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Great Golf
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Great Golf

System(s): Sega Master System, Mega-Tech

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP, EU), Sega of America (US)

Developer: Whiteboard^[1]

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit

Genre: Sports^[2] (golf)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
UK	1989	£?	?

JP	1987-10-10^[2]	¥5,0005,000	G-1332
US	1987-11^[3]		5057
EU	1987-11		5057
UK	1987-11^[4]	£22.9522.95^[5]	5057
SE	19xx
AU	1987		FGRE05SEC

Great Golf, known as Masters Golf (マスターズゴルフ) in Japan, is a sports game developed by Whiteboard and published by Sega for the Sega Master System and Mega-Tech arcade system. The game makes use of the FM Sound Unit for enhanced music on the Japanese Sega Mark III (the Japanese Master System has the FM unit built in).

Another golf game, also named Great Golf, was released in Japan a year earlier for the Master System. This game differed from the international Great Golf in that it had no FM sound and used an isometric viewpoint. When the second game was released in Japan, it was renamed Masters Golf to avoid confusion.

Gameplay

Driving and putting

Clubs

Course map

The game is a basic golf game using a three-dimensional perspective and played on a single course with 18 holes. It can be played by up to four players taking turns. Before each round, players choose 14 clubs from 17 possible choices, with the putter being mandatory. During gameplay, a sidebar shows the hole, the total distance to the cup, the par for the hole, and the wind direction and intensity, as well as a map of the hole.

Before each shot, the player can check the wind direction (by dropping a handful of grass and seeing which way it blows) or the slope of the green (which is shown in an inset) by pressing , or the player can start the shot by pressing . The player first chooses a club with or . Pressing chooses a selection, and pressing goes back. After choosing a club, the player can adjust the stance using the D-Pad. Leading with the left foot hooks the shot (curves the ball to the left), while leading with the right foot slices the shot (curves the ball to the right). Then the player aims the shot with or . Finally, the player must stop the power meter, which fills up and down, to hit the ball. The power of the shot is determined by how much of the power meter is filled when it is stopped.

When putting, the player only needs to aim the shot and use the power meter to determine how hard the ball is hit. The putter is selected automatically when on the green.

Modes

The game has two modes:

Stroke Play: A one- to four-player mode using stroke play rules where players compete to finish a round of 18 holes in the fewest overall strokes. Players one and three are depicted by male golfers and share the first control pad, and players two and four are depicted by female golfers and share the second control pad. There are no computer players.
Match Play: A two-player mode where players compete to win the most holes in the fewest strokes rather than the entire round in the fewest strokes. This mode can only be played by two players, using separate control pads.

In either mode, the players tee off in order for the first hole, then the players tee off in order of descending score for subsequent holes. After the tee shots, the player who is furthest from the hole takes the next shot. If the players tie after all 18 holes have been completed, additional holes are played, starting with the first hole, until the tie is broken.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Great Golf	Great Golf
English (US)	Great Golf	Great Golf
Japanese	マスターズゴルフ	Masters Golf

Production credits

Kame, Sisio, Chin, Miki, Mut.F^[6], Dandy, Ko., Tamo, Bo, Kei M

Source:

In-game high score ranking^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Great Golf/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

DE TV advert (1989)

CA TV advert (Quebec)

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #66: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

71

^[8]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

71

^[9]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

63

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

71

^[12]

Power Play (DE)

55

^[13]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

73

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

63

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

63

^[17]

Tilt (FR)

75

^[18]

	66
Based on 11 reviews

Great Golf

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, US
Cover
Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU (Sega®)
Cover
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Master System, EU ("No Limits")
Cover

Master System, SE (Brio)

Manual

Master System, AU (Hotline/NIAL stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (Classics)
Cover
Cart

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	98e4ae4a
MD5	763580f2af57ea7baddf671fb51787da
SHA-1	3c0b12cfb70f2515429b6e88e0753d69dbb907ab

128kB

Cartridge

References

Great Golf
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Games in the Great sports series
Soccer (1985) \| Baseball (1985) \| Tennis (1985) \| Golf (1986) \| Ice Hockey (1986) \| Baseball (1987) \| Basketball (1987) \| Volleyball (1987) \| Football (1987) \| Golf (1987)

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[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.6_08.pdf_p14-3] Computer Entertainer, "November 1987" (US; 1987-11-xx), page 14

[:File:SMSGameCatalog2EU.pdf_p2-4] File:SMSGameCatalog2EU.pdf, page 2

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p166-5] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 166

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220407074100.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Falbum.2F05_fz.2Finterview1.html-6] ttps://sega.jp/fb/album/05_fz/interview1.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-04-07 07:41)

[:File:Great_Golf_1987_SMS.2C_Standings.png_p-7] File:Great Golf 1987 SMS, Standings.png

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p99-8] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 99

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p57-9] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 57

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p141-10] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 141

[:File:CVG_UK_088.pdf_p104-11] Computer & Video Games, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-xx), page 104

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-12] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_003.pdf_p94-13] Power Play, "Ausgabe 3" (DE; 1988-02-22), page 94

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p16-14] S: The Sega Magazine, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-05), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p57-15] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p43-16] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 43

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-17] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:Tilt_FR_054.pdf_p100-18] Tilt, "Mai 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 100

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Masters Golf''''' (マスターズゴルフ) in Japan, is a sports game developed by [[Whiteboard]] and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Mega-Tech]] arcade system. The game makes use of the [[FM Sound Unit]] for enhanced music on the Japanese [[Sega Mark III]] (the Japanese Master System has the FM unit built in).
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Masters Golf''''' (マスターズゴルフ) in Japan, is a sports game developed by [[Whiteboard]] and published by Sega for the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Mega-Tech]] arcade system. The game makes use of the [[FM Sound Unit]] for enhanced music on the Japanese [[Sega Mark III]] (the Japanese Master System has the FM unit built in).
 Another golf game, also named ''[[Great Golf (1986)|Great Golf]]'', was released in Japan a year earlier for the Master System. This game differed from the international ''Great Golf'' in that it had no FM sound and used an isometric viewpoint. When the second game was released in Japan, it was renamed ''Masters Golf'' to avoid confusion.