For those playing on our main tours: You must change a local in-game setting to get elevation information from your current position to the pin.
Load up PGA2K23 > Profile Menu > Display & HUD > Distance Info Position > set to "In HUD" and not to "Off" or "On Marker"
Without this setting you will not see any elevation infomation at all.
TGC Tours supports all systems available on PGA TOUR 2K23.
In order to participate in TGCTours, you will need to enable 3rd Party Data Access within the PGA TOUR 2K23 game. Follow these instructions to turn this option on within your game.
Note that if you do not enable this option, your gamertag will not appear in the game data and therefore we will not be able to retrieve your scores.
Note: You have two options - opt into the Qualifying Pool (swing stick only) to try and qualify to one of our main tours. True Sim & the Three Click Tours can be played alongside either option, or as your only tour, if desired.
All our events are played in the following societies:
TGCTours (Special Events) for Special
Events
TGCTours (Platinum Tour)
TGCTours (Elite Tour)
TGCTours (Kinetic
Tour)
TGCTours (Challenge Circuit) for CC-A through CC-L, and Weekly Qualifying Event
TGCTours
(3-Click)
TGCTours (True Sim Tour)
TGC Tours has auto-registration and auto-score submission assuming you have correctly entered your gamertag exactly as it appears on your system's leaderboard in-game and you have enabled 3rd-Party Data Access.
If you play the event in-game, you will be automatically registered and your scores will be posted to the leaderboard.
There are no restrictions on the number of tournaments you may enter during a season. However, you may only enter into one tournament per week...the tournament for which you have a tour card. One exception is the True Sim Tour - you can play the TST alongside your main tour every week.
There is no need to withdraw from tournaments. If you did not play a single shot you will receive a Did Not Play Event for the week.
If you have teed off and can't/don't finish, you will receive a WD for the week and receive 2 demotion marks.
Scores are automatically pulled from the game. Please ensure your gamertag in your TGCT profile matches your console/PC gamertag exactly. Please also make sure that you have enabled 3rd-Party Data Access
Use the My Scores table on the leaderboard to self verify the scores you shot. Within 2 hours of completing your rounds you should see them in the My Scores table. Please note that not all your scores will show on the main leaderboard as they are slow revealed throughout the week.
If your scores do not get pulled within the first 2 hours (assuming event has officially opened on site), click the See a Score Issue? link to get admin help.
The API will not pull scores until the event opens officially on site (Monday) so if you play early on Sunday you will have to wait until Monday to see your R1 score.
Swing Difficulty: Master
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter (Platinum/Elite/Kinetic/Challenge Circuit): Off
Distance Control Meter (3-Click): On
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: Book Only
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: UI Off
Lie Grid: Open
Green Grid: Open
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Marker Only
Wind Display (Platinum/Elite/Kinetic): Meter Only
Wind Display (Challenge Circuit/3-Click): Open
Distance Display: Carry
Swing Input (Platinum/Elite/Kinetic/Challenge Circuit): Swing Stick
Swing Input (3-Click): 3-Click
Swing Difficulty: Master
Swing Timing: On
Distance Control Meter: Off
Distance Control Assist: Off
Putt Preview: 0
Course Yardage: On
Pro Vision: All off
Scout Camera: Off
Lie Grid: Off
Green Grid: Off
Pin Preference: Open
Aim Marker: Marker Only
Wind Display: Meter Only
Distance Display: Carry
Swing Input: Swing Stick
Platinum: No cuts except for Majors (top 65 plus ties) and Playoffs.
Elite & Kinetic: Top 65 plus ties (unless otherwise noted) of all scores that have completed rounds 1 and 2 by the aforementioned deadline
Challenge Circuit/3-Click Tour: Top 60% of the field that have completed rounds 1 and 2 by the aforementioned deadline
If you miss a cut, your third and fourth round scores will be displayed as MC.
You may still play your Round 3 and 4 before the cuts are made if you wish, but any Round 3 or 4 score posted that doesn't make the cut will be removed from the database. It will be as though you never played it.
The tournament leaderboard will show progressive round scoring based on the following schedule:
To earn a tour card, you must complete a Qualifying Event and shoot well enough to earn a tour card. Please refer to the Qualifying Event section of this page for further details.
You may lose your tour card if you are banned or suspended for policy violations as determined by the commish.
You may also lose your tour card if you are in the CC-L flight and accrue 5 demotion marks. You will then be placed back into the Qualifying Pool where you can try to earn back a tour card.
+3 Movement Marks (green arrow icon) will automatically promote you one level.
-5 Movement Marks (red
arrow icon) will automatically demote you one level.
Platinum Tour: Can't accrue positive
movement marks (promotion marks)
Processed First
Processed Second
Tournament Winners on the Challenge Circuit (CC-A through CC-L) are auto-promoted to the next level.
A withdraw (not completing an event) is -2 movement marks at all levels
Fast Track promotions are based on a standard deviation formula compared to avg-score of the field. Anyone shooting better than this value will be auto-promoted to the flight above.
Fast track promotions are marked on finalized leaderboards with a green lightning icon.
Details
Three Separate Playoffs - Each Knockout Style
The following playoff format will be in place
for each pro tour - Platinum, Elite and Kinetic - starting the third last week of the season.
Promotion/Demotion marks will be disabled for the playoffs.
Playoffs - Week 1 (Everyone
registered)
Playoffs - Week 2 (remaining eligible registered)
Playoffs - Week 3 (remaining eligible registered)
The True Sim Tour plays with most aids turned off to bring you the most sim-like tour in PGA 2K23. Please
see this thread for all TST rules.
