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PGA TOUR Golf Shootout Guide: Tips, Cheats & Tricks to Level Up Fast

By: Author Sean O'Reilly

Posted on Last updated: April 27, 2019

Any self-respecting fan of golf should know what the PGA Tour is all about. That is why it comes as no surprise that PGA TOUR Golf Shootout has quickly become one of the top sports games since it was launched. Available on Android and iOS platforms, the game lets you experience what it is like to participate in the PGA Tour competition. You can sink birdies and hit holes in one in perfectly manicured courses.

Enjoy the stunningly realistic visuals are you compete in the most respected tournaments in golf. You can hone your skills by taking on the TPC courses in single-player mode while completing multiple Daily challenges. If you’re feeling a bit competitive, you can go against some of the best players around the world in Versus mode. There is a lot of content waiting to be unlocked, and you will need the help of our PGA TOUR Golf Shootout tips, cheats and tricks to get them all for free!

1. What Are Levels For?

You are probably wondering why there is a level system in a sports game like PGA TOUR Golf Shootout. First off, you get to have bragging rights as a veteran player if you have a higher level. More importantly, however, you gain access to more features of the game. Even though the game can be downloaded for free, a lot of its content is locked behind level requirements. You will need to level up quickly in order to fully enjoy everything that the game has to offer.

The level system also isn’t like more other games where you just keep playing and you automatically get experience for nearly every tap you make on the screen. Here you need to level up golf clubs in order to gain experience. You will have to put in a lot of work if you don’t want to spend real money in order to level up.

2. How To Level Up Clubs

If you are familiar with games like Clash Royale , you would be able to understand the club levels more quickly. Clubs are acquired mostly through opening packs. When you open a pack, you will see a countdown timer. You will need to wait until the timer reaches zero in order to get the contents of the pack. You can spend real money to skip the countdown timer, but that would be a waste. Packs contain random cards, so you will need to open up a lot of them in order to get what you need.

To level up a club in PGA TOUR Golf Shootout you need silver coins and enough duplicate cards of that club. You gain experience every time you level up a card, but the costs for the next level also increases. The good news is that you get access to even better clubs while you grind for experience. This makes you stronger while allowing you to unlock more content.

3. Open More Packs

Since the contents of packs are random, you won’t always get what you need to level up your clubs. That is why you need to open up as many packs as you can. If you have unlocked Challenges, you should complete all that you can in order to get more packs. Some Challenges reward you with packs that can be opened instantly. You should also check on your Clubhouse rewards for more packs.

If you are tired of waiting around for packs to open, you can speed up the process by spending premium currency. You get some premium currency for free from time to time, so you won’t have to spend real money. A better way to speed up packs, however, is by watching video advertisements.

4. Claim Your Freebies

When you have free time, you should drop by the in-game store. You can watch video advertisements from the store in order to get some freebies. Tap on the Free Rewards button at the bottom of the screen to watch the ads. This is an easy way to gain resources needed for upgrading your clubs. Try to watch a few videos every day in order to maximize your resource gain. You can watch up to five ads per day, and we recommend that you watch all of them because you get premium currency after the fifth video.

Another freebie that you can get your hands on comes every 24 hours. You can claim this from the game’s main screen, and it can be opened without having to wait for timers. Even if you don’t have time to play for the day, make sure you still try to log in every 24 hours to claim your free reward.

Finally, you get free packs whenever you win in Versus mode. These are timed packs, so make sure you open them up as soon as you can. You should also set an alarm in order to claim them as soon as their timer is done. You can only have one pack queued up to open at any given time. That means every second that there isn’t a new pack queued up is wasted.

5. Improve Your FedEx Cup Rank

Gold is the premium currency in PGA TOUR Golf Shootout. Every pack you open has a small chance of containing some Gold. We also mentioned earlier that you can get some more gold by watching five ads per day. If you want more Gold, however, you will need to increase your FedEx Cup Rank. You can do this by simply playing more matches against other players. The game gives out rank rewards at the end of each season. The reward pack you get improves every 10 ranks. The better the reward, the more cards, coins, and Gold you will get when the season ends.

