Mario Golf: World Tour

Template:Infobox Mario Golf: World Tour is a sport title for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fifth installment of the Mario Golf series, and the third handheld installment in the series. The game also features gyroscope support and Wi-Fi capabilities.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to past installments of the Mario Golf series. Players have to hit shots while taking into account character attributes, wind, weather, and course topography. The power, accuracy, and spin of shots are determined by the timing when the player taps buttons or the touch screen as a target line slides up and down the power meter. A simplified control system, like the Auto control system from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, returns where the player has to worry only about the power of the shot, at the expense of being unable to add topspin or backspin. The touch screen can now be used for selecting clubs, initiating shots, and adding spin. Plus, the trajectory of the shot can be altered by moving the circle pad or by using the touch screen as the shot meter is in motion; this is similar to the impact zone feature of past games. A new feature, known as Item Shots, allows players to hit shots with different effects via items. These include burning through trees with a Fire Flower, creating Jump Blocks over water hazards, ignoring wind via Bullet Bill, increasing draw or fade by Boomerang, and freezing the terrain with an Ice Flower. These items can be collected by hitting ? Blocks on the course, although players sometimes start holes with items.

There are two main modes of play: Mario Golf (Quick Round), and Castle Club.

Castle Club

Castle Club is a story mode where the player's Mii tackles different tournaments (similar to the story modes from previous handheld Mario Golf games). Using coins, the player's Mii is able to buy equipment that will affect its stats, such as drive distance and shot trajectory, similar to the Mii customization feature in Mario Tennis Open.

Mario Golf

Mario Golf (Quick Round) is similar to past Mario Golf games, where the player can select a Mushroom Kingdom character or a customized Mii. It features a variety of modes such as Single Player (including Stroke Play, Match Play, Speed Golf, and Point Tourney, all of which provide coins for the player), Vs. (Local Play, Online Friends, and Community Match), and Tournaments (Mario Open and user-created Private Tournaments). Additional regional and worldwide online tournaments are available on the entry floor of the Castle Club.

Single Player

This mode allows the player to take on a round against the scorecard, the clock, or a computer opponent (Match Play only), as well as Challenges, where courses, Star characters, and Mii costumes can be unlocked. The first four modes allow the player to select any unlocked course, as well as the number of holes (3, 6, 9, or 18), wind strength, whether to use items, and more.

Stroke Play

A standard round of golf, where the player's score is compared to par.

Match Play

The player competes against a computer-controlled opponent. The winner of the round is whichever player wins more holes, although if the players are tied by the end of the game, it will proceed into Sudden Death and go through the selected course again until someone wins. The player chooses the computer's skill level: Novice, Intermediate, Expert, Semipro (unlocked by earning 90 Star Coins in Challenge mode), or Pro (unlocked by earning 100 Moon Coins in Challenge mode).

Speed Golf

Instead of counting strokes, the player's score is determined by how much time is taken to hole the ball.

Point Tourney

Scored via a modified version of the Stableford scoring system. The player is awarded 8 points for an albatross or a hole in one, 5 for an eagle, 3 for a birdie, 2 for a par, and 1 for a bogey. A double bogey or worse scores zero.

Challenges

Each of the game's courses (including DLC courses) has ten Star Coin challenges and ten Moon Coin challenges (the latter are more difficult, and unlocked by earning 90 star coins). They take the following forms:

Star Coin Collector - A Star (or Moon) Coin is placed somewhere on a hole. The player must hit the coin with the ball, then complete the hole in par or better.

Ring Master - Multiple rings are placed around the hole. The player must hit the ball through all of the rings, then complete the hole in par or better.

100 Coins - A three-hole challenge. Coins are placed around each hole. The player is given a number of shots equal to the hole's par minus two, and attempts to hit the ball into 100 of them over the course of the three holes.

Score Attack - The player must complete nine holes of stroke play, and match or beat the given target score.

Character Match - A nine-hole match play competition against a Mushroom Kingdom character. Winning this match also unlocks the star version of that character for all play modes.

Time Attack - The player must complete three holes within the given time limit.

