PGA Tour 2K23 features several iconic golf courses including Pebble Beach, Torrey Pines, and Pinehurst. They’ve been continuing to add more courses as they go along. However, although we’re seeing these courses, there’s one longtime feature that remains in the game that’s been around since The Golf Club first released back in 2014, and that feature would be the course designer.
This mode has allowed golf fans to really let their creative juices flow and put together some masterful golf courses. Some look realistic while others are fantasy gems. There have also been many talented designers who have created real world courses such as Royal County Down, Merion, and Turnberry among others.
You’re able to get as creative as you want in the designer. So much so that we’ve even seen courses based around other video games, and that’s what we’ll be talking about today. There aren’t a ton of these necessarily, but there are a few great ones to check out. The first one ironically has the word “Last” in its title. We’ll kick things off with a course based on one of the most iconic PlayStation franchises.
The Last Of Us Part II (Seattle)
The story of Joel and Ellie’s apocalyptic adventures captivated gamers when The Last of Us dropped back in 2013. Since that time, the game has become one of the all-time greats and has spawned a sequel and a TV show. The Last of Us Part II would release seven years later to critical acclaim as an older, more experienced Ellie goes on a mission in abandoned Seattle, which is where this custom golf course in PGA Tour 2K23 takes place.
Designed by bbusbri08, this incredible course beautifully captures the eeriness of the abandoned city as shown in The Last of Us Part II. You’ll be hitting over water, around broken-down structures, and there’s even a par-3 where you can actually hit into an abandoned building from an elevated tee box (easily one of the best holes on the course).
Although I’ve played these games since 2014, it’s honestly never not amazing to see what kind of courses the players are making, and this is one of those that is quite an achievement. You’re almost expecting a clicker to pop out from somewhere as you hit shots — it’s just that cool.
Nintendo Golf Club
So this course isn’t based off of just one game but an entire collection of games. Nintendo Golf Club, designed by Nevtendo is a fun golf course that features some of the best fairway, bunker, and green designs you’ll see. It’s actually a pretty straightforward course for the most part, but these designs really make it pop out. From Mario to Legend of Zelda to Super Smash Bros, this course in some ways feels like an all-star team of Nintendo games and characters, but in golf course form. Heck, Nevtendo even has what appears to be Bowser’s lair.
But you’ll definitely be spending a lot of time zooming out to the fairways and greens to see what design you’ll be tackling next. The course already starts off with a bang with a Mario-themed layout before showing other Nintendo-inspired layouts. As mentioned, it is a fairly straightforward course. There aren’t any real elevation changes and such but there are a couple of surprises along the way.
So if you feel concerned that the course may be too hard then don’t worry, it’s a fitting course for all kinds of players. There is one hole that might feel a tad tricky at first as you try to aim for both an island target that both has a small patch of fairway and the green — so just keep that in mind as you play. But overall, Nintendo Golf Club is a fun art gallery of one of the world’s most iconic brands.
Hogwarts Legacy
As the name implies, this course, designed by DeathRace__ is inspired by the incredibly popular Hogwarts Legacy game that released earlier this year. There are actually a couple of other great Hogwarts courses too, and honestly, you can choose any of them but I just chose this one because it’s named after the video game, which is our focus. But a couple of the other terrific courses are both simply called Hogwarts with one being designed by bbusbri08 and the other one being designed by LONEWOLF LW8865.
Another course of note is the beautiful Hogwarts House Cup, which is designed by MojoMiester. But going back to Hogwarts Legacy, this course features some of the popular aspects of Harry Potter that the other courses have, but with a few differences. The opening hole in particular sees you teeing up in the town for a fun start. There’s also one hole that’s made just for putting so there’s a neat little change of pace.
There’s also a Quidditch-based hole too, which is a big part of the other courses as well. One small difference here is that there are actually floating brooms (or in this case, floating bunker rakes). And once again, although this is the one Hogwarts course we highlighted, definitely make sure to check out some of the others. You really can’t go wrong with any of the ones we mentioned.
