PGA Tour 2K23: A Guide on Where to Start (2024)

Solid content as always @Respawn Sports, but very much worth mentioning - The hunt for a full legendary bag is going to take a long time and playing at a disadvantage by saving all fittings until the best is available isn't really advised for anyone who is not an uber-hardcore/competitive player. If you are a casual or even semi-hardcore player the odds of achieving a full legendary bag, with all "custom legendary" fittings is highly unlikely without really dedicating many many hours to the cause.
The benefits of equipping fittings as you play are tremendous at the rare/epic level. They can give you an edge in competition and make the game more enjoyable overall.
If you are trying to min-max and are willing to grind at the base level for an extended period of time, this is definitely good advice. If you are looking to enjoy the game and min/max'ing isn't the goal, I would suggest you make use of any Fitting that you feel will provide value to you on the course.

The first video of a series of tutorials that will be coming to the channel. I will go over the game, the basics of mechanics, some advanced mechanics (wind, elevation, putting, etc) and everything in between. Thanks for the continued support on the channel. This has easily been the best month of my content career. Appreciate you all.

This is a VERY useful video. I've been playing 2K3 on the PC for a couple of months and enjoying it, but honestly I had never fully understood the Fittings, nor the Skill Tree. I was blindly just spending all my points. Thanks a lot, Respawn.

Good stuff. Love the channel. Always learn something new, and it's very enjoyable to watch. Keep it up!

Great video! Exactly what I needed, saving me so much time with the upgrades!

Awsome video! Extremely helpful. Love the way u break it down. Simplified

Fantastic guide! I was so lost but now I'm found. Great work. Subbed

Great video! I’m sure I will be referring to it often as I get deeper into the game. Thanks!

Thanks for a great vid, Zane. This should be a must watch for any serious player

Thanks for vid man 👍🏻 This was legitimately helpful. I played a tiny bit of 2k21 but want to really sink my teeth into this one so I’m so glad I came across this vid.

Super helpful video with the explanation of fittings!

Nice content, I haven't even look yet at the fittings, over me head at the moment. This is going to help for sure. I'm struggling with the greens/putting but enjoying the game. Cheers 👍👍

Hello, thank you so much for this video. I previously played a lot of pga2k21 but this has been a huge help with breakdown of attributes and advice on the career mode. Keep up the amazing work

Man, thank you for this video!! I bought this after playing 2k21 religiously but ti bought this awhile back and turned it off immediately because the UI , menus, were confusing as heck. Thank you for this. Great job!

Wow. This guide is very helpful. Thanks

Thank you, as i recently started playing i tried finding someone who gave a lot of info but moved on and dont get stuck on topic. Will follow you defo

Brilliant content Zane! You're making the game a lot more enjoyable with all this great knowledge, thank you! 🐐

Thanks, you answered all my questions in one video. Great work!

thanks bro. appreciate it. helped me starting from scratch.
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Thanks for the video man, I just got into 23 coming from 2k21. I was pretty lost, but this vid set me off right!

good lord I needed this, thank you!

Great info…. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much for that video. I have just started playing the game and I had no idea how the fitting works. So now I want to trade up to legendary to get the best clubs. I also have no idea how the skills works, so that is going to be my next video. Keep up the good work

Cheers dude. Helpful video

Good content. Just starting playing this again with my kids. Kudos! I'll subscribe!

This is the info I needed! Thank you!

Awesome video and thanks for the time. Looking forward to more😅

I appreciate this video and your channel.

Very helpful, thanks

Can you do a video explaining what the opponent difficulty sliders are/do? The ones for cpu event skill deviation, round skill deviation, cpu attendance. Perhaps recommend what percentage for cpu skill based on what swing difficulty one uses, no power meter, etc. I personally have green grid, wind meter, elevation on while using legend swing. Does making the course conditions harder affect the cpu scores? If you have already done one, sorry. Love the videos you've done

Wow! Very useful video… thanks so much!

Wow!! That’s a lot of bells & whistles. Had no idea. Thanks

Thank you very much, this was very helpful. I traded in everything I had to get a bunch of legendary fittings. Still grinding though as I need the points to apply them. At least I'm not wasting my time and there's a plan of attack.

thanks for the tips! great video! yeah the buying the fittings was really weird and confusing for me when i first played this game i figured it out eventually tho… i didnt know that about the upgrading the rarities by combining i thought you could just sell them i need to READ more lol 😆

Great information! Very helpful!

def appreciate this video. never played a gold game in my life. straight forward video. subbed and liked.

