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EA Sports PGA Tour Review - Hit The Links

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EA returns to the world of golf with a challenging and rewarding title that's let down by a couple of inconsistencies and an underwhelming swing mechanic.

By Richard Wakeling on April 12, 2023 at 10:55AM PDT

EA Sports PGA Tour is unlike any other golf game I've played. It still features familiar elements from the series' past--back when Tiger Woods was front and center--such as slow-motion heartbeat moments and climactic power shots. But after an eight-year hiatus from the world of golf simulation, EA has returned to the fairway with a more demanding recreation of the sport that's as much about feel as it is mastering the game's robust mechanics. With 30 courses covering all four majors--including The Masters at Augusta National--EA Sports PGA Tour has a plethora of golfing action to sink your teeth into. It's just a shame there are a few notable issues in critical areas that hold it back from greatness.

The first of these is the game's swing mechanic. If you've played a golf game before, the actual act of swinging a driver or 5-iron will be familiar. You pull down on the analog stick to bring the club back, then push forward again to unleash your shot. This has been a staple in golf games for a number of years now, and there aren't any alternatives at the moment--not until a three-click system is implemented in a later update. The issue with EA Sports PGA Tour is that there's a slight delay between your input and the on-screen visual. Your swing isn't 1:1, so there's an uneasy disconnect where you never quite feel like you're in total control. The general malaise of each swing doesn't help matters either, with the slow, clunky pacing and frustrating lag making it difficult to nail the timing and power of each shot. I eventually grew accustomed to these idiosyncrasies over time, but it never feels quite right and fails to capture the satisfaction that hitting a 300-yard tee shot should achieve.

To compound the issue, EA Sports PGA Tour also lacks any sort of meaningful tutorial. There are tooltips that pop up and cover the basics the first time you play, but these brief snippets barely scratch the surface of everything going on under the hood. Instead, the game has a suite of challenges that happen to include a Coaching Academy. This is the best place to start, even if these challenges still neglect to offer any tips or feedback to help you along the way. What you get is a variety of contextual situations covering different aspects of the sport, from putting downhill to dealing with elevation changes and the multitude of shot types on offer. There's a lot of trial and error involved, but the repetition of replaying each situation does give you a greater understanding of how everything works. It's not a very user-friendly approach, but it sets expectations and is genuinely helpful in an unconventional way, even if it might prove frustrating for some. Plus, completing these challenges also earns you XP that can be used to improve your created character.

EA Sports PGA Tour's career mode sits front and center, starting off with your no-name golfer competing in the qualifying school before moving on to the amateur Korn Ferry Tour. The ultimate goal is to reach the PGA Tour, which can be done either by winning one of the many four-round courses or by placing highly enough in the Korn Ferry rankings come season's end. You can expedite this process by opting for a quick play mode where you only need to play a few holes rather than an entire round, but I think playing full rounds is the way to go. That's mostly because it gives you ample time to fine-tune your skills, learn the courses, and gain a better understanding of the game's mechanics. There's also a palpable sense of progression that comes from leveling up your golfer. Earning XP lets you build your skills in driving, approach play, short game, and putting, while progressing each attribute also unlocks more shot types, giving you additional options when preparing to send the ball careening toward the green.

Fortunately, the Coaching Academy includes challenges for each of the game's myriad shot types, giving you the opportunity to see how each one functions before playing competitively. There's value in understanding the differences between a runner, spinner, or knock-down shot, but knowing when to utilize each one essentially comes down to a matter of feel. In this respect, EA Sports PGA Tour resembles the sport of golf more accurately than any other game. There are a number of variables at play for every single shot, to the point where there's a real thought process behind each swing. You have to choose the right shot type and club for each situation, adjust for wind and elevation, judge how much power you need to put into the swing, and account for the distinct ways each course plays--tweaking your shot shape depending on the shape of the fairway and lie of the bunkers. The game helps to some degree by displaying relevant information such as wind speed and distance, but then you're left to your own devices. This can be frustrating, particularly early on when you're still learning the ropes and your golfer's attributes aren't up to snuff, but once everything clicks, EA Sports PGA Tour plays an engrossing game of golf that can be incredibly rewarding.

Much of this is down to the courses themselves. Every single one of the 30 officially licensed courses is staggeringly beautiful and offers an authentic attention to detail, whether it's Liberty National and its view of the Manhattan skyline, the waves crashing against the sand at Pebble Beach, or the alligators lurking in the water at TPC Sawgrass. Almost every course is iconic on some level, and they've all been faithfully rendered and recreated, right down to individual blades of grass. The absence of a course designer is a tad disappointing, but unlike PGA Tour 2K23, it's not something that feels like a necessity because there are already so many 18-hole delights. The courses are the game's main character, providing the kind of variety and depth to stave off any tedium. Mastering a golf game's mechanics is usually the key to success, but EA Sports PGA Tour's courses demand much more from you. Each one plays differently, whether it's the roll of the green or the width of the fairway impacting your decision-making. It genuinely feels like you're playing against the course rather than the shot meter.