Point Challenge - A three-hole challenge. On each hole, Club Slots are spun, which limits the player to no more than three clubs (plus a putter) for the duration of the hole unless the player lines up three Stars on the slots, in which case they will have all of their clubs available. Point Tourney scoring applies, and the player must earn at least the given target number of points within the three holes.

One-On, One-Putt Challenge - Sky Island only. If a tee shot misses the green, the challenge is failed. If a birdie putt is missed, the challenge is failed. To succeed, the player must successfully complete nine holes.

A complete list of the challenges is below. Differences between the Star and Moon Coin challenges are underlined. Hovering over one will reveal the Moon Coin version.

Challenges
Forest Course
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 6	Par: 5	Hole: 12	Par: 5
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 10	Par: 4	Hole: 15	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 9	Par: 3	Hole: 8	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 13	Par: 4	Hole: 18	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 5	Par: 4	Hole: 16	Par: 5
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 4/7/17	Coins: 100	Holes: 1/12/14	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 3	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 8
Character Match	Challenge Daisy to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Daisy	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Daisy
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 130 seconds.	Holes: 3/11/16	Time: 02:10.00	Holes: 2/6/17	Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points.	Holes: 6/14/18	Total: 6 points	Holes: 4/9/13	Total: 9 points
Seaside Course
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 18	Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 5	Hole: 13	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 15	Par: 4	Hole: 8	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 14	Par: 5	Hole: 16	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 3/12/17	Coins: 100	Holes: 5/7/10	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 7
Character Match 1	Challenge Wario to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Wario	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Wario
Character Match 2	Challenge Waluigi to a round of match play.	Holes: 10~18	Opponent: Waluigi	Holes: 10~18	Opponent: Star Waluigi
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 120 seconds.	Holes: 2/5/16	Time: 02:00.00	Holes: 4/12/14	Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points.	Holes: 11/14/18	Total: 6 points	Holes: 2/6/17	Total: 8 points
Mountain Course
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 13	Par: 4	Hole: 2	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 17	Par: 4	Hole: 18	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 9	Par: 4	Hole: 5	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 14	Par: 5	Hole: 12	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 2/8/18	Coins: 100	Holes: 7/10/16	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 6	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 7
Character Match 1	Challenge Boo to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Boo	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Boo
Character Match 2	Challenge Bowser Jr. to a round of match play.	Holes: 10~18	Opponent: Bowser Jr.	Holes: 10~18	Opponent: Star Bowser Jr.
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 120 seconds.	Holes: 7/12/16	Time: 02:00.00	Holes: 6/15/18	Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points.	Holes: 1/4/11	Total: 7 points	Holes: 3/14/17	Total: 8 points
Sky Island
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 10	Par: 3	Hole: 2	Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 7	Par: 3	Hole: 18	Par: 3
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 3	Par: 3	Hole: 12	Par: 3
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 8	Par: 3	Hole: 11	Par: 3
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 5	Par: 3	Hole: 13	Par: 3
One-On, One-Putt Challenge	Complete nine holes with two strokes each: one shot and one putt.	Holes: 1~9	One-On, One-Putt	Holes: 10~18	One-On, One-Putt
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 9 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 9	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 9
Character Match	Challenge Diddy Kong to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Diddy Kong	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Diddy Kong
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 60 seconds.	Holes: 1/4/14	Time: 01:00.00	Holes: 9/6/15	Time: 01:10.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 9 points.	Holes: 2/12/11	Total: 9 points	Holes: 7/16/17	Total: 9 points
Peach Gardens
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 6	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 5	Hole: 2	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 8	Par: 4	Hole: 3	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 2	Par: 5	Hole: 4	Par: 3
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 7	Par: 3	Hole: 5	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 2/6/4	Coins: 100	Holes: 1/7/9	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 1 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 1	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 8
Character Match	Challenge Peach to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Peach	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Peach
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 150 seconds.	Holes: 7/5/9	Time: 02:30.00	Holes: 2/4/8	Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points.	Holes: 2~4	Total: 6 points	Holes: 1/7/9	Total: 9 points
Yoshi Lake
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 8	Par: 4	Hole: 9	Par: 5
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 5	Hole: 5	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 5	Par: 4	Hole: 6	Par: 3
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 4	Par: 4	Hole: 3	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 9	Par: 5	Hole: 2	Par: 3
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 2/3/9	Coins: 100	Holes: 1/6/7	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 3 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 3	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 7
Character Match	Challenge Yoshi to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Yoshi	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Yoshi
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 140 seconds.	Holes: 1/6/7	Time: 02:20.00	Holes: 2/8/9	Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points.	Holes: 1/4/6	Total: 6 points	Holes: 2/5/9	Total: 8 points
Wiggler Park
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 2	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 3	Hole: 8	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 7	Par: 4	Hole: 5	Par: 3
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 8	Par: 5	Hole: 6	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 4	Par: 4	Hole: 3	Par: 5
