Ultimate Golf Reviews

I just deleted this game because The last whole I played proved to me this is pay to play platform with matrix designed to penalize non- big spenders. It Is a great experience initially until your “level” miraculously generates hurricane force winds unless you have purchased the expensive balls. I made a couple purchases as the “simulator” is a fun experience, but once you pass “pro” the fun stops unless you have the God Ball and God pins at a God Price. And for what? How about this programmers? Keep your 20+ mph winds that move a ball like its a F1 tornado but have tournaments that dont allow anything but the basic ball. Let the skill begin.

They will never do that because that would make too great an experience. Which is short sighted on their part because people like me would make more purchases because of the game play. Then to heighten the experience with purchases on the other tournaments.

So prepare thyself to buy “stuff” to make it better after the first couple ranks. The way it is now you have to buy “stuff” to keep it from sucking once you hit pro. Since there is no dinner, no kiss and no oral gratification with the buying of “stuff” on this game, Im out. But, Find out for yourself if you don’t believe me.

The game can be fun , but their are weird quirky holes that are difficult to navigate. Those holes are not fun . Some holes are difficult, because the hole doesn’t make sense . Not a real golf experience. Not sure why someone isn’t penalized for hitting a ball out of bounce. Somehow these players have the same amount shots as a person who hasn’t missed a shot on the same hole . Also there is shot timer when trying to set-up a shot on a hole. This can cause you to forfeit the hole . Not fair at all . Ridiculous nonsense. People just want to play the game, and use their skill to win holes. No one wants to have the game turn on them while playing the game. It would be more fun if the game was about golf and skill . Just fix those items and people will stay with UltimateGolf . Otherwise this game app is a loser . The game is not about playing skillfully. It has these trick shot holes that are just ridiculous. The game is more about taking big risks to make a good shot . The ball does not roll true either. Impact Golf is a much better game . It’s all about real courses and making true golf shots . Plus the game is generous about giving free stuff and the cost is less .

I started the game a couple days ago and started to enjoy it. I quickly realized however that unless you are going to pay you aren’t going to succeed. The game doesn’t give you any indication that your ball is going to bounce hard or soft. I hit two shots equally as well…one ended up not bouncing at all so it was short of the green and the other one bounced over the green. I even used a ball that I could get under more for more spin and it did nothing. Both were hit from the fairway, both had the wind about 7.1 into me and both were hit perfectly without extra power. Yet each one reacted completely different. Not to mention the fact that if you’re even a foot off the green you have to chip. This game is a ripoff and makes you feel like you will play well up until the point where you starting playing well. Then it gives you results that you shouldn’t have gotten. The ball rolling a foot into the rough after you hit a great drive and then not being able to move it forward basically at all shows that whomever created this game knows nothing about golf. I’m really disappointed. Every game in UltimateGolf Store is a ripoff. Can’t there be one game that is legit!?

I loved this game first few weeks I played it. But as many said you need to pay money to be able to compete against many of the opponents once you get to the 300 level. It’s not a fair playing field when opponent can out drive you due to their club upgrades. Some holes can’t reach par 5 and they can easily to it. Still can compete but best to put all your game cash into short irons so you can beat them in tie breaker. My biggest issue is that the game is starting to crash when playing. Somehow it only crashed during higher level matches and you lose your entry $$$. So this 5* game gets a 3* from me. Hopefully they fix the bugs or time to find new one. Update to 1 star: After writing above review this morning. Game crashed on me again. The bad time is it only crashes when I am playing higher $$ games. Played 4 $1000 games and no issue. Build up to play $4K and it crashes. It game the countdown and I shot and opponent didn’t. Went to end game screen thinking I won and gave the match to them. I am so done with this game.

Update: I finally get an email from the developer after who knows how long. I completely forgot about it cus I deleted the game after issue. Asked if I updated new version and “we have resolved some of the issues.” What a joke. Too bad I can’t lower a star

The game definitely has issues that need to be corrected. I noticed what happens quite often on the green when you’re lined up to make your putt, you are lined up perfectly centered to the hole , (according to the putting aid showing you a green glow and the arrow is dead center of the cup ). you stop the swing meter perfectly center on the arrow and the ball does not even come close to the hole. Especially frustrating when the game is on the line. What is the point of having the putting aid if it’s not accurate.
Update! Did not play this game for a while, gave it a rest. Tried again, and the same crap happens. You hit the ball perfectly straight you get this banner that says “ultimate shot”. But your ball misses the green completely. so how is that an ultimate shot? you hit it perfect and a ball goes wherever it wants. And as far as the putting aid goes, green light lights up and you’re lined up perfectly over the cup and you miss the cup by several inches somethings wrong . And also what’s funny, I noticed when you post a review you get this generic response exact wording for every issue that someone complains about. They want to know what they can do to make it better. Well there they’re experts supposedly they should be able to figure it out and make it more accurate. Time to delete!!!