The physics model, which is built around the official TrackMan data for ball tracking and swing analysis, is excellent for the most part. However, there are some inconsistencies when it comes to ball rollout. On The Old Course at St Andrews, for instance, the rollout is overly extreme to the point where the ball will roll uphill at pace, even through heavy rough. This forces you to account for situations that shouldn't really occur. Once you land on the green, putting is also equally aggravating for different reasons. Each green contains a grid that uses moving beads to show you the direction of the break. The problem is that sometimes this data is inaccurate and the break is opposite to what the beads are showing. The putt reader alleviates this somewhat by showing the ideal path to the hole, but this is also misleading at times. With no reliable way to gauge the breaks, putting is a lesson in irritation that will only be rectified if these issues are fixed in future updates.

Outside of career mode, EA Sports PGA Tour also features various tournament options for use in online matches against the community. If you want to play against friends, however, stroke play is the only option, and there's a disappointing lack of alternating play for those who want to see each other tee off. A range of daily, weekly, and seasonal tournaments give you another chance to earn XP and items like club specs and in-game cash for a limited time before they're refreshed, so there's an incentive to keep coming back. That in-game cash can be spent in a store of rotating items including various cosmetics, which holds some appeal because the character creator is extremely barebones. Outfitting your golfer in branded clothing can be fairly costly, though, which is explained by the inclusion of microtransactions for those who would rather buy the in-game currency with real money. This isn't a surprising move, but it doesn't exactly vibe with the serene mood.

After almost a decade away from the sport, EA's return to the golf course is a promising one. The range of shot types, courses, and tangible variables make for a methodical and tactical game of golf that's both challenging and rewarding. It stumbles by barely introducing players to its robust mechanics, while a laggy swing and inconsistent putting are notable flaws on what is otherwise a fantastic golf sim. EA Sports PGA Tour represents a solid re-entry for the series and lays down a sturdy foundation for an auspicious future.

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• Each shot must be carefully considered, taking into account a number of variables
• All 30 courses are wonderfully recreated and each one feels distinct
• Offers a tough but satisfying simulation of golf that's close to the real thing
• The lack of tutorials makes for a rocky start
• Swing mechanics are delayed and create a disconnect
• Putting information is frequently misleading

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• The world’s most exclusive courses — The tee is yours at 30 courses, including some of the world’s most exclusive, designed in stunning quality with Frostbite™ so you can enjoy more of golf’s finer details than ever before.

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• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: Ryzen 5 1600 / Core i5 6600k
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Radeon RX 570 /Geforce GTX 1050 Ti
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 100 GB available space
• Processor: Ryzen 7 2700X /Core i7 6700
• Memory: 12 GB RAM
• Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 XT / GeForce RTX 2060 Super

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EA Sports PGA Tour Game Release Date And Epic Course List Announced

The eagerly anticipated PGA Tour video game will feature some of golf's most famous courses in stunning detail

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EA Sports has announced the release date for its first golf video game since 2015 - and it includes a star-studded line-up of 30 "bucket list" layouts from all over the world. 

The big news is that Augusta National - which debuted in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour game in 2011 - is back and will be showcased in stunning detail. And not only that, the legendary game maker has created a "Road to the Masters" career mode. 

In fact, EA Sports PGA Tour will become the exclusive home to all four men's majors - the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open - which was the feature most sought after by gaming aficionados. 

It will also feature the LPGA's Amundi Evian Championship and will be updated with additional live content throughout the 2023 PGA Tour and LPGA Tour seasons.

"We're bringing the premier PGA Tour experience to players around the world with real-world golf data powering incredibly realistic gameplay with every shot, and some of the most iconic courses in the world rendered in painstaking detail," said Cam Weber, EVP and GM of EA Sports. 

"From The Old Course at St Andrews Links to Pebble Beach Golf Links and more, we’re giving players the chance to tee off in bucket list golf experiences like never before in EA Sports PGA Tour."

As well as Augusta National and the Old Course, Southern Hills and The Country Club complete the roster of 2022's Major venues. Other notables include Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, Torrey Pines, Evian Resort Golf Club in France, East Lake, TPC Southwind, The Los Angeles Country Club, Bandon Dunes and Tara Iti GC in New Zealand.