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 2/3/5	Coins: 100	Holes: 1/8/9	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 4	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 6
Character Match	Challenge Mario to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Mario	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Mario
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 140 seconds.	Holes: 3/6/9	Time: 02:20.00	Holes: 4/5/8	Time: 02:00.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points.	Holes: 1/5/8	Total: 7 points	Holes: 3/7/9	Total: 8 points
Cheep Cheep Lagoon
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 5	Hole: 1	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 8	Par: 4	Hole: 2	Par: 3
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 7	Par: 3
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 5	Par: 4	Hole: 6	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 3	Par: 4	Hole: 4	Par: 5
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 2/4/6	Coins: 100	Holes: 3/7/9	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5
Character Match	Challenge Luigi to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Luigi	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Luigi
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 150 seconds.	Holes: 3/7/9	Time: 02:30.00	Holes: 2/4/8	Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 6 points.	Holes: 1/4/7	Total: 6 points	Holes: 2/5/9	Total: 8 points
DK Jungle
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 5	Hole: 8	Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 2	Par: 4	Hole: 5	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 8	Par: 3	Hole: 3	Par: 3
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 4	Par: 4	Hole: 7	Par: 5
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 6	Par: 4	Hole: 9	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 3/5/7	Coins: 100	Holes: 1/6/8	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 6	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5
Character Match	Challenge Donkey Kong to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Donkey Kong	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Donkey Kong
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 130 seconds.	Holes: 1/2/8	Time: 02:10.00	Holes: 3/7/9	Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points.	Holes: 3/7/9	Total: 7 points	Holes: 1/4/8	Total: 8 points
Bowser's Castle
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 3	Par: 4	Hole: 4	Par: 3
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 8	Par: 4	Hole: 9	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 5	Par: 5	Hole: 1	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 4	Par: 3	Hole: 2	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 9	Par: 5	Hole: 7	Par: 3
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 7/6/9	Coins: 100	Holes: 5/4/8	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 6 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 6	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5
Character Match	Challenge Bowser to a round of match play.	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Bowser	Holes: 1~9	Opponent: Star Bowser
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 120 seconds.	Holes: 2/5/4	Time: 02:00.00	Holes: 7/6/9	Time: 02:10.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 7 points.	Holes: 1/7/9	Total: 7 points	Holes: 5/4/8	Total: 8 points
Toad Highlands
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 4	Hole: 11	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 10	Par: 4	Hole: 4	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 12	Par: 5
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 3	Par: 4	Hole: 18	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 17	Par: 3	Hole: 7	Par: 4
Ring Master 4	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 14	Par: 4	Hole: 16	Par: 5
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 13/3/12	Coins: 100	Holes: 16/2/10	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 4	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 5
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 150 seconds.	Holes: 17/1/8	Time: 02:30.00	Holes: 13/5/16	Time: 02:15.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 4 points.	Holes: 2/7/16	Total: 4 points	Holes: 6/12/18	Total: 6 points
Koopa Park
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 3	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 13	Par: 3	Hole: 15	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 2	Par: 5	Hole: 5	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 14	Par: 4	Hole: 9	Par: 4
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 17	Par: 4	Hole: 8	Par: 3
Ring Master 4	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 12	Par: 5	Hole: 18	Par: 5
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 1/16/2	Coins: 100	Holes: 18/4/14	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 4 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 4	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 5
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 150 seconds.	Holes: 8/1/18	Time: 02:30.00	Holes: 4/17/12	Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points.	Holes: 16/7/2	Total: 5 points	Holes: 13/11/6	Total: 6 points
Layer-Cake Desert
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 1	Par: 4	Hole: 16	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 12	Par: 3	Hole: 18	Par: 4
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 3	Par: 5	Hole: 11	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 4	Par: 4	Hole: 17	Par: 5
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 7	Par: 3	Hole: 13	Par: 4
Ring Master 4	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 14	Par: 5	Hole: 5	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 9/11/7	Coins: 100	Holes: 8/17/2	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 5
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 140 seconds.	Holes: 15/1/3	Time: 02:20.00	Holes: 12/6/14	Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points.	Holes: 2/18/9	Total: 5 points	Holes: 7/10/17	Total: 7 points
Sparkling Waters
Name	In-game Description	Star Coin Challenge		Moon Coin Challenge
Star Coin Collector 1	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 9	Par: 4	Hole: 16	Par: 4
Star Coin Collector 2	Collect Star Coins while achieving par.	Hole: 18	Par: 5	Hole: 7	Par: 5
Ring Master 1	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 6	Par: 3	Hole: 14	Par: 4
Ring Master 2	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 8	Par: 4	Hole: 12	Par: 3
Ring Master 3	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 15	Par: 3	Hole: 5	Par: 4
Ring Master 4	Shoot through all the rings and complete holes in par.	Hole: 7	Par: 5	Hole: 17	Par: 4
100 Coins	Try to collect 100 coins over three holes.	Holes: 16/4/6	Coins: 100	Holes: 12/9/18	Coins: 100
Score Attack	Complete nine holes with an overall score of - 5 or better.	Holes: 1~9	Total: - 5	Holes: 10~18	Total: - 5
Time Attack	Complete three holes in 140 seconds.	Holes: 3/1/11	Time: 02:20.00	Holes: 15/11/18	Time: 02:05.00
Point Challenge	Play three holes using Club Slots and earn 5 points.	Holes: 12/2/7	Total: 5 points	Holes: 6/10/4	Total: 7 points

