- Bonus lobby costumes
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding costume:

Poncho	Sink a spiral shot.
White Tuxedo	Chip a shot in for birdie or better.
Biker	Sink a Double Eagle shot.
Baseball	Sink a Rising Ball shot.
Pickaxe	Sink a putt from over 40 feet away.
Kimono	Sink a Flag Ball shot.
Police	Sink a homing ball.
Witch	Get a hole in one.

- Capsules
Play twenty rounds on the indicated course to unlock the corresponding capsule, which contains an item that can be added to the course:

Manta	Okinawa Golf Resort (long tee)
Armored Zombie	Euro Classic G.C. (regular tee)
Rhino	Great Safari C.C. (regular tee)
Child Witch	Euro Classic G.C. (long tee)
Gnome	Silver Peaks G.C. (regular tee)
Bear	Highland C.C. (long tee)
Glider	The Crown Links (regular tee)
Jet Formation	Okinawa Golf Resort (regular tee)
Helicopter	Highland C.C. (regular tee)
Lion	Great Safari C.C. (long tee)
Blue Whale	The Crown Links (long tee)
Unicorn	Silver Peaks G.C. (long tee)

- Advanced shot
Instead of using the head of the club to line up your shot, it is much easier to use the shaft. Line up your player's club with the 'ghost' club to ensure a more fail-safe shot.

- CD/Voice option
Successfully complete all challenges to unlock the 'CD/Voice' option.

- Completion bonuses
Successfully complete Single Player mode to unlock all characters, caddies, and clubs.

- Bonus caddies
Pull the listed caddy's item card at the indicated Challenge mode difficulty to unlock that caddie:

Maru-Chan	Pro
Rina	Bronze
Bonnie	Junior
Clark	Gold
Eva	Silver
Trent	Beginner

- Loyalty bonuses
Reach the indicated loyalty level to unlock the corresponding bonus:

Level 10	Spiral
Level 11	Club level 3
Level 4	Rising and homing
Level 7	Club level 2
Level 12	Impact improves

- Bonus online lobby costumes
Become ranked in the top 20% in an online graded tournament to unlock the following online lobby costumes:

Tank Top
Shovel
Sunglasses	Brown
Electric Guitar
Glasses Red
Baby Sling
Granny
Butterfly Net
Snorkeling Set
Jason Mask
Trunks	Blue
Moustache
Doctors Mask
Duck-tail	Black
Pet Chicken
Girl's Uniform	Blazer
Kamishimo
Mysterious
Boat
Handlebar
Smiling Girl
Boy's Uniform	Blazer
Bob	Red
Hard Hat
Rebel
Peasant
Spiked Fringe	Red
Chignon	Blue
Army Helmet
Manga Face
Unibrow Man

- Bonus courses
Reach the indicated level to unlock the corresponding course:

Okinawa Regular Tee	Beginner
Crown Links Long Tee	Gold
Silver Peaks Long Tee	Gold
Euro Classic Long Tee	Seeded-Pro
Great Safari Long Tee	Seeded-Pro
Euro Classic Regular Tee	Semi-Pro
Highland Long Tee	Amateur
Great Safari Regular Tee	Pro
Okinawa Long Tee	Amateur
Crown Links Regular Tee	Silver
Silver Peaks Regular Tee	Bronze

- Bonus menu characters
Pull the listed character's card at the indicated Challenge mode difficulty to unlock that menu character:

Jasmine	Seeded-Pro
Kate	Platinum
Bjorn	Gold
Sophie	Bronze

- In-game reset
While you are playing this game, press L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Begin to reset the game and take you back to the main menu.

- Bonus characters
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character:

Sonia	Overcome Sonia in Challenge mode.
Anya	Overcome Anya in Challenge mode.
Bjorn	Overcome Bjorn in Challenge mode.
S. Marayuma	Overcome S. Marayuma in Challenge mode.
Sophie	Overcome Sophie in Challenge mode.
Fernando	Overcome Fernando in Challenge mode.
Felipe	Overcome Felipe in Challenge mode.
Bloom	Overcome Bloom in Challenge mode.
L.J.	Overcome L.J. in Challenge mode.
Kate	Overcome Kate in Challenge mode.
Sasha	Overcome Sasha in Challenge mode.
Dino	Overcome Dino in Challenge mode.
Suzuki	Download the demo of Hot Shots Golf

- Easy Loyalty
Select Challenge mode, and play a Vs. match. Push Begin when the match begins, and select the 'Give Up' option. Repeat this three times to intentionally lose the match and increase the loyalty with that character.