''EA Sports PGA Tour'' (also marketed as ''EA Sports PGA Tour: Road to the
Masters'') is a
sports
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video game
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developed by
EA Tiburon
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and published by
Electronic Arts
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for
PlayStation 5
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,
Windows
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and
Xbox Series X/S
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. It is an entry in the
EA Sports
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''
PGA Tour
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'' franchise, the first since 2015’s ''
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
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''. It is also the first in the series not to bear an athlete’s name in the title since ''
PGA Tour 98''.
Gameplay
The game introduces several new features such as a new gameplay system called Pure Strike, which incorporates parts of a golf shot. It also features integration with ShotLink, the PGA Tour’s statistics tool as well as TrackMan.
Playable tour players will include
Cameron Champ
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College career
For the Texas A&M Aggies he won the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and finished in the top 10 of six other tournaments ...
,
Tony Finau
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Early life and amateur career
Milton Pouha Finau was born on September 14, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He won the Utah ...
,
Nelly Korda
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,
Hideki Matsuyama
is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight car ...
,
Xander Schauffele
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,
Scottie Scheffler
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Early life
S ...
,
Jordan Spieth
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Spieth's first majo ...
,
Im Sung-jae
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and
Lexi Thompson
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.
The game features 30 courses at release, including
Augusta National Golf Club
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for the first time since ''
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14''.
Development
''EA Sports PGA Tour'' was first announced in March 2021 Like its predecessor, the game runs on the
Frostbite
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engine.
Originally scheduled for an early 2022 release to coincide with the
2022 Masters Tournament, the game was delayed multiple times for undisclosed reasons.
It was released on April 7, 2023, coinciding with
that year’s Masters tournament (and being the same date as the second round), moved from the original date, March 24.
Reception
According to the
review aggregator
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, the
PlayStation 5
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version of ''EA Sports PGA Tour'' received "generally favorable reviews",
while the
PC and
Xbox Series X and S
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versions received "mixed or average reviews".
References
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