Mario Golf: World Tour guide - How to unlock all the secret characters and courses

Mario Golf: World Tour is pretty great.

It's a terrific sports game, with a smart mix of golfing realism and wacky Mario brilliance, only let down by a severely unambitious single player campaign.

It's also packed to the clubhouse rafters with bonus content, with secret characters and courses kept under lock and key. Luckily for you, we know how to unlock the lot.

This spoiler-filled guide will tell you how to get all the golfers, unlock all the courses, and get every star character. Ready?

Characters

All bonus characters and unlocked by completing challenges, which can be found under 'Quick Round - Mario Golf', 'Single Player', 'Challenges'.

These tricky puzzler-like challenges might involve collecting coins, hitting the ball through hoops, using a limited selection of clubs, or playing under a tight time limit.

You'll need a certain number of coins for each golfer. Here's how many:



Toad - Unlocked after collecting 40 coins in the challenges mode



Magikoopa (Kamek) - Unlocked after collecting 45 coins in the challenges mode



Paratroopa - Unlocked after collecting 50 coins in the challenges mode



Birdo - Unlocked after collecting 55 coins in the challenges mode

Courses

Most of the course are also unlocked by completing challenges, which can be found under 'Quick Round - Mario Golf', 'Single Player', 'Challenges'. Here's how many you need:



Yoshi Lake - Unlocked after collecting 7 coins in the challenges mode



Wiggler Park - Unlocked after collecting 14 coins in the challenges mode



Cheep-Cheep Lagoon - Unlocked after collecting 21 coins in the challenges mode



DK Island - Unlocked after collecting 28 coins in the challenges mode



Bowser's Castle - Unlocked after collecting 35 coins in the challenges mode



Sky Island Course - To get this one, you must complete the sky island one-on, one-putt challenge, which is found to the east of Castle Club.

Star characters

You can unlock Star Characters by beating each golfer to a character match in the challenges menu. Here's where to find each golfer's character match.

Mario - Wiggler Park
Luigi - Cheep-Cheep Lagoon
Peach - Peach Gardens
Yoshi - Yoshi Lake
Daisy - Forest Course
Donkey Kong - DK Jungle
Bowser - Bowser's Castle
Wario - Seaside Course
Waluigi - Seaside Course
Boo - Mountain Course
Bowser Jr - Mountain Course
Diddy Kong - Sky Island