6. Play In Solo Mode

Everyone wants to play live PVP games, but there is some benefit to playing in solo mode. Aside from providing you a good way to practice your shots, you also earn a decent amount of loot in clearing single-player stages. This will help you level up more clubs and raise your player level even faster. Remember, the key to leveling up is getting as many resources as you can, even if it means playing against the AI once in a while.

7. How To Win Matches

How good you are in the game influences how fast you level up since you need to keep winning in order to get more cards, coins, and Gold. While the game relies heavily on skill, there are still a few things you can do to improve your chances of winning matches. First off, understand how the game works. Before you take a shot, you will need to choose a club. The game sets a default one for you, but you can choose a different one if you like. The game’s recommendation is usually a solid choice, so switch only if you know what you’re doing.

Once you have a club selected, you can drag on the ball to get a bird’s eye view of the course and see where your ball will most likely go. Keep in mind that wind and other conditions can still affect the final position of your ball. You can also influence the behavior of the ball by choosing where to first touch it before you drag. Touching the top side of the ball will give it a topspin, allowing it to bounce and roll when it lands. Touching the bottom side will make it roll backwards depending on the surface it touches.

Clubs also have a great impact on your gameplay. That’s the whole point of collecting them and leveling them up. They have different basic stats and special abilities. Make sure you pay attention to the descriptions before making your choice. You should also have multiple bags assembled, so you can switch between them depending on the kind of course you get. For example, if you are up against a narrow par 3 course, you should pick a Driver with higher accuracy. Power isn’t needed as much since it’s a smaller course. Packing bags with clubs that are designed for specific courses make it easier for you to gain the upper hand during a match. You get to have two bag slots for free. If you have the extra currency, you can unlock even more. For now, you can stick to one bag for smaller courses, and another for bigger ones.

A final tip for winning more games is to stop yourself from getting tilted. Golf is just as much a mental game than anything else. If you get a bad shot, don’t give up right away. If you’re lucky, your opponent might mess up even worse, giving you a chance to catch up. Even if you don’t win, you still have the chance of getting a tie. The game gives out Tie Tokens which gives you the chance to earn better packs if you win next time.

Leveling up in PGA TOUR Golf Shootout is easy, especially when you rely on the tips, cheats and tricks we have listed above! If you have anything to add, don’t hesitate to let us know using the comment box below!

Thursday 21st of September 2023

U have a club in my bag that has a red x through it and i cant use it. What is this about?

Saturday 10th of June 2023

What's the best clubs for low gravity and high gravity?

Monday 22nd of May 2023

How does the blue search clubhouse key work at bottom of display located on clubhouse selection

How does the clubhouse key work on finding a clubhouse

Monday 27th of February 2023

I have been playing and have lots of birdies on am nearly top of my group but I never get cards to help me progress my clubs are nearly the same as when I started playing so the game is getting boring as win after win and no progress and the same holes everyday also I am getting a black silhouette I have to clear when starting a new game paul

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Welcome to Clubhouse Clash!

• Date: August 29, 2024
• Posted by: Concrete Software

Introducing: Clubhouse Clash

This September, we are introducing a brand new game type that allows your clubhouse to go head-to-head with other clubhouses. We call it Clubhouse Clash .

In a Clubhouse Clash, five clubhouses get placed into a single tournament division. Players can earn Victory Points (represented by a laurel leaf icon) by placing on the leaderboard. The higher your placement, the more Victory Points you’ll contribute.

When the Clubhouse Clash ends, the Clubhouse with the highest total Victory Points wins!

Every Clubhouse Clash participant earns a reward in the form of valuable Clash Packs , but your clubhouse’s collective ranking determines the size of your prize.

Signing Up Your Clubhouse

Special Note for Clubhouse Captains and Co-Captains: In order for your clubhouse to participate in a Clubhouse Clash, you will need to Sign Up for the event. To do so, look for the Clubhouse Clash tournament at the bottom of the Clubhouse page.

