Name:	PGA Tour Golf series (5 titles) PGA Tour Golf PGA Tour Golf 2 PGA Tour Golf 3 PGA European Tour PGA Tour 96
Author/Vendor:	Electronic Arts
Released:	various
Type:	Sports (golf)
Language:	English
Premise:	Enter the world of big-time professional golf as you compete with pro golfers on some of the best courses in the game. Includes a unique 3D putting grid and instant replay, as well as a useful gamesave option to assist in tracking your stats. (Electronic Arts)
Impressions:	Though not the rival of World Class Leaderboard until late in the series, it has gameplay options that WCLB sadly lacks. The graphics got better as the series progressed, resulting in notorious slow build times for the courses. If all you're interested in is quick and dirty gameplay, then get the original; but if you want a real looker with maximum options, then get the 1996 release. I still prefer WCLB, but I can see how people might be attracted to this series.
Variations:	PGA Tour Golf (1991 with game design by Sterling Silver Software - has only four courses and simplistic gameplay at best, but has few problems with the slow build times that plagued the later games in the series) PGA Tour Golf 2 (1992 with game design by Polygames - this was the first one to have real problems with slow course build times) PGA Tour Golf 3 (1994 with game design by Polygames and High Score Productions - an improvement over its predecessor, but still plagued by slow course build times) PGA European Tour (1994 with game design by Polygames - features European greens and pros) PGA Tour 96 (1995 with game design by NuFX - without a doubt the best playing and best looking game in the series - not as many courses and pros, but the lush graphics make up for that)
Recommended Emu:	KGen 98 (first four games) KGen v0.34 (fifth game)