Vs.

This is the game's multiplayer mode. Local play is available for up to four players, but it does not support download play. During multiplayer, all players play at the same time, which speeds up play significantly because players do not have to wait until it is their turn to play. However, all players must finish the hole before they are allowed to move on. Players can see the ghost shots of other players and on-screen icons also show how the player's shots measure with the other players' in terms of distance. Players can send taunts or cheers to each other by pressing icons, as well as emoticons. Matches with online friends and community matches can also be played from this menu.

Tournaments

Mario Golf: World Tour also features pre-made tournaments made by Nintendo. Winners of tournaments receive coins to buy gear from the Toad Shop. When a new tournament is about to begin, the player will receive Spotpass notifications. Players can also create their own private tournaments, including most of the customization options available for the Single Player mode. Callaway Golf has also teamed up with Nintendo to produce Callaway-based tournaments, which will give the players sponsored Callaway Gear for the Mii to equip. Below is a table of some of the current confirmed tournaments:

Name	Date	Participation prizes
Callaway Tournament 1	May 22, 2014 to June 11, 2014	Legacy Black Clubs and Legacy Black Ball
Callaway Tournament 2	June 12, 2014 to July 2, 2014	Callaway Combo 1
Callaway Tournament 3	July 3, 2014 to July 23, 2014	X Hot Clubs and ERC Crystal Yellow Ball
Callaway Tournament 4	July 24, 2014 to August 13, 2014	Callaway Combo 2
Callaway Tournament 5	August 14, 2014 to September 3, 2014	Filly Clubs and ERC Pearl Pink Ball

End-of-hole scoring and related animations

Whenever a character finishes a hole, their score determines their reaction. Bad scores also have an effect on the character. These sets of animations apply to all the characters, which are as follows:

• Eagle, Hole-in-One, or Albatross - Great response
• Birdie - Good response
• Par - Satisfactory response
• Bogey - Unsatisfactory response
• Double Bogey or worse - Bad response

Characters

Playable

The complete character select screen.