Thanks for the video

FYI for the tier 7 skills, you actually do get all 3 bonuses if you get level 3 on those skills. I just tested it with every club, the transition and timing bonuses are still there even if you level up past level 1 and 2.

Since I know I'm going to be playing this for a while I'm gonna sub to your channel. Thank you. I'm still a little confused with the VC and the skills so this video might be helpful.

Great breakdown of how to use VC and Club attributes.

Very useful my friend! Explained well… 👏🏻

My problem with 2k21 was that while it's good to have so many different ways to fine-tune difficulty, sometimes too much choice can be a bad thing.
For example, I never got the hang of swing timing. Fast, slow seemed to be just random to me, like what am I doing "slow", but if I turn it off it's way too easy, if I turn it on I get FIR about 12 holes if I'm lucky. We can adjust swing difficulty overall but I don't like that timing is either ON or OFF. Maybe in this new version we can do that or get a swing timing boost from those skill point thingies.

Very helpful video. Thanks.

Thank you so much for helping a first time golfer out . I really find it calming. But the tips are A Mega Clutch

Hey man! Thanks for the video. Do you know if fittings stats apply to every game mode (i.e. casual with friends or online) or is it just applied to my career?

I had 2k21 on the Switch, I did not play it much. Then I refound my interest in actual golf. So to keep the feeling going I bought a PS5 and started playing 2K23 last week. Ive already got on the Kornferry Tour and now have sponsors! how cool!

Good stuff dude

outstanding - great job

Thanks for this.Good stuff. In 2k21 I used the tgc Zero sum 3i as it had the least lie penalty in the rough.Is it any use in 2k23?

Great video my friend !!! Keep up the great content.

Great intro thx 👍👏

Good clear and concise explanation 💬👍

Thanks!

Damn I wish I saw this video sooner…I didn’t know that about the fittings!!! 😮🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️
I’m on my 2nd season… haven’t gotten into competition online play yet…still getting comfortable playing the game

As a total newbie to the game, and series, and genre, I appreciated this video.
I have seen a few people mention starting on pro difficulty if you wish to play online.
I do wish to play online, as I love online competitive gaming. The problem is when I changed it to pro difficulty last night I went from being half-decent, to completely woeful. I put in a few hours but I was getting frustrated..
Do you think I should continue to torture myself learning pro difficulty? Or should I ease myself into the game by playing on amateur?
Would appreciate any advice from a professional on the game, thanks.

Great video, very helpful. I've just brought the game and didn't know where the hell to start 👍🏻

My aim with this version - as with all previous ones - is to master the basic skills involved to get better at the game. I'm not interested in levelling up a massive RPG skill tree if it's just makes the game easier. I just want to get to a point where my player's abilities aren't changing and the improvements I see in score are purely about my own skills. I wonder whether that means I need to grind extremely hard early on to 'max out' my character, or just to not bother doing any character updates in the first place?

Good stuff as always

Dude….18:40 ….thank you!❤

I should've watched this before I started playing a week ago...😂 There's a lot I don't understand. Definitely changing 4 rds to 1 in career to boost payouts..

I think we’ll see a lot of fine tuning in irons too. So maybe your 4 and 5 iron you want more power fittings and 7 8 9 you want more control and scoring attributes

If I customize my fittings on lets say my driver, but I unlock another driver I think is cooler and add it to my bag, will the custom fitting stay on the new driver or would I have to do it all over again?
Thanks for the awesome videos!

I just play with the default ball and don't bother changing... Curious to know if you change your ball type for every tournament?

This is a great video. Wondering if you know how to set up Couch play. I keep reading it's possible but can't figure out how?

Can you please make a guide for the new two button putting. How do I read the circle when the recommended power is not displayed?

Just starting this game now on PS5. Thanks for sharing!

I use the three click swing input, what does timing, swing path and transition do for me?

Great Video. I have only played a handful of rounds so far. The thing that I find the hardest is the short chip shots, no matter how I swing I get fast, very fast or a non swing. I'm not sure why.

Once you pay for a fitting on a club does it always stay or do you gotta re pay for it after a certain time?