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As for the gameplay, the all-new Pure Strike software, which uses ShotLink and Trackman, will bring to life some of golf's most iconic courses like never before, delivering lifelike course dynamics and ball behaviour. It will also accurately reflect each golfer's unique swing characteristics across the 20 shot types available.

But don't just take our word for it, check out the official gameplay trailer below: 

Furthermore, players will be able to create their own golfer and climb the ranks, competing in everything from the game's elite amateur competitions, all the way through to the FedEx Cup and Major Championships. 

In partnership with the LPGA, several female athletes have been added to the game, including Iona Stephen, who will be joining as the first female on-course commentator.

Pre-orders for EA Sports PGA Tour are now available, including the Deluxe Edition where players will receive three-day early access to the game and Augusta National, ahead of the official launch on March 24

A lifelong golf fan, Andy graduated in 2019 with a degree in Sports Journalism and got his first role in the industry as the Instruction Editor for National Club Golfer. From there, he decided to go freelance and now covers a variety of topics for Golf Monthly. 

Andy took up the game at the age of seven and even harboured ambitions of a career in the professional ranks for a spell. That didn’t pan out, but he still enjoys his weekend golf at Royal Troon and holds a scratch handicap. As a side note, he's made five holes-in-one and could quite possibly be Retief Goosen’s biggest fan.

As well as the above, some of Andy's work has featured on websites such as goal.com, dailyrecord.co.uk, and theopen.com.

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Augusta National returns to video games in new EA Sports PGA Tour series

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Jordan Spieth on the 12th hole of Augusta National in EA Sports PGA Tour.

One of the game’s most fabled courses is back in the virtual world for the first time in a decade.

And it looks better than ever.

EA Sports, the makers of the popular Tiger Woods PGA Tour and Rory McIlroy video game series which was last released in 2015, announced Thursday it is relaunching the iconic video game as EA Sports PGA Tour — and with it comes the return of Augusta National to video games as part of EA Sports PGA Tour’s roster of 30 courses.

The game also includes a “Road to the Masters” career mode. EA Sports PGA Tour will be the only golf video game to feature the four men’s major championships, as well as the LPGA’s Amundi Evian Championship. Augusta National and EA Sports announced the renewed partnership before the 2021 Masters.

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GOLF.com attended a media preview of the game last week, where developers said the time was right for the company to bring back the series because of the large boom of interest in golf thanks to the pandemic. Advancements to the game’s Frostbite graphics engine also allowed creators to, in their words, make “the most spectacular-looking golf game ever.” (EA Sports also has plans to revive its extremely popular college football game in the summer of 2024.)

The team focused on four pillars when creating the game:

1. The exclusive home of the majors

EA developers said this was by far the most requested feature for a golf video game. Augusta National debuted in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (2011) and was a staple for the remaining two editions of the game. It was not featured in the 2015 reboot, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour.

There will be unique presentation packages for each major, including an intro for the Open Championship narrated by Nick Faldo.

EA Sports’ agreements with golf’s governing bodies go further than just the majors. For the first time, the U.S. Amateur, Augusta National Women’s Amateur and other top amateur events will be featured in the game.

2. Deep and varied course roster

The game will launch with 30 courses worldwide, ranging from classic video game favorites like TPC Sawgrass and Pebble Beach to more exotic spots like Oregon’s Bandon Dunes or New Zealand’s Tara Iti .

Producer Ban Ramsour said the team went as far as to work with former geologists to map each course using LiDAR, photogrammetry (the science of extracting 3D information from photos) and GPS mapping technology. On ground mapping and photography were conducted at every course, including the use of helicopters, airplanes and drones.

Augusta National even gave EA access to its “tree health software” so developers could accurately place every tree and flower on the course.

Ramsour said the data used for the courses was 30 times more dense than anything publically available for other games and simulators.

During the preview, the developers played a live demo of the game on Augusta National’s 13th hole to showcase the new gameplay mechanics (more on that below) and course details.

Notably, the pair teed off from last year’s back tee. Recent aerial photographs of Augusta National have shown a new tee on the famous par-5 . While Augusta National likely won’t make any announcement about the tee until closer to the tournament, when asked about the new tee EA Sports lead producer David Baker said that there could be updates down the line.

“The game team is working with Augusta National and is continually looking to get the most up-to-date course playable in-game for the most authentic experience possible,” Baker told GOLF.com in an email. “That includes bunkers, fairways and tee boxes from all courses in the game, for example. The strong partnerships we have forged with each course has allowed us to replicate each course as accurately as possible.”

