These rewards, in addition to a rival system that tracks your progress against a fictional player on the tour, give you ample reasons to keep coming back and shoot low scores. You also unlock sponsorship tiers and related items after wins, including gear from real-world companies like Under Armour. He even makes groaning, guttural noises when you narrowly miss a putt, and he mimics Borat with a "Very nice" quip when you make a difficult shot.Īs you progress through a PGA Tour season, you'll level up your player and unlock new customization options like clothing and clubs. He cheers you on and makes polite, playful little jabs when you miss a putt or shank a shot. In this more relaxed setup, McCarthy is a delight. It almost never feels natural and comes across as forced and contrived, with main commentator John McCarthy speaking in overly hushed, serious tones However, the commentary while playing solo, outside of a tournament atmosphere, is another story. You'll hear the commentary team making out-of-place comments and repeating themselves very often. Just like in last year's game, tournament commentary in The Golf Club 2019 is distractingly rough at times. It's too bad that the journey to becoming the best golfer is not generally a fun one to listen to. That being said, it was a memorable and challenging journey to advance through the different tours, building skills and experience on the way to the top. Although the fictional courses are beautiful, challenging, and diverse, I was left wanting a lot more for a career mode carrying the PGA Tour name. As a result, The Golf Club 2019's PGA Tour career mode feels limited, especially when only six of the mode's 32 events take place on real golf courses. Also absent are famous courses like Augusta National and St. There are no player likenesses, so don't expect to tee it up as the recently resurging Tiger Woods. That level of realism, depth, and detail doesn't extend to the other aspects of the career mode, however. You'll hear birds chirping and see beautiful vistas of mountainsides, lakes, deserts, and lush forests. The distinctive cracking sound of a well-struck drive reflects what you hear on the course in real life and on TV. And there is a fine attention to the small details. The Golf Club 2019 is a good-looking game, particularly when playing at dusk with sunspots peeking through the clouds. If you've seen a broadcast or walked any of these courses in person, they will look familiar. The Shriners tournament at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas even includes fezzes as tee boxes just like in real life. 16 at TPC Scottsdale, is captured faithfully with its huge stadium-like atmosphere and massive crowds. 17 at TPC Sawgrass shines in the Florida sun, and I found myself holding my breath teeing it up to the protected island green. The six TPC courses are modeled with a fine attention to detail. ![]() ![]() ![]() The licensed courses are baked into the game's new PGA Tour career mode, with fictional courses filling in the gaps. The Golf Club 2019 brings six real-world courses to the game, including some of the well-known ones like TPC Sawgrass (home of the Players Championship) and TPC Scottsdale (home of the Phoenix Waste Management Open). Thanks to a new deal, HB Studios now has the license, and this-along with solid, smooth swing controls and fine attention to the small details of golf-helps make The Golf Club 2019 a drive forward for the golf simulation series. The first two Golf Club games from HB Studios were capable and compelling golf sims, but they lacked the punch of the official PGA Tour license.
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