The Golf Club
Developer(s)HB Studios
Publisher(s)Original
  • WW: HB Studios
Collector's Edition
SeriesPGA Tour 2K
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
ReleaseOriginal
Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: August 19, 2014
PlayStation 4
  • NA: August 26, 2014
  • EU: September 3, 2014
Collector's Edition
  • NA: April 28, 2015
  • EU: September 18, 2015
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The Golf Club is a golf sports video game developed and published by HB Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and first released in 2014.

It is the first installment of the PGA Tour 2K series, published by 2K. A sequel was released in 2017.

Development

The game was developed and published by HB Studios, a studio whose primary work in the past has been contract work for annual sports releases. In particular the company had often worked with Electronic Arts and were expecting to get the contract to develop the 2015 edition of PGA Tour. However after Electronic Arts cancelled the series HB Studios decided instead to make their own golf game.[1]

Prior to the game's release HB Studios partnered with the company Greg Norman Golf Course Design allowing them to use the game's course editor feature to present renders of courses to potential clients. The clients would then give HB Studios feedback on the game in return.[2]

Reception

The Golf Club received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (February 2014). "How EA's loss could be golf fans' gain in The Golf Club". Polygon. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Newhouse, Alex. ""Highly Realistic" Golf Game Being Used to Design Real-World Golf Courses". GameSpot. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Golf Club for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "The Golf Club for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "The Golf Club for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kato, Matthew (August 19, 2014). "The Golf Club Review - Close To The Pin". Game Informer. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Todd, Brett (September 10, 2014). "The Golf Club Review". GameSpot. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Ogilvie, Tristan (August 26, 2014). "The Golf Club Review". IGN. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ Orry, Tom (August 19, 2014). "The Golf Club Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.


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