Some rave about this game…and in some ways they should. But sadly, the developers either don’t play golf or just don’t get the concept. They’re so close to a perfect golf game. But the small details they have left out are causing the biggest issues for me. I have worked pretty hard to scratch up some reward cash to upgrade my clubs. That helps me drive a little further and maybe hit a little more accurately. But if I can’t select a different club based on where I am and what I’m trying to accomplish, what’s the point? I’d also like to be able to buy upgrade points to get me to an upgrade faster…but I can’t. Don’t trust putter lines. They’re garbage way too often. I’ve lost THOUSANDS because I can’t get a solid read. And if you’re playing the wind, GOOD LUCK!!! The movement on one shot with a sidewind at 7mph will not be the same next time. Even with perfect shots. Tiebreaker games…. Lol. Ridiculous hole placement and, again, not able to select the club I want, has cost me plenty of games. It’s so frustrating. I’ve stopped playing as much as I used to because they take the fun out if it. Who wants to play golf blindfolded??? That’s what it feels like when you can’t read the slope or know the green speed. If you’re into golf and want to experience disappointment and frustration, you have 2 options. You can play this game… or go to an actual course and play with 4 clubs and a bottomless bucket of range balls.

At first this game caught my interest because it presents well and the controls feel very master-able, albeit slowly master-able. You feel like your developing a skill that is fun to compete with… a seemingly perfect game, until reality sets in. Under an excuse of “gaming experience” you will be mostly facing bots that are intentionally made to seem like real players. The biggest let down is thinking your skill earned you a win only to discover you were playing a bot the whole time (you learn to pick up on when you’re playing a person or not). But then after busting out months of gameplay, you realize you can’t win unless you pay. So you pay. You get the good balls, the good clubs, the perks, and all that and suddenly you’re competing with the top players, and even that’s disappointing because all your money got you was a fair wind speed to compete with. Basically, you want to play for free? You get to play in 15mph wind. You want to pay us $20? 2.7mph wind, and your ball lights up now. Gag. You want to impress someone who plays to compete in your game? Make it consistent, how about that? Make it do the same shot as the last time you did the exact same thing in the exact same setting, on the exact same hole, accurately. This is clearly a well thought out money grab by people who care more about getting your money than making an actual quality game. Period.

There are a few frustrating aspects of the game. It was fun at first, even dealing with the growing pains of learning. First, there are no instructions or place to go for information as to how to play or to explain ratings or anything about the game. You are on your own. 2nd, it will not allow the player to select a club. For instance, you can’t select a putter on the green fringe or a loftier iron around the green. 3rd, you start to get left behind as players that buy upgrades, have superior equipment. The cost of playing head to head or to enter tournaments rises very quickly and early, before you can earn enough money or coins in the game. Lastly, it feels like things are designed to “sabotage” players at times to drain away in game assets. All of a sudden, putts are missed regardless of accuracy using guides and meters, balls take unnaturally large bounces and the wind effects the ball flight well beyond reality. In frustration, I’ll not play for a few days and when I come back, things are reasonable for just awhile. I might be wrong but the pattern seems pretty consistent.

The game in itself, graphics and overall gameplay, is great but where it’s really lacking is in the details. Not being able to switch clubs during H2H matches and the royales is really frustrating. I get the idea that you play golf with a single bag of clubs but then why allow you to change them in tournament play? Either allow it across all play modes or not at all. Getting your best clubs upgraded completely will take you a very, very, very long time, I’ve been playing a year and have none of them upgraded to max and I’m playing in the top level bracket on a diamond level team in the top 10 so I’m getting that level perks and still can’t get enough points to max out even one club. The games algorithm seems to screw you over as well in the worst way when you don’t pay for some of the items such as balls or ultimate pass. You will miss shots a beginner could make at the worst possible times,last hole, need one put to qualify and it’s 3 ft and you miss... yeah it pisses you off but doesn’t matter you don’t qualify and so to bad.

the graphics on this game are absolutely stunning. They’re the most realistic of any golf game available for mobile devices. I love that u don’t have to wait for other players and you’re not under a severe time restriction so u have to rush shots. However, the HUGE problem I’m referring to is probably going to end up being a deal breaker and will force me to stop playing soon unless there is a solution. The problem? Putting is an absolute travesty. There are only 2 outcomes WAY to often: 1) Either I wind up leaving the ball on the lip of the cup or I blow past it and wind up with an even longer putt than I started with. That elusive zone where you putt and leave it a few inches from the hole if u miss does not appear to be a repeatable option 75% of the time. That’s not a haphazard conclusion on my part either. I take my time and try to leave it as close to the hole as possible if it doesn’t drop, but that happy medium does not appear to exist. I’m hoping that a new putter will resolve this issue, just like other clubs I’ve received as I’ve advanced thru the game. However, there are no other putters listed like there are with all the other clubs, so this may not even be possible. Either way, unless something changes here shortly, I don’t see investing any more time or money into it.

