Hole 18 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 3 France Course || Hole 12 US Course 
|-
|Hole 5 France Course || Hole 6 UK Course 
|-
|Hole 6 France Course || Hole 11 Japan Course 
|-
|Hole 15 France Course || Hole 6 US Course 
|-
|Hole 2 UK Course || Hole 16 US Course
|}

==Other information==
===Differences in the arcade version===
*There is no ability to save progress.
*The only available modes are Stroke Play and Match Play.
*Donkey Kong is absent from the arcade version.

===Differences in the Japanese version=== 
*Due to the lack of the tournament mode, the plot is different. Instead of trying to win $1,000,000, [[Mario]] must instead finish all five courses in Stroke Play mode.
*A scoring limit is introduced for stroke play; if the player goes over the scoring limit, they must restart the course from the beginning.
*Donkey Kong, Mark, and Steve are absent from the Japanese version.
*The title music is different, and both the Options menu and cutscene themes play at different pitches within the same octave.
*"Hall of Fame Holes" are called "Memorial Holes".
*Not only are there more courses, but shared holes are often more difficult in the Japanese version due to more obstacles and traps, although some are made less so due to the removal of certain hazards on them. For example, hole 5 of the Japan course in the Japanese version has an extra strip of fairway attached to the upper-left corner of the green, while in the international versions, said strip is replaced with a water hazard.
*The ranks (Semi Pro, Beginner, etc.) are unlocked after completing certain courses past the second one. The default rank is none at all.
*Not all courses are available at the beginning; instead, the courses after the first one (Japan) must be unlocked by beating the previous one. The extra course is a compilation of all holes the player has unlocked, and there is no reward for completing it. In the ''Full Open Version'', all courses are unlocked from the start.

===Tournament Roster===
In the Club House mode in the game, there is a setting called the Tournament Roster. Here the player can change all of the player's names, just like they'd change their own name (which is Mario by default). Here are all the 36 default names on the Tournament Roster. The player cannot change the roster in the Japanese version due to a lack of a tournament mode.

{|
|
*Barry
*[[Billy]]
*Bruce
*Carrie
*Colleen
*Dayv
*Denise
*Don
*Earl
*Elizabeth
*Fred
*Gloria
|
*Jeff
*Jim
*John
*Kim
*Leslie
*Lynn
*[[Mark (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Mark]]
*Mary
*Paula
*Pete
*[[Steve (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Steve]]
*Tina
|
*[[Tony (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Tony]]
*[[Kenji Miki|Miki]]
*[[Satoru Iwata|Iwata]]
*Hiro
*Nakajima
*Onozuka
*Mishima
*Tsuchiyama
*[[Shigeru Miyamoto|Miyamoto]]
*Shirota
*Todori
*Uemura
|
|}

All of the names starting from [[Kenji Miki|Miki]] to Uemura are names of the people who developed and produced the game, while Steve and Tony are names of two people who localized it into the English language.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|NES Open Tournament Golf}}
<gallery heights=170>
Mario Gear NES.png|[[Mario]]
Luigi NES.png|[[Luigi]]
Peach NES.png|[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]
Daisy NES.png|[[Princess Daisy]]
Toad NES.png|[[Toad]]
</gallery>

==Media==
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==Staff==
{{main|List of NES Open Tournament Golf staff}}

''NES Open Tournament Golf'' was a coproduction between [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]] and [[HAL Laboratory]]. [[Kenji Miki]] (director of the original ''[[Golf]]'') was the director. The game was [[Satoru Iwata]]'s first experience in developing a game "from start to finish"<ref>''ゲームデザイナー入門 (小学館入門百科シリーズ)'' (translation available on [http://shmuplations.com/1994game4/ shmuplation.com]), 1994. Retrieved August 22, 2014.</ref>. The title was also [[zeldawiki:Eiji Aonuma|Eiji Aonuma]]'s (credited as a sprite designer) very first work in the video game industry.

==References to other games==
*''[[Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course]]'': Mario's outfit originated from this game.

==References in later games==
[[File:SMO Mario Golf.png|thumb|150px|The "[[Crazy Cap|Golf Suit]]" from ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
*''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': Two of Peach's alternate costumes are based on the outfits of Peach and Daisy's in-game sprites.
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'': A [[NES Open Tournament Golf (microgame)|microgame]] appears based off of this game.
*''[[NES Remix 2]]'': Several challenges are based off of this game.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'': One of Mario's alternate colors resembles the clothes he wears this game.
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'': Mario can wear an outfit identical to the one he is depicted as wearing in this game.
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'': The NES Open Tournament Golf microgame from ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' returns in this game.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Mario's alternate color resembling the clothes from this game returns from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''.
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'': Mario and Luigi's golf outfits from ''NES Open Tournament Golf'' return in this game as rewards for achieving an A- rank in Ranked Match during January and February 2022, respectively.
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Mario and Luigi's outfits in this game return starting from the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]].
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオオープンゴルフ
|JapR=Mario Ōpun Gorufu
|JapM=Mario Open Golf
}}

==Trivia==
*Dummied data for the Japanese version of ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'' indicated that ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', as well as ''NES Open Tournament Golf'', would have been included as playable Famicom games, but were ultimately cut, with not even a ROM or models available inside.<ref>https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing#Removed_Games</ref>
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