You
can play in the TST and main tours at the same time should you desire. You just need to click here to get a TST card and you can start
your TST career.
The 3-Click Tour will be locked to 3-click. Its settings will mirror the Challenge Circuit. If you want to join this additional tour you need to edit your TGCT profile and opt into the 3-Click (click the 3-Click checkbox).
This tour runs out of the TGC Tours (3-Click) society in-game. There is a cut on this tour.
You can play both the 3-Click and True Sim Tour at the same time in addition to your assigned TOUR.
Anytime you encounter a bug or glitch, email commish@tgctours.com immediately - most are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Anyone submitting scores under multiple accounts during the same week will be subject to administrative review. If we deem it to be a blatant attempt to game the system, we will disqualify all associated accounts.
If you own PGA TOUR 2K23 on multiple systems, you may play on one system per week, but you are free to switch systems from week to week. You would need to have both system's gamer tags registered in your account profile. However, you may not play rounds on your non-registered system in advance of playing on your registered system. Doing so would result in your disqualification.
TGC Tours strongly recommends the use of Stock Xbox and PlayStation controllers (controllers manufactured by Microsoft or Sony respectively). You may only use another controller or a mouse provided that it meets our Fair Play Analysis which analyzes several metrics from your shot data. Please note that we also recommend that you do not use Steam Link as that has been known to cause problems with input registering correctly.
Our metrics will allow most users with stock PlayStation and Xbox controllers ample room to play on TGC Tours with no issues.
There are many officially licensed controllers for both the PlayStation and Xbox. Officially licensed is another term for 3rd party controller. Most of these controllers are not built with the same quality/sensitivity as the PS or XB official controller. An officially licensed or 3rd party controller may look like a regular controller but may not pass our Fair Play metrics analysis. Please be aware of this when claiming your controller is an Official XB or PS controller - it may not be. If your controller has a built-in wire, it is a third-party controller. There are also wireless third-party controllers. But there are no Microsoft-manufactured or Sony-manufactured controllers with a built-in wire.
Also, please note we have yet to see a controller manufactured by Power A, Hori, or Logitech pass our Fair Play metrics. If your controller is manufactured by any of these manufacturers, it is highly unlikely that your scores will be accepted. These are not the only third-party controllers that do not pass, but are some of the more popular ones. If you're using another brand, it likely won't pass either.
TGC Tours strongly recommends the use of a Microsoft-manufactured XB controller for use on PC. You may only use a mouse if you can make that mouse operate with the same difficulty that one would face when using an XB controller. This often means increasing the mouse sensitivity via DPI settings to facilitate a longer hand movement to create the swing.
Please also note the XBOX 360 controllers are very hit and miss. Some of them work fine, but others fail. If you want to use an XB360 controller, it is best to test your controller in a test event and ask admin to review the data.
If your scores are not accepted due to our Fair Play policy, please create a thread in our Fair Play Assistance forum and include your mouse or controller make and model number. Please note that we do not offer support for Fair Play issues via email or support ticket. Please use the private forum.
Having scores not accepted by our Fair Play policy is NOT an accusation of cheating.
All public cheating accusations will result in temporary forum bans. The majority of users removed from the leaderboards via our Fair Play policy are not cheating - just using devices with forgiving settings/deadzones that make it unfair to compete against stock controller users - usually unknowingly. Any concerns should be emailed to commish@tgctours.com.
After having scores not be accepted 3 times within a season, a player will no longer be eligible to participate in Majors, WGC events, minor events, playoffs, or Special Events during that season. Special events include but are not limited to the Olympics, Ryder Cup, President's Cup, Promotion Events, etc. After having scores not be accepted 8 times within a season, the player's tour card will be removed.
Note: For the purposes of counting these occurrences, True Sim will be excluded from the count so as to not double penalize a player who is pulled from both events in one week due to a controller malfunction.
Putter must be used on the green unless your putting line is obstructed by fringe/rough/bunker or your putt is longer than 75 feet, in which case use of a putter is not mandatory.
Putting line Definition: The "putting line" is the line that the player wishes his ball to take after a stroke on the putting green. Except with respect to Rule 16-1e, the line of putt includes a reasonable distance on either side of the intended line. The line of putt does not extend beyond the hole.
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Violations of this policy will result in event disqualification.
Policing of this issue will be the responsibility of tour members. If you see a ghost ball chipping on the green and it is obvious they are breaking the above rule, record a video and submit it to us at commish@tgctours.com
The video must be from the perspective of the infringing ghost ball - you can do this by selecting Watch Replay and pick the ghost ball that is chipping on the greens. We must have a clear view of the infraction as well as the user's gamertag.
TGC Tours will have the final say on all cases.
Mutual Respect Among Members. TGC Tours strives to preserve and protect the centuries-old notion of golf as a game where sportsmanship and self-respect are the pillars upon which all the rules of the game are built. TGC Tours expects from all of its Officials, Staff, Members and Designers that only sportsmanlike and courteous interactions will take place on the course, in the forums, when reviewing courses, and elsewhere.
General. No malicious, derogatory, degrading, racist, sexist, homophobic, offensive, harassing, or otherwise hostile comments will be tolerated by TGC Tours. Failure to follow this rule will be punished by immediate suspension of the Member's account. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned from TGC Tours. A serious or aggravated first-time offense may result in an immediate, permanent ban, without notice to the offender. Please report all issues of this type to commish@tgctours.com.
We reserve the right to refuse participation to any member, at any time, as we see fit to maintain the integrity and decorum of our site and forums.