I loved this game so much!!! I could just cry. I totally got promoted right out of the joy of playing to the point that I deleted it. (even still having premium crap I’d purchased in my arsenal!) Not only could I not compete I couldn’t make a shot to save my life suddenly! I guess I lost my groove. I even went as far as starting a brand new account on another device, but having played like rookie and veteran all through that, I enjoyed it so much that I just couldn’t get into the lower tier stuff. I didn’t even keep that account. I really wish they would stop doing the automatic Monday promotion thing- there’s got to be a more fair system than what they’re using because you go from doing well to not even being able to get on the green and unfortunately, some of us are so mathematically challenged we will never be able to figure out the ring wind thing! Lord knows I tried. I watched videos I read all the Reddit comments I sat there with a notebook even & then I remembered I couldn’t pass algebra either. Lol.
I swear if I didn’t know better, I would wonder if they just mess with you to get you to spend even more money when you’re already it’s like it’s not enough but I’m not gonna go there. I just lost my groove.
Oh well, I found a new game to play but I will miss this one.

If you’ve played other similar golf games like Golf Clash, you’ll find this fun. It had its pluses, like daily tournaments, and other features and play modes that allow you to win prizes, and level up your equipment more quickly than other games like this. My one big problem with this game, is that game play is wildly inconsistent. Same shots can have very different outcomes. I’ll keep playing because it is fun, and you don’t have to spend crazy money to move up. I have yet to spend a dime. Just know going in that there will be times you say to yourself, “How the **** did that happen??” After another week of play, I’m downgrading a star. Gameplay is just so quirky that I question whether I’ll even continue playing. Moving the screen to get a better look at adjusting your shots for wind is very difficult, not smooth at all, and buttons are in bad places, and very sensitive. Have “accidentally” hit shots more than a couple times. Game has some really good qualities, but gameplay is so erratic as to be frustrating. Much better games of similar ilk on the market. Glad I haven’t spent a penny on it. Probably won’t be at it much longer.

No matter who makes the golf game they never get it right. A wedge, even in the hands of a beginner, will NOT roll 60 feet past the hole if it is hit anywhere near normal. Courses are built with the normal winds FOR THE SEASON you are playing in. No hole will have a 10mph wind in your face off the yee and at your back on the very next shot. You also don’t let the player choose their clubs. I’d NEVER use a wedge in the fringe. Or a wedge in the rough. Especially in short rough from 170yds out. Maybe talk with the PGA Pro that runs these famous courses and LEARN what even a beginner player knows: physics are in play. Hitting out of a bunker is different than rough. So, the balls will act differently when struck perfect and another way when hit thin or fat. If your player nails it perfectly then give them the spin it deserves. Hit it incorrectly then let it run or shanked. Have your coders actually go out with the Pro who runs their local course. You’d be AMAZED at how much these guys love to talk about golf and love to teach. Try it. THEN you’ll see more “wish i could give it more than 5 stars. As it is, three is all i can honestly give.

I always play games for awhile before I do in app purchases. I probably won’t pay to play this game. In a tie breaker situation your opponent can put his ball in while your lands on the green. If his ball went in the water closer to the pin then he wins. Many many times I have been equally matched with an opponent same ball same club same club upgrades just to have them outdrive me by a long ways. Even though I have hit perfectly according to the meter.
I believe that the wind speed and direction is not applied equally to each player on the same tee box at the same time.
Finally I have noticed that you can play for a couple of days and everything seems to be equal. You win some and lose some based on your ability. Then you will enter a period of you can’t win no matter how well you play. This will be followed by a period of you can’t lose even if you play very poorly. I have had opponents miss puts that are mere inches from the cup and mine will go in from 55 feet away.
A fun game but for me not worth spending money on.

