Vanilla Golf

A mod that adds golf, aiming to work with vanilla.

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About this Mod

Have you ever wanted to golf in minecraft? Have you ever wanted to launch mobs into the sky? Have you ever wanted a minecart without tracks that can also launch YOU into the sky? This mod might be for you!

Vanilla Golf aims to add golf to minecraft while also adding more to vanilla minecraft in general, Craft the new weapon type the (golf) club and make golf balls to begin golfing. Your score is also kept track of, per player. Craft a golf cup to end your golfing, It will announce your score in chat when done. Includes compatibility with the create mod!

Spoilers for how each addition works below.

Golf Balls

A golf ball can be crafted with 1 of any type of diorite in a crafting table. It can be placed down by right clicking with it on any block, and picked up by shifting and right clicking it. To hit it upwards, you may need to get a block or two lower than it.

Golf Clubs

A golf club can be crafted with 2 sticks and most tool materials to either the left or right of the top stick. They can be used to launch golf balls varying lengths, Wood is the worst and barely moves the ball compared to just punching it and gold is the best, launching it quite far. The knockback on these also applies to mobs and players, Allowing for lots of PVP/PVE possibilities.

Golf Cups

Golf cups end your golfing, they can be crafted with 3 of any type of diorite one on the bottom middle, the others on the middle left and right. When a golf ball touches it, it displays the nearest players score and turns the golf ball into an item.

Golf Carts

Golf carts can be crafted with a minecart on the bottom middle, two iron bars to the mid left and right and 3 iron on top. They can be used to drive around however you cannot hit from inside them, instead it will just hit the golf cart. If combined with a golf clubs knockback, you can boost yourself into the air like that. The golf cart can only move forwards and backwards, however it can turn.

Smooth Diorite

Smooth diorite is a new type of diorite, created with 8 polished diorite and a water bucket in a crafting table, It is more slippery than a normal block but less slippery than ice, allows for better golf courses. Comes in slab and stair formation. Includes compatibility with creates washing recipes.

Wedging Enchantment

Based on the wedge golf club, this is a 3 level enchantment that will make it so you can hit higher better. Works especially well on other players or mobs but if you are going from below works just as well on golf balls. Cannot be combined with sharpness or knockback and can be obtained from an enchanting table or any other source of enchantments.

Available Versions

Vanilla Golf 1.0.1release

MC 1.20.1forge

April 2, 2024

Vanilla Golf 1.0.0release

MC 1.20.1forge

April 2, 2024

How to Install Vanilla Golf on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Vanilla Golf". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Vanilla Golf server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Vanilla Golf compatible with forge?

Vanilla Golf officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Vanilla Golf – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Vanilla Golf consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.