Details on the First Clubhouse Clash

The first Clubhouse Clash, called Trouble in Twin Cities , features the front nine holes of the Twin Cities course. There are no special rules for this first event.

The first Clubhouse Clash begins soon!

Signups Start: Noon CT on Saturday, August 31st

Play Starts: Noon CT on Tuesday, September 3rd

Play Ends: Noon CT on Thursday, September 5th

Clubhouse Clash Scoring Details

When you submit a score for a Clubhouse Clash, you’ll be placed on a leaderboard featuring up to 250 participating players from all five clubhouses.

If your ranking is within the top twenty participants from your clubhouse, your placement in the leaderboard will earn Victory Points towards your clubhouse’s overall placement.

Note: In order to participate for a Clubhouse within a Clubhouse Clash, you must be a member of that Clubhouse from the time that Clubhouse Clash started.

The number of Victory Points you earn is based on your placement within the tournament leaderboard, as follows:

Introducing the Limited-Time Relic Ball!

• Date: August 9, 2024

Unleash the ancient power within and dominate the course with the Relic Ball, available through August 11th! This mystical ball brings the legendary strength of ancient artifacts to your game, doubling the abilities of your leftmost club and giving you an unparalleled edge.

Features of the Relic Ball:

Legendary Power: The Relic Ball doubles the abilities of your leftmost club, enhancing your game with incredible strength and precision.

Special Offers:

For a limited time, seize the opportunity to get exclusive Relic Ball bundle offers and bonus giveaways on the PGA Tour Golf Shootout Web Store !

Welcome to the Clubhouse Clash Beta!

• Date: August 2, 2024

We’re excited to bring you a sneak peek into a brand new feature in PGA TOUR Golf Shootout — Clubhouse Clash ! This is your chance to really show what your Clubhouse is made of, and we can’t wait to hear what you think about it.

Introducing the Clubhouse Clash Beta Tournament

From August 7-8th, the greens of PGA TOUR Golf Shootout will witness a thrilling new form of competition: the Clubhouse Clash . This event is a special beta Clubhouse Clash featuring the top ten Clubhouses from June’s Tournament Point Leaderboard. Stay tuned for your chance to join the fray when Clubhouse Clash is opened to all Clubhouses.

The Clubhouse Clash is a unique opportunity for the best of the best to go head-to-head in an all-out brawl.

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Clubhouse Leaderboards for June 2024!

• Date: July 3, 2024

Hello golfers!

Take a look at the leaderboards for June 2024! We’re honoring the achievements of our top players and clubhouses in two categories: FedExCup ranked play and Tournament play.

Soar the Skies with the Limited-Time Freedom Ball!

Unleash your potential with the extraordinary Freedom Ball! Available only from July 4th to July 7th! This unique ball embodies the spirit of liberty and justice, enhancing your gameplay and giving you the freedom to conquer the course like never before.

PGA TOUR Golf Shootout

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PGA TOUR Golf Shootout is a free-to-play arcade-style mobile golf game for iOS and Android devices. The game is an officially licensed product of the PGA TOUR and is developed by Concrete Software in association with GameMill Entertainment . After a brief soft launch period on Google Play, the game was initially released on both its platforms on April 17, 2019.

The current release of PGA TOUR Golf Shootout is version 2.2.0 , released to players on June 21, 2020. This update includes new tournament types, improvements to Clubhouse Challenge progress, and improvements to inventory and bag management.

The latest version of the game can always be found on the App Store or Google Play .

• 1.1 Choosing Clubs
• 1.2 Hitting the Ball
• 1.3 Hole Performance
• 1.4 Match Types
• 3 Screenshots
• 5 External Links

Gameplay [ ]

PGA TOUR Golf Shootout is an arcade-style golf game. It features a degree of real-world accuracy but does not intend to be a simulator. The gameplay and on-course physics lean towards an easy learning curve for new players and quick matches.