Your typical mobile game where after they make you like the game then they make it unplayable unless you drop some cash. From consistency problems to having next to no friction between the ball and grass this game is a massive hunk of... Not to mention half the time the “9mph” wind can carry your ball from one end of the fairway to the other and usually it will continuously roll until the rough because the green and fairway has no friction it’s like a sheet of ice (even with full backspin on the ball). I’m honestly not even mad about it after the fact half the time tho because the people who play this game are just not good I’ll end a tournament at like -4 or -5 and be upset only to find out I came in like the top 5. I don’t hate this game but some things are just bad, honestly I think a bunch of people who don’t play golf decided to make this game which is fine just don’t expect this to be a very good virtual representation of golf because it’s not. The only thing I really hate about this game is the wind and I’m only playing with it at like 10mph like the game will literally be unplayable if the winds are any stronger

So, I have had the game since July (4 months now) and I have reached Tour Pro III and 2940 trophies without spending a dime on the game. So it is possible but it’s a very challenging feat. That a good thing in my book. There have been issues with bots and there is also a major advantage for people who are willing to shell out real money for better attributes in golf balls and upgraded clubs but I am proof it is possible to beat the pay to win strategies lol. The upgrade bags and balls are a bit pricey in my opinion but I am stubborn about spending money on mobile games. Just me.

Over all, it is a fun and very addicting game. If they can get rid of bots some how that would be great. The most recent update seemed to help. I got my last 300 trophies in tour 8 over the weekend and had a pretty good win percentage as well. I was getting winnable games more often then I had before. I didn’t know they were bots, I just thought there were some hardcore pros playing at that level haha. For those of you complaining about P2W, get good scrubs it’s possible lol, jk. Good game over all.

Good game but it would help if you had more shot/club information and though not unique to this golf game it’s expensive. All golf games seem to be at least slightly more expensive then other games as a whole. In the real world it’s expensive so it being a game of affluence in life it makes sense that it has a higher amount of real cash in the gaming world. It’s pretty easy game to understand even without out practical knowledge of the game of golf itself but most likely won’t be of much interest to those without at least a passing interest to the real game. Compared to other golf games hitting the ball the right way, at least to me, is easier but more detailed shot distance and club distance would be helpful. I really have no actual complaints about the game just slight issues that you see in any game where you need to hit or shoot something with a certain amount of accuracy. It’s easier to play than other golf games, the issues with distance and accuracy will probably lessen with repeated play and it has above average replay ability. And the key issues with most free to play games is in app purchases which are slightly more expensive then other non golf games and competitive with most golf games.

Okay this is what I got. It’s simple and will help you with more people than you can imagine wanting UltimateGolf and to spend cash on it. I would and I will if only we were able to pick our own clubs when we are up to hit. Like if I wanted a 7iron instead of a 6 or 5 ( aka a long iron). If we wanted to use a sand wedge to Tee off then we oughta be able to. Cause if I’m in a spot where I hit it way in the rough on tee off I have to go accross and and start back on first part of the hole. But if I could use my bigger driver instead of my wood again, then I might be able to make it over the lake or sand. It would just be nice to have control over which clubs we want to bring out and use.
Please think about it and if so I will do whatever you need of me. I can get at least 15 people to download and buy subscription. But only if it was the real and
Actual ultimate Golfing app would it be to uuggh your die for app

First, ignore those who are complaining about pay to play. I haven’t spent a nickel and I got to level 5 in a matter of days. You just have to be smart with your coins. Hint: don’t bet coins you can’t afford to lose! My rule of thumb is to only play a level when I have at least 3x the entry fee, and this rule has served me well in this game as well as Golf Clash.

Speaking of Golf Clash, this game is very similar in gameplay but I **LOVE** that it is way more realistic. I have actually played Wolf Creek and Harbor Town in RL, so it’s really neat to play in this game. I also love the simultaneous play since it makes the game move along faster.

The thing that gets me is that in this game, like in Golf Clash, it’s way too much of a penalty to hit it in the rough and it’s way too easy to sink putts. This is essentially a game of greens in regulation, and then closest to pin tiebreakers.

Some have commented about heating up the phone: YES! This needs to be fixed. My iPhone 11 gets HOT after just a little bit of play.

I would also love to see a mode where you could play multiple hole duels... like choose between 1 hole, 3 hole, 9 hole, and 18 hole. It would also be cool if somehow you could play a course in sequence. I’d love to play Harbor Town 1-18 for example.

I still give the game 5 stars because it has blended the elements of what I like about Golf Clash with WGT. I’m excited to see how it evolves over time with updates and improvements.

I’ve been playing this game for more than a year and it’s really fun and a bit addictive. It reminds me of and is the closest golf app to the arcade game I used to play in various establishments, minus the effects of the rolling ball. The gameplay is awesome and there’s multiple ways to build your game tokens, cash, and golf equipment with daily challenges and free golf bags. The heads-up play and competitions keep you engaged. I don’t generally buy games or in game offers, and I probably don’t need to, but I’ll likely purchase just to get a leg up. I’ve had very few problems with UltimateGolf and it works well 99% of the time. You do have to be online, so it doesn’t work offline. Every once in a while it has some issue connecting or downloading assets, but reconnecting to cell or WiFi service fixes it. Overall, this is my favorite iPhone game so far.