Here’s the full roster of courses included for the game’s launch:

-Augusta National -St. Andrews (Old Course) -Pebble Beach -The Country Club -Southern Hills -TPC Sawgrass -Evian Resort -East Lake -Wilmington Country Club -TPC Boston -TPC Southwind -Teeth of the Dog -TPC Scottsdale -Tara Iti -Whistling Straits -The Ocean Course at Kiawah -Chambers Bay -Wolf Creek -Liberty National -Bay Hill -Riviera Country Club -PGA West -Quail Hollow -Torrey Pines -Banff Springs -Top of the Rock -Bandon Dunes -Harbour Town

3. Pure Strike gameplay powered by ShotLink

For the first time in a video game, ShotLink and Trackman data is being used to accurately recreate ball behavior across a wide variety of different courses. Instead of choosing between simple full shots, punches, chips, etc., the game introduces 20 different shot types.

“What this means for you is that when you grab the controller and step behind the ball, your options are virtually unlimited,” said Gameplay designer Craig Penner. “Allowing you to attack each course and each hole just like the pros you see on TV.”

To better replicate ball bounces and roll, the EA team actually reviewed video of PGA Tour events. They then took the ShotLink data to create accurate launch conditions, carry distances and spin rates.

4. Career mode

The Create a Player mode is back, but now you’ll have three options for where to start your career: Playing in amateur events, the Korn Ferry Tour or on the PGA Tour.

In addition to the majors, the game has licensed several PGA Tour events and the three FedEx Cup Playoff events.

To tell the story of your career, the game features hundreds of hours of commentary from Rich Lerner, Frank Nobilo, Notah Begay III, Iona Stephen and Nick Faldo.

There will also be challenges in between tournaments based on real-world events.

In addition to playing as your created player, numerous top pros are included in the game. Some of the announced players are Scottie Scheffler, Nelly Korda, Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Danielle Kang, Patrick Cantlay and Lexi Thompson. EA said more will be announced later, and some will be released post-launch.

Pre-orders for the game, which is available only on Playstation 5, Xbox Series X | S and PC, start Thursday while the launch date is set for March 24. The standard edition will go for $69.99, while the Digital Deluxe Edition is $84.99.

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EA Sports set to release new video game featuring Augusta National

EA Sports is set to release its first golf video game since Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (2015).

On January 19th, EA Sports announced that the game will be launching on March 24, 2023, for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the EA App, Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Pre-orders is available now for EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, the exclusive home of all four majors in men’s golf – the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship™, U.S. Open Championship™ and The Open.

Perhaps the most exciting part of all is the fact that Augusta National will be making its triumphant return to the video game world. The course will be in a video game for the first time since 2011 and will be playable in a game mode called “Road to the Masters” which features challenges, tournaments and gear tied to the Masters.

“We’re bringing the premier PGA TOUR experience to players around the world with real-world golf data powering incredibly realistic gameplay with every shot, and some of the most iconic courses in the world rendered in painstaking detail,” said Cam Weber, EVP and GM, EA SPORTS. “From The Old Course at St Andrews Links to Pebble Beach Golf Links and more, we’re giving players the chance to tee off in bucket list golf experiences like never before in EA SPORTS PGA TOUR.”

The game is also debuting a new and realistic way to make golf realistic in a video game called “Pure Strike”. Pure Strike aims to give golf fans all the tools they need to realistically attack every hole on every course the same way the pros do. The game will also feature ShotLink® powered by CDW and TrackMan,

Pure Strike will aim to help ensure that each professional golfer in the game will have a unique swing and attributes that are accurately reflected in the game.

In addition to being the exclusive home of all four men’s majors, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is filled with experiences and content players have been asking for in a golf game, including:

World Famous Courses – The tee is yours at 30 courses, including some of the world’s most  prominent venues such as Augusta National Golf Club, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Southern Hills Country Club, The Old Course at St Andrews Links, The Country Club, Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course, Torrey Pines, Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France, East Lake Golf Club, TPC Southwind, The Los Angeles Country Club, Wilmington Country Club and more. EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will also feature the past major host courses in 2021 and 2022 as well as the new 2023 majors courses releasing post-launch.

Your Career, Your Way – EA SPORTS PGA TOUR provides players with an RPG-like progression system on the Road to the Masters. As their golf game improves, the closer they’ll be to becoming a major champion. Players will be able to create and customize a golfer, develop their skills and master each course to attack every hole like a pro. With 20 shot types available as players progress in the game, they can enhance their skill set for driving, approach, short game, or putting, depending on their style. Players will be able to compete to become a major champion, and take on the PGA TOUR’s best events in the season-long chase for the FedExCup, as well as conquer the top Amateur Championships including the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the U.S. Amateur, and other elite international amateur events.