The game includes 21 playable characters: 13 default characters as well as 4 unlockable characters. Additionally, 4 more characters will be available as downloadable content. Overall stronger Star variations of these characters are unlocked by beating the character on their respective character match in Challenges mode, with the exception of unlockable characters and downloadable characters, in which case the Star variation is unlocked at the same time the character is unlocked or downloaded.

Below is a table of the playable characters. Note that Height is on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the lowest-flying shot and 10 being the highest. Sweet Spot and Control are out of 11. When a character curves the ball, it is either called a "fade" or "draw" for right handed characters, a fade is when the ball curves to the right, and a draw is when it curves to the left, and vice versa for left handed players. When a shot is used with a curve on a hole with a higher surface, the ball can either over-curve or under-curve, resulting in misplacing of the ball.

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Mario		Luigi		Peach		Daisy
Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Fade	Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Draw
Height	6.5	Height	3.5	Height	4.5	Height	7.5
Drive	215 yards	Drive	206 yards	Drive	200 yards	Drive	213 yards
Sweet-Spot	6.1	Sweet-Spot	7.9	Sweet-Spot	8.3	Sweet-Spot	6.1
Control	5.25	Control	6.25	Control	6.75	Control	5.6
Star Drive	280 yards	Star Drive	240 yards	Star Drive	233 yards	Star Drive	270 yards
Star Sweet-Spot	3.3	Star Sweet-Spot	6.1	Star Sweet-Spot	7.25	Star Sweet-Spot	4
Star Control	4.5	Star Control	6	Star Control	6.3	Star Control	4.9
Yoshi		Bowser		Bowser Jr.		Boo
Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Fade	Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Draw
Height	5	Height	5	Height	4	Height	4.25
Drive	208 yards	Drive	220 yards	Drive	210 yards	Drive	209 yards
Sweet-Spot	7.25	Sweet-Spot	5.6	Sweet-Spot	6.75	Sweet-Spot	7.25
Control	6.1	Control	5.05	Control	6	Control	6.1
Star Drive	250 yards	Star Drive	290 yards	Star Drive	260 yards	Star Drive	255 yards
Star Sweet-Spot	5.05	Star Sweet-Spot	2.9	Star Sweet-Spot	4.5	Star Sweet-Spot	5.1
Star Control	5.6	Star Control	4.1	Star Control	5.05	Star Control	5.25
Donkey Kong		Diddy Kong		Wario		Waluigi
Trajectory	Draw	Trajectory	Draw	Trajectory	Fade	Trajectory	Draw
Height	4	Height	6.25	Height	2.25	Height	5
Drive	217 yards	Drive	211 yards	Drive	209 yards	Drive	208 yards
Sweet-Spot	5.6	Sweet-Spot	6.75	Sweet-Spot	7.25	Sweet-Spot	7.9
Control	5.05	Control	6	Control	6	Control	6.1
Star Drive	283 yards	Star Drive	264 yards	Star Drive	258 yards	Star Drive	246 yards
Star Sweet-Spot	2.9	Star Sweet-Spot	?	Star Sweet-Spot	5.05	Star Sweet-Spot	5.6
Star Control	4.1	Star Control	?	Star Control	5.25	Star Control	5.6

Star-Character unlocking criteria

Unlocking criteria for the star version of default characters
Star Mario	Beat Mario in the Wiggler Park Character Challenge.
Star Luigi	Beat Luigi in the Cheep Cheep Lagoon Character Challenge.
Star Peach	Beat Peach in the Peach Gardens Character Challenge.
Star Daisy	Beat Daisy in the Forest Course Character Challenge.
Star Yoshi	Beat Yoshi in the Yoshi Lake Character Challenge.
Star Bowser	Beat Bowser in the Bowser's Castle Character Challenge.
Star Bowser Jr.	Beat Bowser Jr. in his Mountain Course Character Challenge.
Star Boo	Beat Boo in his Mountain Course Character Challenge.
Star Donkey Kong	Beat Donkey Kong in the DK Jungle Character Challenge.
Star Diddy Kong	Beat Diddy Kong in the Sky Island Character Challenge.
Star Wario	Beat Wario in his Seaside Course Character Challenge.
Star Waluigi	Beat Waluigi in his Seaside Course Character Challenge.