Great video! Pumped to see you're killing it with the post release content. I always turn to you for insight on how to improve and now with the new mechanics of skill attributes and fittings we'll all be tuned in to see what you can figure out. If it helps anyone else out there, I noticed a huge improvement to my play on 23 after I switched to Greensman and applied all the decent fittings I had. Every aspect of my game improved so for anyone holding out on fittings or sticking ti powerhouse maybe give Greensman a try and apply those fittings that seem logical. If anyone is looking for people to play with my PS4 handle is same as my RUclips. I finally published my new course Streamsong Black Forest2 if anyone is up for offering me some feedback that would be awesome. Keep up the great work and I'll see you all on the course!

I've tended to like the sculptor the best.

I just played it on beginner and played my career. Played all the tournaments and beat tiger at the end. Do I just start over and raise the difficulty? And then re challenge all the rivals again? After that is is just casual play and online challenges? I jsut have the basic version and not the premium. What do club house passes mean?

Thanks for setting up people in the right direction to make it more fun and get more People playing online

Well done boss.

I'm enjoying the game much more than 2k21 so far. The introduction of 3-click is a game-changer for me. My Logitech pad didn't work too well in the last game, and I understand it wouldn't have been allowed on TGC Tours even if I did get it working well. That wasn't a positive experience.
Again, thank you for the videos. They helped me decide that '23 was worth buying, and indeed it is. It's a better game imo, and much more accessible.

Constantly hooking my tee shots off the tee left...any advice?

thank you very much, without your help I would have quit the game for sure.
iI have just reset my skill points but most of the skills are locked 🔒.
I have many points but I'm forced to spend them in the first three categories, how do I unlock the others?
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you can't use driver on fairway without getting distance cut ? seems in 21 I could

Just got the game. Might be a crazy questions but how do I get the stealth driver

GREAT Review m8 :-)

Do skills carry through to online competitive games

How do i change my clubs in club house i want a 3iron
In stead of 5w but cant find it ?

I dont understand this assignment of skill points and the player characteristics thing ( demon putter) of whatever its called...what's the point..it wasn't in the last game

Anyone any idea how I restart my career mode as I’ve made loads or errors spending points and not doing fittings correct

I'm a 3 clicker and I've just found out that the 3 clickers can't get out of bunkers like the swing stickers . Why . Try it out

Do you know why everyone keeps hitting left I can hit the ball straight and goes left when I play people online they do the same thing

I play Online with a friend & we can't figure out how to play with Alternate shot's, is there a way to set that up?...

I really want them to go back to the swing meter on the bottom of the screen. Can hit the ball batter on 21 then I can hit it on 23. 23 is more frustrating and annoying

Which would I want more of if I want the forgiveness bar to be larger? Timing or swing path? I want it to play like pro on 2k21

does this game have true swing option like tiger woods 2003-2008 ?

How do you change from Pounds to US Dollars in your account?

Hi Zane - really appreciate what you are doing here . I am not a newbe, having played 2K21 for a few years, however these fittings confuse the sh*t out of me - I just dont understand it. I havent bought the game yet, just watching you guys and trying to get an understanding of the new inclusions but yeh - fittings and upgrading etc etc - confused !! Cya Doug (from Down Under)

Please make a video on lie percentage. I do not understand what it is at all

Could I create a player with low swing speed like amateur golfers and could that player still launch a 3 iron?

Anyone else have a glitch in the swing? I start my swing, the reticle moves a fraction and resets to the starting position and I have to remove my thumb from the stick to reset and try my swing again. This is very annoying when trying to putt.

Hey, why is this game becoming so unplayable? Every shot glitches, hesitates, pauses, skips. My Avatar is facing the right with club around body and should be looking down the course. Meter is not consistent, power right in the sweet spot and sometimes slow, sometimes fast. After game my Avatar's eye and teeth are flying out of his face. I was progressing great, then Pro level is completely unplayable. I either want these issues fixed or my money back. I have sent message to the PGA 2K23 asking for fixes and afte this last update it's even worse. I don't see any videos with others same frustrations. Any suggestions?

How do i play as a different character. I want to be tiger woods

Dumb question… but where can I enter my code to redeem bonus content?

For fittings, I am not applying anything below purple myself

What do I do about the stutters of the game?