PGA 2K21 is a golf simulation game. The Golf Club, which was the precursor to PGA 2K, created an engine designed to mimic real-life physics. No successful simulation game is complete without a host of factors that manipulate the ball and alter the landing point of a shot. There are a ton of course conditions that make shooting par a difficult undertaking.

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Wind, elevation, firmness, and green speed are just a few examples. Players will have to account for all of the conditions on the course to shoot low.

Both sand and rougher terrain will take power and spin-off of the shot. To account for this, players will need to club up to hit the intended target. In general, irons will vary in power somewhere between 5-10%. If the rough is taking 10% power off of the shot with a 7 iron, a 6 iron is the way to go.

In addition to reducing power, hitting shots out of hazards is harder. The white shot tracer line is smaller, making it more difficult to hit a straight shot. The same applies to using lower clubs. It is easier to hit a 9 iron than a 3 wood. Golfers should always focus on club selection when the percentage at the top right of the screen is less than 98%.

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• Sand And Rough Reduce Power, see the percentage on the top right of the screen
• Club up
• The shot path is less forgiving when hitting from hazards

Wind can have a massive impact on the flight of the ball. If the wind is blowing toward or away from the player, it will change the distance of each club. Anything over 10mph warrants a club change up or down. Similarly, side-to-side wind will move the ball several yards while in the air.

While it may not be perfect, adjusting aim by a yard for each mph will put golfers in a better position on the greens. Hitting pitch shots reduces the impact of wind and reduces the spin on the ball. Within 100 yards it is sometimes better to hit a pitch shot than a wedge, which will be pulled by the wind more due to the flight path.

• Pitch shots are lower and less impacted by wind
• Wedge shots are not preferable in high winds
• Club up in a headwind
• Club down when with the wind

The height of a green will affect the proper club choice on a particular hole. As a rule of thumb, 10+ meters will want a change in club or shot type. If a green is elevated 20 meters, using a higher club than suggested will get gamers on the greens. The same applies to holes that are at a lower elevation. When hitting downhill, higher loft clubs will travel farther than lower loft clubs and shots.

• Adjust the club or shot type for a 10+ meter elevation change
• Higher loft clubs will travel further downhill

Soft greens are ideal, but most courses will have at least a medium firmness. Golfers will want to play their approach shots based on what the greens are like on a course. On easy courses, players can aim right over the hole and get the ball close. However, on many of the challenging courses in the game, aiming at the hole is a bad idea. Obviously, wedges will not roll out and will sometimes spin back if hit correctly.

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Longer irons, hybrids, and woods will roll out from where they impact the green. Instead of aiming at the center of the green when 200 yards out, gamers will fare better if they pick a landing spot in the fairway and let the ball roll up. If the fairways are firm too, this is a good strategy to avoid rolling off the back of the green.

• Longer clubs will have less spin and roll out further after landing
• Wedges have backspin after a solid hit
• If greens are firm, aim short of the hole

Players have the ability to shape their shots, as well as control the height of a shot. Controller players can mark a spot on the map and use RB/LB or R1/L1 to create a fade or draw. Doing so will make the shot tracer thinner, making it harder to hit the ball well. Shot shaping allows players to cut through wind or approach from the wide side of the green. Hitting shaped shots is especially effective when holes are tucked and greens are firm.

Using the D pad, golfers can change the height of the shot as well. This option is great when the distance is between clubs or there is a hazard to clear. Again, changing the shot shape will make it quite hard to hit the ball. Once people get the hang of the game they will want to incorporate at least a few shot shape changes in a round.

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