Customizable

Mii
Trajectory	Medium Straight
Height	5
Drive	210 yards
Sweet-Spot	5.6
Control	5.6

Unlockable

Toad		Kamek		Paratroopa		Birdo
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Trajectory	Draw	Trajectory	Fade	Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Fade
Height	6	Height	4.25	Height	5.5	Height	6
Drive	203 yards	Drive	214 yards	Drive	207 yards	Drive	212 yards
Sweet-Spot	8.3	Sweet-Spot	6.1	Sweet-Spot	7.9	Sweet-Spot	6.75
Control	6.9	Control	5.25	Control	6.3	Control	5.6
Star Drive	237 yards	Star Drive	277 yards	Star Drive	243 yards	Star Drive	267 yards
Star Sweet-Spot	6.75	Star Sweet-Spot	3.3	Star Sweet-Spot	6.1	Star Sweet-Spot	4
Star Control	6.1	Star Control	4.5	Star Control	6	Star Control	4.9

Unlocking criteria

Unlocking criteria for these participants
Toad	Collect 40 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Kamek	Collect 45 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Paratroopa	Collect 50 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.
Birdo	Collect 55 Star Coins in Challenge Mode.

Downloadable

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Toadette		Nabbit		Rosalina		Template:Color-link-piped
Trajectory	Straight	Trajectory	Draw	Trajectory	Fade	Trajectory	Straight
Height	4.25	Height	1.75	Height	?	Height	6.5
Drive	198 yards	Drive	213 yards	Drive	218 yards	Drive	215 yards
Sweet-Spot	8.3	Sweet-Spot	?	Sweet-Spot	?	Sweet-Spot	6.1
Control	7.05	Control	?	Control	?	Control	5.25
Star Drive	230 yards	Star Drive	274 yards	Star Drive	??? yards	Star Drive	280 yards
Star Sweet-Spot	7.9	Star Sweet-Spot	?	Star Sweet-Spot	?	Star Sweet-Spot	3.3
Star Control	6.75	Star Control	?	Star Control	?	Star Control	4.5

Purchasing criteria

Information on acquiring these characters
Toadette	Purchase the Mushroom Pack or Season Pass.
Nabbit	Purchase the Flower Pack or Season Pass.
Rosalina	Purchase the Star Pack or Season Pass.
Gold Mario	Purchase all three packs separately or the Season Pass.

Non-playable

Mega Goomba Monty Mole Toads Shy Guys Hammer Bro. Koopa Troopa Cheep Cheeps Mega Urchins Bob-omb Wiggler Piranhacus Gigantici Piranha Plant

Bullet Bill Butterflies Boos King Boo Para-Beetles Spike Spiny Koopa Paratroopa Lumas Urchins

Thwomp Chain Chomps Heavy Para-Beetles Dolphins Jumbo Rays Fishin' Lakitu Lubba Hungry Luma Luma Polari

Items

Various items can be used during gameplay to affect the player's shots.

• Mushroom - Makes the ball roll further. Also comes in the Triple variety.
• Fire Flower - Increases the shot distance and burns through trees and obstacles.
• Ice Flower - Freezes terrain to allow the ball to bounce multiple times.
• Bullet Bill - Ignores wind and increases maximum distance.
• Bob-omb - Causes the ball to fly high into the air.
• Boomerang Flower - Increases the draw or fade of the shot.
• Note Block - Creates a Jump Block in midair, letting the ball avoid water hazards.
• Tornado - A tornado that sucks up nearby coins.
• Kab-omb - Explodes mid air to drop the ball straight down.
• Gold Flower - Gives the player coins for every yard the ball travels.