THE PLAYERS Championship and FedExCup Playoffs – The PLAYERS Championship and all three events of the FedExCup Playoffs will be in the game, and players can earn in-game FedExCup points in Career Mode for the opportunity to compete in the FedExCup Playoffs. As part of the Career mode, top golfers at the end of the year will be given the opportunity to win the FedExCup.

Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and The Amundi Evian Championship – In partnership with the LPGA, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR allows fans to compete at The Amundi Evian Championship, one of the LPGA Tour’s five major championships, and have the opportunity to play as several female athletes as well as create a female golfer in the overhauled Create-A-Player feature. Players will also be able to participate in a series of LPGA-themed challenges and other events. Iona Stephen will be joining the EA commentary team as the first female on-course commentator in-game, bringing her experienced insights from both playing professionally and working in golf broadcasting.

True-to-Life Course Visuals – EA SPORTS PGA TOUR will also present the most realistic visuals in any golf game utilizing EA’s Frostbite™ engine. Using state-of-the-art equipment such as drone technology, custom LiDAR flight helicopters and more to develop terrain maps, EA SPORTS PGA TOUR depicts courses exactly as they appear in real life. The photogrammetry and scanners were also applied to create precise renderings of clubhouses, iconic vegetation, bridges, tee markers, rock formations, and other on-course elements offering players life-like visual experiences of their favorite courses.

ShotLink® – Utilizing ShotLink® powered by CDW, the PGA TOUR’s proprietary real-time scoring system since 2001, golfers will authentically be replicated with accurate player ratings, skills and magnified true-to-life in-game events.

TrackMan Data – Insights implemented from TrackMan, a world leader in 3D ball flight measurement and swing analysis, is a critical component to authentic gameplay utilizing a myriad of stats including club tuning, flight trajectory, landing position and much more.

Pre-orders for EA SPORTS PGA TOUR are now available, including the Deluxe Edition where players will receive three-day early access to the game and Augusta National, THE PLAYERS Championship Gear, The Grand Slam Gear Bundle, Scotty Cameron Putter in-game, 1,500 Premium PGA TOUR points, a PGA TOUR XP Bundle and The Masters gear*. EA Play** members will also receive early access to the game, starting with a 10-hour early access trial on March 21. EA Play Pro members will enjoy unlimited access to the Deluxe Edition of the game – as well as the exclusive EA Play Staff Bag – starting March 21. Lastly, all EA Play members will unlock additional bonuses for EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, with monthly drops of Pro Shop perks such as exclusive headcovers, shirts, hats and more.

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According to Scottie, a fan at the course asked him to sign his Celtics hat and the two-time major champion refused to do so.

“One fan asked me to sign a @Celtics hat today, I told him no.” ? Dallas native Scottie Scheffler receiving some tough reminders in New England after the @DallasMavs loss in the @NBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/4xpKdfcb0p — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 19, 2024

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• Powered by official PGA TOUR ShotLink and TrackMan data, Pure Strike provides unique golf swings with a fluid feel, and realistic outcomes on every golf shot. Pure Strike combines golfer-specific tendencies with unique Course Dynamics and revolutionized Ball Behavior for the premier golf gameplay experience.
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EA Sports announced Monday it is developing a PGA Tour-licensed golf video game for consoles, giving 2K Sports a direct competitor to its PGA Tour 2K series. A launch date will be announced “in the coming months,” EA said.

EA Sports PGA Tour will include the Tour’s branding, plus The Players Championship, the FedExCup Playoffs, and Pebble Beach Golf Links, according to a news release from Electronic Arts. EA this year signed a “new, long-term deal” with the PGA Tour, the statement said. The publisher did not specify platforms in the news release, but described the product as a “next-gen golf video game.”

“We’ve partnered with EA Sports to bring immersive golf video game experiences to fans of all ages for years,” said Len Brown, the PGA Tour’s licensing executive. “We are thrilled to continue working with EA Sports on its golf franchise to authentically represent the PGA Tour for the next generation.”

⛳️We’re back in the game... Follow the official @EASPORTSPGATOUR account for more info pic.twitter.com/nfIX1ch7eY — EA SPORTS (@EASPORTS) March 29, 2021

Electronic Arts’ announcement comes two weeks after 2K announced it had bought HB Studios , the formerly independent developer of The Golf Club and PGA Tour 2K series, and signed an exclusive deal with Tiger Woods to appear in the series beginning with its next edition. Woods and EA Sports had partnered on the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series, for consoles and PC, from 1998 to 2013 .