Choosing Clubs [ ]

Before a match, players choose up to five of 51 collectible clubs of different types and fictional brands to put into a bag . These clubs have stats that determine their performance on the course, as well as special abilities . Players use these bags to play rounds of golf on holes based on real-world Tournament Players Club courses .

Players take a single bag onto a hole, leaving them with a choice of one of their five clubs for every shot on the hole. Clubs cannot be switched out while in a match.

Hitting the Ball [ ]

To hit the golf ball, players touch and drag on the screen to determine the power of their shot, or the distance it will travel. Each club in the game has an optimal range for its given power stat, but players can choose to "overpower" their shot for more distance at the expense of accuracy by dragging further on the screen.

While "holding" the ball to determine shot power, the player can aim where the ball will go on the hole by dragging around. The player sees a shot preview arc in the sky showing the intended path of the the ball flight and a circular accuracy indicator on the ground, showing roughly where the ball will land if hit accurately.

During aiming, a swing meter appears on the screen with a sweeping arrow moving back and forth. When the player lets go of the screen, the ball will be launched according to the intended power with an accuracy determined by how close the swing meter is to the center. The swing meter moves slower and more steadily the higher a club's control stat is, making it much easier to hit the center for a perfect shot.

Hole Performance [ ]

As in real-world golf, players are judged based on their performance based on how many strokes they take on a hole. Each hole has a par, or number of strokes allotted to getting the ball in the hole from the tee. Holes may be a par 3, par 4, or par 5.

In the main Play mode of the game, players receive rewards or penalties depending on their final hole performance. Winning against another player grants FedExCup rank points, coins (the game's basic currency), and a card pack if the player has an open slot available. A tie grants coins and a tie token, increasing the chances of getting a free upgrade to a better pack. Losing earns no currency and causes a player to lose FedExCup rank points.

Beating par on a hole by getting a birdie, eagle, albatross, or hole in one grants additional rewards beyond the regular rewards for winning.

Match Types [ ]

Players can play solo or compete against other players in a variety of match types that follow a similar rule set. These match types include:

• Solo challenges where the player attempts to complete a hole or series of holes with certain special conditions for winning, such as high wind, low gravity, using only a particular subset of clubs, or getting a target score.
• Free play modes for each of the four TPC courses are unlocked as players complete the list of in-game solo challenges. This allows players to play any hole they want with no special conditions or restrictions, for practice or just for fun.
• Play mode is the primary gameplay type. This matches a player asynchronously against a prerecorded previous hole performance of another player. The player's performance in this match may be recorded and go into the pool of matches available for other players to play against. Play mode is the only match type that affects a players FedExCup rank.
• Daily challenges are similar to solo challenges, but refresh randomly each day and never run out. A player competes on their own to finish a hole with a certain criteria, such as score or hitting targets, and receives a random card pack as a reward.
• Tournaments are structured events that pit up to 100 players against each other based on their performance on a predetermined series of holes that may or may not have special conditions present. A player plays through the series of holes on their own, and their final accumulated performance across all the holes is measured by both score and time taken against all the other players on the leaderboard. Tournaments are active for a predetermined length of time, and after they are over, players are rewarded based on their final leaderboard position.
• Players may issue challenges directly to another member of their Clubhouse. By issuing a challenge, a player records a performance on a hole and the challenged player is notified. The other player may then choose to accept the challenge and records their performance on the same hole with the same conditions. Then, both players are notified of the final match result and coins are awarded to the winning player. No rewards are given to either player in the case of a tie.

Economy [ ]

PGA TOUR Golf Shootout is highly focused on collecting new clubs and upgrading those clubs to perform better on courses, allowing players to move up the FedExCup ranks and win in-game tournaments easier and more reliably. Nearly every aspect of the in-game economy and progression revolves around clubs, the cards players earn to upgrade them, and the packs those cards come in.

Card packs are earned through a variety of means, including winning games in Play mode, completing solo and daily challenges, and buying them outright from the Pro Shop, the in-game store. Packs come in different qualities that determine how much currency and how many club cards they contain, as well as the rarity distribution of those cards.

