After going years without a PGA Tour golf videogame, armchair pros will be soiling their ridiculous slacks at news the franchise has been given a gimme with the next-gen EA Sports PGA Tour.Not only that, there’s a rival license looming in the clubhouse.EA Sports PGA Tour, developed by EA Tiburon – the team behind their Madden series – is being built using the Frostbite engine, and will include the professional game’s most famous courses and biggest names.EA Sports chief Cam Weber said: “Our team of passionate golf fans is meticulously recreating the world’s top courses such as Pebble Beach, and we can’t wait to give fans the opportunity to compete on some of the most iconic PGA Tour courses and win the FedExCup.”No venues, golfers or a release date were revealed for PGA Tour, with more details set to be announced in the coming months.Also this week, rival publisher 2K proudly announced they had got Woods, inking a long-term deal with Tiger as the face, executive director and consultant for their PGA Tour 2K franchise.The previous game, PGA 2K21, boasted a decent roster of real-life golfers but, bizarrely, you couldn’t actually control any of them. With Tiger in the bag, their next game looks set to come out swinging against EA’s effort, which will forge ahead sans Woods.