EA’s last golf video game was 2015’s Rory McIlroy PGA Tour for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. EA Sports PGA Tour will be developed by the company’s EA Tiburon studio in Maitland, Florida, which also made Rory McIlroy PGA Tour and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series before it.

2K began publishing golf titles in 2018 with The Golf Club 2019 , which also featured PGA Tour licensing, The Players Championship (with six TPC course), and the FedExCup playoffs. The series returned in 2020 as PGA Tour 2K21 , with 10 TPC courses and five additional real-life courses.

EA said Monday that EA Sports PGA Tour will be built in the company’s Frostbite engine, as Rory McIlroy PGA Tour was six years ago. “We can’t wait to give fans the opportunity to compete on some of the most iconic PGA tour courses, and win the FedEx Cup,” Cam Weber, EA Sports’ general manager, said in a statement.

The resumption of a golf series is another surprise expansion of EA Sports’ portfolio, following a console generation in which the label regularly published just four series. At the beginning of February, EA Sports announced it was returning to college football with a licensed video game for consoles , sometime in 2022 or afterward.

It also follows Electronic Arts’ December acquisition of motorsports specialist Codemasters, with a last-minute, $1.2 billion bid that overrode 2K parent Take-Two Interactive’s initial $994 million deal to buy out the studio.

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Game offers some great game play and graphics to boot. However it becomes stale will little to unlock and do not like the old EA Tiger Woods games worth getting to play though keeps you entertained

Best golf game on PS4...

Best golf game on PS4 but it still isn't better overall than all the different seasons of Tiger woods golf on PS3, but I will say they did a good job getting close. Graphics, gameplay & presentation are the major upsides but the online play is what this game lacks compared to Tiger... But if u can get this game cheap go for it if you use to play Tiger on PS3.

Great game for ps4 but not Tiger good

Same basic gameplay of all the Tiger games. Just not nearly as in depth with all the extras. Apparel and equipment are lacking, no Masters. But even in 2021 this is still the best ps4 golf game available. Hopefully EA releases a new one soon. Enjoy

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The 2024 Olympic Games starting Friday, July 26 through Sunday, Aug. 11, will once again feature golf — for just the fifth time in Olympic history. Golf was first introduced to the games in 1900, but the sport took over a century-long hiatus after the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Games. In 2016, golf triumphantly returned to the world's biggest stage, and the sport now enters its third-straight Olympics.

There are 60 men's golfers in the Olympic field, and the United States is the only country featuring four golfers — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa. Every country receives a maximum of two representatives, but there is one exception. If a country has more than two golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings top 15, the country is allowed to send a maximum of four. The United States was the only country to meet this exception for the 2024 Olympic Games.

The four US representatives will compete at Le Golf National, most commonly known for hosting the 2018 Ryder Cup. Olympic golf competition is held similarly to any PGA Tour event, as an individual stroke play tournament consisting of 72 holes played over four days. Schauffele will look to defend his title after capturing the gold medal for the US in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Let's look back at the college careers of the four US men's golfers:

*All rankings as of June 17, 2024

Scottie Scheffler, Texas

The 28-year-old phenom has taken the golf world by storm in recent years, winning two of the past three Masters Tournaments and 11 PGA Tour events. The former Longhorn has been the OWGR number one since May of 2023, and he will certainly be the favorite to take home the gold in the Paris Games.

But before dominating the PGA Tour, Scheffler honed his game in Austin from 2014-2018. As a freshman, the Dallas, Texas native fired 21 rounds under par, the best on his team, and won two tournaments-- the Western Intercollegiate and the 2015 Big 12 Championship.

Scheffler's two wins freshman year would be the most in one season during his time at Texas. Scheffler went through a sophomore slump, with his highest finish at ninth in the 2016 Big 12 Championship, but he bounced back in his junior season. In the 2016-2017 season, Scheffler recorded six top-three finishes, including a win at the East Lake Cup. His junior season would mark his best finish in the NCAA Tournament, ending tied for third in the championship round.

The world number one would once again go winless in his senior season, but he fired 22 of his 34 rounds under par, giving golf fans a glimpse of his incredible consistency to come.

Xander Schauffele, San Diego State

The reigning Olympic golf gold medalist has been a staple on the PGA Tour since his debut in 2016 when he became the first PGA Tour rookie to win the Tour Championship. He most recently captured his first major championship, winning the 2024 PGA Championship in dramatic fashion, and he currently sits third in the OWGR.

Schauffele began his collegiate golf career at Long Beach State before transferring to San Diego State entering his sophomore season. During his sophomore campaign, Schauffele posted a 72.13 scoring average, which ranked second on the Aztecs and sixth in the Mountain West.

