Topgolf Brings Quick New Game Mode to PGA Tour 2K23

[Steve_OS]

Topgolf will be coming to PGA Tour 2K23 and, at first glance, it looks as if...

Written By: Kevin Scott

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[MrArlingtonBeach]

Here's CrazyCanuck1985 with some TopGolf gameplay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovpxg6RH3sc&t=1s

Just some notes:

- "Red fasts" are gone and are replaced by "Dark Gray Fasts" in 2K23
- He says that "Master" difficulty swing is easier in 2K23 than it was in 2K21
- He has a new video coming tomorrow where he plays against people online

[countryboy]

As someone who has done TopGolf several times in person and is eagerly awaiting the one in Louisville, KY to open (closer to home), I think this has the opportunity to be a fun "time killer" mode that you can play with friends locally, online, and even try to be a top rank in the online community.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

TheApexHound has a TopGolf video out, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmo6N1WiEA

He says MyPlayer/Career Mode info will in fact be coming out next week.

[MrArlingtonBeach]

And here's Jim Gem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eHS1R0uzQ

[MrArlingtonBeach]

This NextMaker, SeaMount, plays a TopGolf round using the new 3-Click Swing:

https://youtu.be/uZQMQz5f3TQ?t=282

[countryboy]

the new 3 click swing looks...intriguing

[MrArlingtonBeach]

Gotta say...after watching these folks play TopGolf, it doesn't do a lot for me. I've played TopGolf in real life several times, too, and while it seems it does a good job of replicating it in the game, the fun of actual TopGolf is being with friends and actually hitting golf balls into the targets, in person together.

In a video game, TopGolf loses out on the "social" aspect of it. Even if you play this with friends online, it's not gonna have the same appeal as getting a group of people together in a bay at the real TopGolf. Maybe local multiplayer with buddies would more fun and capture that? I don't know...

Not to mention the fact that playing TopGolf in a video game is much easier than playing it in real life. For me, hitting any target when doing TopGolf for real was a huge accomplishment!

But what I have seen so far makes it seem like TopGolf in 2K23 would be something I'd try maybe a handful of times using it as a pre-round warmup, or if I only had 10 minutes to get a quick round of it in, since I couldn't play an entire 18-hole round.

Otherwise, it seems that this might get a tad repetitive and lose its luster kind of quickly, unless you have the right group of players to meet up with, either in local multiplayer or online.