Using a mix of cyber golf courses and video captured golfers, this program tries to emulate the best of the game, but when compared to the PC counterpart, or even previous incarnations of the Tiger Woods EA fame, this program falls short of the green.

Though the game is basically easy on the pad functions, unlike the previous Cyber Tiger, there is little control over the flight path of the ball. It is tough to put rotation on the dimpled object of the game.  And the major trouble with this program is lack of feel for both the recommended club selection and the recommended stroke guidance.

This is a three-click game: One to initiate the stroke, the second at optimum power, and the third at targeting. The fault here is that the recommended club often falls short of the green. And should you choose to select a different club, target it differently, you get no feel for the wind, distance or the club.

This is a single person, progressive affair. You begin in the clubhouse, selecting your on-screen persona – which is derived from an ‘amateur’ representation of pro golfers. However, you will begin from the amateur tees – and you cannot pro-rate your on-screen character to compete otherwise.

Yes, you can begin at the practice level, go to stroke play, enter a skins match, enlist the add of mulligans, but if you want to go against the best – test your driver, or metal – against the best on the tour, you will have to enter the Tour Challenge. There you can only advance by winning within the parameters of the phase of the tourney entered. No handicap, no advantage. 

And that is perhaps the game’s biggest downfall. You can’t play to a handicap – unlike the PC version of the game – nor can you improve strength for distance. You can select clubs, but unless you have some sort of idea about club selection, this may be a difficult proposition at best.

If you select Tiger as your on-screen, albeit handicapped alter-ego, you will be treated to a variety of lame comments from the best golfer in the tour. There is no option to turn that off. If you select another golfer to personify you on screen, you will cut down on power, but be spared the comments.

This program, though rated for Everyone, is a mixed bag. It features solid graphics, the feedback only incurs with a bouncing ball, and a tremendous challenge. In only eats one block of memory card, but it is unfortunate that the action can’t live up to previous Tiger incarnations, or the PC version of the program. Tee it up and challenge some of the best golfers on the PGA Tour with Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, from EASports, for the PlayStation console.

Using a mix of cyber golf courses and video captured golfers, this program tries to emulate the best of the game, but when compared to the PC counterpart, or even previous incarnations of the Tiger Woods EA fame, this program falls short of the green.

Though the game is basically easy on the pad functions, unlike the previous Cyber Tiger, there is little control over the flight path of the ball. It is tough to put rotation on the dimpled object of the game.  And the major trouble with this program is lack of feel for both the recommended club selection and the recommended stroke guidance.

This is a three-click game: One to initiate the stroke, the second at optimum power, and the third at targeting. The fault here is that the recommended club often falls short of the green. And should you choose to select a different club, target it differently, you get no feel for the wind, distance or the club.

This is a single person, progressive affair. You begin in the clubhouse, selecting your on-screen persona – which is derived from an ‘amateur’ representation of pro golfers. However, you will begin from the amateur tees – and you cannot pro-rate your on-screen character to compete otherwise.

Yes, you can begin at the practice level, go to stroke play, enter a skins match, enlist the add of mulligans, but if you want to go against the best – test your driver, or metal – against the best on the tour, you will have to enter the Tour Challenge. There you can only advance by winning within the parameters of the phase of the tourney entered. No handicap, no advantage. 

And that is perhaps the game’s biggest downfall. You can’t play to a handicap – unlike the PC version of the game – nor can you improve strength for distance. You can select clubs, but unless you have some sort of idea about club selection, this may be a difficult proposition at best.

If you select Tiger as your on-screen, albeit handicapped alter-ego, you will be treated to a variety of lame comments from the best golfer in the tour. There is no option to turn that off. If you select another golfer to personify you on screen, you will cut down on power, but be spared the comments.

This program, though rated for Everyone, is a mixed bag. It features solid graphics, the feedback only incurs with a bouncing ball, and a tremendous challenge. In only eats one block of memory card, but it is unfortunate that the action can’t live up to previous Tiger incarnations, or the PC version of the program.

Install: Easy
Though not really applicable, this program does come up fast and only uses one block on a memory card.

Graphics: 8 
The golfers are video generated with the courses faithfully computer rendered. This program looks very good.

Difficulty: 8.5
In watching a lot of golf over the past year, never have I seen so many holes-in-one, or chips from rough or sand that lie within inches of the cup. Unfortunately, these great shots are all from your foes. That, and the lack of consistent and reliable club recommendation creates a problem and makes this a tough game.

Multiplayer: 
This is a single-player game.