The 2016-2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year made a jump into his junior season, averaging 71.61 strokes per round, and recording his first win at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic. He finished the 2013-2014 season with five top-five finishes and a team-leading 16 rounds below par.

In his final season as an Aztec, Schauffele once again made a jump, with a scoring average of 70.49 and eight top-five performances. He earned his second collegiate win at the Barona Collegiate Cup, where he fired a 17-under par 199 in the 54-hole event. He closed out his collegiate career with third-team All-America honors.

Wyndham Clark, Oregon

Clark is one of golf's newest stars, bursting onto the scene in 2023 by winning the Wells Fargo Championship followed by the 2023 US Open. He ended 2022 ranked 163 in the OWGR, and he currently sits at fifth about halfway through the 2024 season.

The 30-year-old spent four years at Oklahoma State before transferring to Oregon for his redshirt senior season. As a redshirt freshman, Clark was named Big 12 Player of the Year, and put together a streak of seven straight finishes inside the top six. Clark slumped slightly in his sophomore season, but still made the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive year.

The Oregon graduate made a jump into his junior season, placing top-five seven times and tied for second four times. However, he failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in the 2015-2016 season. The following summer, Clark took his talents to Eugene, where he shined in his final collegiate season. Clark was ranked number one on Golfstat (college golf rankings), and he was named a 2017 Ben Hogan Award Finalist.

He closed out his collegiate career by winning the Pac-12 Championship and finishing second at the NCAA Baton Rouge Invitational.

Collin Morikawa, California

The youngest of the golfers on the list at 27, Morikawa is a two-time Major champion and sits seventh on the OWGR. The 2020 PGA Championship winner has six career wins on the PGA Tour, and is widely considered one of the best ball strikers in the game today.

Out of the four remarkable golfers on this list, Morikawa arguably has the most impressive resume in college. He earned three first-team All-America honors for the Golden Bears-- the first Cal golfer to do so-- and holds Cal's all-time scoring average record.

The 2021 Open Championship winner made the NCAA Championships twice (2016 and 2019), finishing top-10 both times. During his junior season, Morikawa set the all-time NCAA single-season stroke average record at 68.68. Over his career at Cal, he won five events, had 22 top-five finishes and 35 top tens. He was seemingly always in contention, and he has carried this consistency onto the PGA Tour.

Morikawa, along with Schauffele, is making his second appearance in the Olympics, and he will look to find his way on the podium after finishing fourth in the Tokyo Games.

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SAMMAMISH — While those around her started flailing, South Korean Amy Yang stayed as steady as she had been all week until the final three holes Sunday at Sahalee Country Club.

Because of that, Yang extended a two-shot lead entering the final round into a seven-shot lead through her first 15 holes. It was a big enough lead to let her withstand some late missteps and win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship by three shots over Lilia Vu, Miya Yamashita and Jin Young Ko for her first major title.

Yang closed with an even-par 72 and finished at 7-under 281.

Yang birdied the eighth hole, the hardest hole all week, while playing partners Yamashita from Japan and American Lauren Hartlage made a double bogey on the hole, pushing Yang’s lead from two shots to five.

That Yang would finally win her first major after being in contention so many times before was never really in doubt after that.

“At one point, I thought will I ever win a major championship before I retire, and I finally did it and it’s just amazing,” said Yang, 34, who won her sixth LPGA Tour event.

Yang’s lead grew to seven shots before she missed a 3-foot par putt on the 16th hole, then made a double bogey on the par-3 17th hole after hitting her tee shot into the water.

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That cut the lead to three shots heading to the final hole. After putting her drive in the fairway, Yang hit her second shot into the rough. But when she hit her third shot on the green, it was all but over and she two-putted for a closing par.

Moments after the putt dropped, some of Yang’s friends on the LPGA Tour doused her with Champagne.

It was well earned.

Yang, who earned $1.56 million with the win, said it was “the longest 18 holes I ever played in my career,” but said she was boosted by the crowd that she called the best of her career.

“I was that much stressed and felt pressure out there. But I think I managed to stay well and stay positive,” said Yang, who qualified to represent South Korea in the Olympics next month. “Golf is really just like a fight against myself. (But) I think I proved to myself that I can compete and I can do this, so (this) was a good learning week.”

On a course that beat up almost everyone in the field — at least at times — Yang made just five bogeys and nothing worse than that through 69 holes. That gave her more than enough cushion to withstand the late hiccups.

Yang entered the week with 21 top-10 finishes in the LPGA’s five major tournaments without a victory in one.

Twice, she has finished second alone at the U.S. Women’s Open (2012 and 2015), part of seven top-10 finishes in that event.

