Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13
46 Achievements
1,000
He's going the distance
Hit a drive over 400 yards
30
How to unlock the He's going the distance achievement in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 - Definitive Guide
Wind Setting (under Play Now game settings): Gale Force
Course: Augusta National (particularly holes 2, 11, and 15)
Boost Pins: Driver (essential), Player boost
While going for this you must get on a long hole with a strong wind to your back off the tee, often the wind will not cooperate making this frustrating at times. Once you have everything setup, with a long hitter and a gale force wind to your back, aim so that your ball will stay on the fairway for as long as possible, as sometimes the wind will push your ball too far and it will go into the rough or worse. Make sure to put maximum forward spin on the ball to maximize roll and if you made solid contact the ball should go 400 yards unlocking the achievement. Also note that the ball does not have to end up in the fairway, it just has to go 400 yards according to the distance tracker.
2) Select East Lake Course
3) Select Stroke Play
4) 1 Golfer
5) Select Tiger Woods
6) Change options to, Gale Force Winds, Red Tees, course conditions to fast, hole select to custom.
7) Select hole 5 only.
8) now play the hole and hopefully the wind will be behind you, aim slightly right as you will hit further down the fairway and need it right of the fairway slightly and you can overdrive a tee shot of tiger woods to around 415 yards with front spin.
If you don't get the wind behind you just keep trying as it keeps all your settings, so just keep restarting and you will get the wind behind you eventually.
I think the Augusta courses come with the Collector's Edition only, but for those of you who happen to not have this course, there's some great holes at St. Andrews with wide fairways. Play from the black tees to maximize the distance on the hole.
There are multiple options here, but the main goal is to pick a strong golfer like Bubba Watson or Tiger and select Gale Force winds from the options menu. The recommendation below is what i personally used. Took quite a few tries though to get the wind in the right direction. Went about 450ish with the driver and power pins attached.
Note: Insure you have mulligans turned off as this voids the achievement.
Additional info: Augusta, 2nd hole. Use Tiger, Gale Force winds, fast course, and the boost pins for Tiger and Driver. First time I tried it the wind was across and opposite the direction of the dogleg and I still got 380; second try the wind was almost straight with me and I got 410. Of course use the forward spin for extra roll.
This is another trophy that should come in time. But if you are in a hurry, head to a hole with plenty of fairway which heads downhill off the tee. For a few good candidates, look below. In the settings, put the wind to Gale Force, and set the course to be hard and fast.
The Setup I Used:
Course: Augusta National
Hole Select: Hole 2 and Hole 15 only
Tees: Red
Wind: Gale Force
Conditions: Fast
The trick is to get the Gale Force wind directly behind you as you drive. It may take a few restarts to get it setup right. The wind will give you a power boost. Having two holes per attempt will increase your odds of getting a nice rear-wind. Use spin and the downslope to gain even more distance. Also, adding a little draw to your shot will add a little extra distance. A fade however will cut your distance a little. You can also equip a few pins to boost your driver and golfer stats if you want. Get it all right, and 400+ yards can be reached.
You can try this with Tiger, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson or your own Pro if his stats are high enough. If you leave this until after you finish Career mode, he should be even better than the pro's. Also, you may unlock this naturally in the meantime without really trying.
Good Holes To Do This Trophy On:
Augusta National - Hole 2 - Red Tees
Augusta National - Hole 15 - Red Tees
Torrey Pines - Hole 9
East Lake - Hole 5
Pebble Beach - Hole 9 | Credit to Bud20078.