Customizable gear

Main article: Mario Golf: World Tour Mii Gear

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There is a variety of purchasable gear that can be used to customize the player's Mii that will affect their stats.. The game will have 500 customizable gear items. If a player equips a Mii with a full character gear set the Mii will play similarly to that character.

Courses

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• Forest Course: a forest-themed course where multi-colored hills can be seen in the distance.
• Seaside Course: a beach-themed course with a similar appearance to Blooper Bay.
• Mountain Course: a desert-themed course with multi-colored cacti.
• Peach Gardens: a Peach's Castle-themed course, with pink fairways and greens.
• Yoshi Lake: a course with many pools of standing water with a resemblance of Yarn Yoshi and some levels of Yoshi's Story. Unlocked by collecting 7 Star Coins in Challenges mode.
• Wiggler Park: a flower garden course with a Mega Goomba and other giant characters. Unlocked by collecting 14 Star Coins.
• Cheep Cheep Lagoon: an underwater course with Cheep Cheeps and and other marine creatures. Unlocked by collecting 21 Star Coins.
• DK Jungle: a Donkey Kong Country Returns themed course, featuring Screaming Pillars and Barrel Cannons. Unlocked by collecting 28 Star Coins.
• Bowser's Castle: a Bowser-themed course, with many Bob-ombs which will explode if contacted. Unlocked by collecting 35 Star Coins.
• Sky Island: a par-3 course set in the sky, where clouds and Para-Beetles can be seen. Unlocked by completing the nine-hole One-On, One-Putt Challenge in Castle Club mode.

Downloadable content

Mushroom Pack
Description: Toadette takes up the clubs in the first DLC pack for the game. You'll also get two brand new courses to play: Toad Highlands and Koopa Park. This pack will definitely grow on you. Release Date: May 2, 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: 447 Courses: Toad Highlands: Toad Highlands from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example with Toad-shaped hedges. Koopa Park: Koopa Park from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example taking place at sunset and with Koopa Troopa-shaped balloons. Character: Toadette
Flower Pack
Description: Delicious! The Layer-Cake Desert and Sparkling Waters courses are perfect complements to each other in this pack. You'll also snag the character Nabbit from New Super Mario Bros. U. Release Date: May 22, 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: 447 Courses: Layer-Cake Desert: Shy Guy Desert from Mario Golf updated with the look of Layer-Cake Desert from New Super Mario Bros. U. Sparkling Waters: Yoshi's Island from Mario Golf updated with the look of Sparkling Waters from New Super Mario Bros. U. Character: Nabbit
Star Pack
Description: The two stellar courses in this pack will have you driving deep into Mario's Star and playing through the Rock-Candy Mines. Need even more star power? How about Rosalina as a playable character! Release Date: June 2014 Price: US$5.99 / CAN$6.49 / €5.99 / £5.39 / AUS$7.80 Blocks: Courses: Rock-Candy Mines: Boo Valley from Mario Golf updated with the look of Rock-Candy Mines from New Super Mario Bros. U. Mario's Star: A space course heavily based on Mario's Star from Mario Golf, with elements from Super Mario Galaxy. Character: Rosalina
Season Pass
Description: Can't decide what new courses and characters you want? You can get all three (as they are released) by buying a Season Pass! You'll also get the Gold Mario character to use immediately. If you buy all three packs separately, then you'll get Gold Mario when the Star Pack is released in June. Release Date: Starts May 2, 2014 and downloads new courses and characters as they are released. Price: Until May 31, 2014: US$14.99 / CAN$16.49 / €11.99 / £10.79 / AUS$15.60 After May 31, 2014: US$14.99 / CAN$16.49 / €14.99 / £13.49 / AUS$20.90 Blocks: First Wave: 489 Second Wave: 933 (includes First Wave) Third Wave: Courses: First Wave: Toad Highlands: Toad Highlands from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example with Toad-shaped hedges. Koopa Park: Koopa Park from Mario Golf now graphically updated, for example taking place at sunset and with Koopa Troopa-shaped balloons. Second Wave: Layer-Cake Desert: Shy Guy Desert from Mario Golf updated with the look of Layer-Cake Desert from New Super Mario Bros. U. Sparkling Waters: Yoshi's Island from Mario Golf updated with the look of Sparkling Waters from New Super Mario Bros. U. Third Wave: Rock-Candy Mines: Boo Valley from Mario Golf updated with the look of Rock-Candy Mines from New Super Mario Bros. U. Mario's Star: A space course heavily based on Mario's Star from Mario Golf, with elements from Super Mario Galaxy. Characters: First Wave: Gold Mario and Toadette Second Wave: Nabbit Third Wave: Rosalina
Free-Trial Course Pack
Description: Release Date: May 2, 2014 Price: Free Blocks: 138 Courses: Character: None