As with many free-to-play titles, the game has multiple currencies: the "basic" currency of coins, and the "premium" currency of gold.

Coins are used to upgrade clubs and purchase rotating lots of cards from the Pro Shop. Coins are earned as rewards for winning in Play mode, found in packs, and given as rewards for other in-game activities such as winning tournaments or completing a hole under par. Packs of coins can also be purchased from the Pro Shop.

Gold is also earned from packs, but in a much lower quantity than coins. Gold can be earned as prizes for placing highly in a tournament, as a reward for weekly Clubhouse challenges, or for getting an albatross or hole in one in a match. Gold can also be purchased with real money from the Pro Shop.

Other in-app purchases include bundles in the Pro Shop that can contain a variety of items, including predetermined club cards, packs of coins or gold, or player avatars. There are many bundles available in the game, but not all are available for purchase at all times. These bundles have a chance to rotate into the Pro Shop on a daily basis.

Screenshots [ ]

The gallery below contains a sampling of screenshots from the game. Click or tap on an image thumbnail to see it full size.

Click or tap the video below to watch gameplay capture of a full match in Play mode.

External Links [ ]

• Official game website
• Concrete Software (developer) official website
• GameMill Entertainment (developer) official website
• Game announcement press release
• PGA TOUR official website
• PGA TOUR Golf Shootout on the App Store
• PGA TOUR Golf Shootout on Google Play
• Official subreddit
• Unofficial Facebook Group
• 1 PGA TOUR Golf Shootout

PGA TOUR Golf Shootout cheats, tips - Expert swinging tips

Everything you need to get perfect shots

PGA TOUR Golf Shootout sees you facing off against other players online to take them down and show them how you operate a club. Hell yeah.

You’ll be playing off against real players in addition to set challenges, and to beat down those people and complete those challenges, you should read these tips.

Here we’re going over how to use your clubs and aim your shots, which is of course incredibly important. It seems like a simple system at first, but there’s a decent amount of nuance at play that can really help you if you manage to adjust your play.

Know your clubs

This is a pretty smart game. I mean, the developers obviously know how golf clubs work. Better than me, at least. Which is nice, because that means each have specific advantages and disadvantages that you should take note of.

For most shots, the game will assign you the club in your bag that is best for the situation, and generally, you shouldn’t stray too far from the variety of clubs you start with.

A Wedge, a Driver and a Putter are all important tools for professional golfers, while Irons and Hybrids can be used for more specific situations.

You can of course assign your own clubs in your bag, which is recommended as you unlock a better variety, but take note of their benefits. Your starting clubs are good all-rounders, and other clubs tend to be more situational.

Check the stats of the clubs, including how far they can drive the ball, and how powerful their spin capabilities are. If you’re a more casual, straight shooter, then you might want to avoid those clubs which are better at giving your ball a spin.

Though, you should also feel confident about branching out a bit and using a bigger variety of clubs.

1 Hitting the mark

When you take a shot you just need to pull back on the golf ball, pulling it further back for more power, and holding it to the left or right to angle your shot.

You can slide your finger to the top of the screen to cancel your shot and select another club, if you so choose.

Generally, you should aim for that perfect mark in the centre of the screen, and the less power you have the easier it is to aim for that mark and not go too wide. Though, you can also tactically aim just off centre to angle your shots after aiming.

2 The better shot

When you first take your shot, the game will aim directly to the hole. This is good for shorter courses, but courses which are angled or have hazards, well, it’s less convenient.

You can, as with the last tip, aim your shot first, but also you might be able to use a different club for a better shot.

Some clubs might give a bit more accuracy, allowing you to aim shots squarely between sandbanks, for example.

3 Risk and reward

Every shot is a matter of risk and reward. The further you pull back on the shot, the more wildly it can go out of control. Very risky, and tempting, especially when that fully charged shot can take you near the green.

It's up to you, but sometimes, it's better to hit the fairway or the rough and not risk having your shot go out of bounds.

A tough decision to make, definitely, but it can be worthwhile to take the risk, especially if you feel like you've got good timing and reactions.

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