Games: Golf is back on next gen consoles with Tiger and Rory set to face-off on the virtual links

Golf is back on next gen consolesA BRILLIANT putter but not such a great driver, Tiger Woods’ vehicular troubles cost the sport’s poster boy more than his reputation. Dropped by Gillette after some close shaves behind the wheel, games giant EA also nixed Woods as the face of their PGA Tour series after 16 games gracing the box – a deal which netted the ailing linksman around $7 million per year at its height. Perhaps they were worried the game would keep crashing.Holywood scamp Rory McIlroy was the benefactor, though: in 2015, he of the affected accent took over as cover star. Alas, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour didn’t fare well, landing the series in a bunker it hasn’t recovered from since.