Demo

On the 17th of April, a demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop for Europe, making this strictly the second Mario game (preceded by Mario & Luigi: Dream Team) to have a publicly released demo for download. The demo was later released in North America on April 24. It uses 873 blocks when downloaded and offers fifteen uses (ten for the European demo).

The demo lets the player go through a tutorial covering camera and shot control or play through either holes 1, 2, and 3 of Seaside Course, holes 1, 2, and 6 of Wiggler Park, and holes 1, 5, and 6 of Yoshi Lake. The demo also allows the player to play the Star Coin Collector mode on hole 9 of Peach Gardens, and the Ring Master mode on hole 14 of Mountain Course. The only playable characters available are Mario, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser.

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros.: The loading screens portray various golf scenes that use sprites from this game. The music used in Cheep Cheep Lagoon is a cover of the underwater theme. The music of Bowser's Castle has some parts of the castle theme in it.
• Super Mario Bros. 3: The music used in Sky Island is a cover of this game's Athletic Theme.
• NES Open Tournament Golf: Golf clubs and a golf ball appear based on Mario's attire in this game.
• Super Mario 64: The music of Bowser's Castle has parts of this game's Bowser level music.
• Mario Golf (Nintendo 64): Toad Highlands and Koopa Park return with an updated appearance, while the other four main courses appear in a new iteration.
• Yoshi's Story: Yoshi Lake appears to be based on this game, even using a cover of the title screen as the music.
• Mario Power Tennis: Many voice clips are reused from this game.
• Mario Kart DS: The music of Peach Gardens is a cover of the theme used in this game's Peach Gardens.
• Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2: Mario's Star has elements from this game, and various Luma characters appear in Rosalina's post-hole animation. The music used in Wiggler Park is a cover of the Honeyhive Galaxy music. Golf clubs, a golf ball, and a costume appear based on Bee Mario and Cloud Mario.
• Donkey Kong Country Returns: The DK Jungle course is heavily based on this game.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2: Gold Mario appears as a playable character. Moon Coins reappear.
• New Super Mario Bros. U: Layer-Cake Desert, Sparkling Waters, and Rock-Candy Mines are downloadable golf courses of places that originated in this game. Golf clubs, a golf ball, and a costume appear based on Boss Sumo Bro. Nabbit appears as a playable character.

Critical reception

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Mario Golf: World Tour has received generally positive reviews amongst critics. IGN gave the game a score of 8.6/10 (a "great" rating). They praised the game's learning curve, training options, large quantity of unlockables, and multiplayer, but criticised the map in Castle Club, saying it was "confusing".Joystiq gave 3 stars out of 5.Nintendo Life gave the game a score of 9/10.The game was scored 83% by Official Nintendo Magazine.Mario Golf: World Tour currently averages a score of 78 out of a possible 100 on Metacritic. Overall, the game was praised for its gameplay and graphics, but criticised for the lack of content in the Castle Club.

Beta elements

In the earlier screenshots, the animations for "Birdie" or "Bogey" had orange circles and letters, whereas in the final game, they're blue.

Gallery

Main article: Gallery:Mario Golf: World Tour

Quotes

Main article: List of quotes in Mario Golf: World Tour

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Golf: World Tour staff

External links

• Premiere Trailer from Nintendo Direct.
• Official North American website
• Official European website
• Official Japanese website