Yang, who finished seventh when this event was played at Sahalee in 2016, started the day with a two-shot lead over Hartlage and Yamashita.

Hartlage had never finished better than 51 st in a major, at the 2022 U.S. Open, and her best finish in an LPGA Tour event was a tie for sixth.

But despite the inexperience in pressure situations like the one she was in Sunday, she started off fast and was 2 under through five holes when she missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 sixth hole that would have moved her into a tie for the lead with Yang.

Hartlage followed that with a double bogey on the seventh to fall three behind.

That left Yamashita the nearest pursuer, two shots back.

But not for long. Yamashita, who has won five times on the LPGA Tour of Japan and finished 12 th last month in the U.S. Women’s Open — her best finish in a major — became one of just many through four days to suffer a double bogey on the eighth hole.

That left Yamashita five behind, and Hartlage six behind after a second straight double bogey.

From that point on, it seemed she was battling for second place.

That battle was tight. When Yamashita bogeyed the 15th hole, it dropped her into a five-way tie at 3 under, seven strokes behind Yang.

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Vu, who was part of the three-way tie for second place, was not surprised that Yang kept her lead Sunday.

“I know she’s a really solid player and knows how to win,” Vu said. “Obviously, it’s working for her and she’s played so well, so congrats to her.”

It was also an excellent week for Vancouver, Wash., resident Caroline Inglis who finished tied for ninth, her best finish on the LPGA Tour, surpassing the tie for 10th she had in 2018.

But no one had a better week than Yang, who had missed the cut in her previous two events and whose top finish this year before this week had been a tie for 22nd.

Things clicked at just the right time.

“It’s amazing, and like I said before, I proved to myself that I can do this and I’ll continue to work hard and go for next one,” Yang said.

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1921 — Jock Hutchinson is the first American to win the British Open, a nine-stroke victory over Roger Wethered in a playoff.

1926 — Bobby Jones becomes the first amateur in 29 years to win the British Open. Jones finishes with a 291 total for a two-stroke over Al Watrous at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

1932 — Gene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open by shooting a 286, the lowest in 20 years.

1935 — Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC.

1948 — Joe Louis knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round in New York to defend his world heavyweight title. Louis announces his retirement after the fight.

1952 — Jim Turnesa wins the PGA Championship with a 1-up victory over Chick Harbert in the final round.

1966 — Buckpasser sets a world record in the 1-mile Arlington Classic in 1:32 3-5 and becomes the first 3-year-old to win more than $1 million.

1969 — Pancho Gonzalez, 41, wins the longest tennis match in Wimbledon history by beating Charles Pasarell in a 112-game match, 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. The match is played over two days and lasts 5 hours, 12 minutes.

1978 — In Buenos Aires, Argentina wins the World Cup beating Netherlands 3-1 after extra time.

1981 — Sugar Ray Leonard wins the WBA junior middleweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Ayub Kalule in Houston.

1988 — MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game.

1988 — UEFA European Championship Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Ruud Gullet & Marco van Basten score as the Netherlands beats Soviet Union, 2-0.

1991 — Nine-time champion Martina Navratilova survives a first-round scare from Elna Reinach to win her record 100th singles match at Wimbledon.

1994 — FIFA World Cup: 1,500th goal in Cup’d history scored by Caceres of Argentina.

1997 — NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs.

1997 — NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul.

1999 — San Antonio wins its first NBA championship, defeating the New York Knicks 78-77 in Game 5 of the Finals. The Spurs, keyed by finals MVP Tim Duncan’s 31 points, becomes the first former ABA team to win the championship.

2006 — Asafa Powell matches Wallace Spearmon’s world best in the 200 meters, winning the Jamaican national championships in 19.90 seconds.

2006 — Bernard Lagat becomes the first runner in the history of the U.S. track and field championships to sweep the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, after winning the shorter race.

2008 — NBA Draft: Oklahoma power forward Blake Griffin first pick by Los Angeles Clippers.

2013 — UCLA wins its first national championship in baseball with an 8-0 win over Mississippi State.

2014 — John Norwood’s home run in the top of the eighth inning gives Vanderbilt the lead, and the Commodores beat Virginia 3-2 for their first national championship.

2015 — NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves.

2017 — Jordan Spieth needs an extra hole and an amazing final shot to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Travelers Championship. The two-time major champion holes out from 60 feet for birdie from a greenside bunker on the first hole of a playoff with Daniel Berger at TPC River Highlands. The 23-year-old Texan joins Tiger Woods as the only PGA Tour players with 10 victories in the era since World War II.

2019 — NHL Draft: Barrie Colts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers.

2020 — Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats second-placed Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

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