''PGA Tour 2K'' (originally known as ''The Golf Club'') is a series of

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s developed by

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. The series is currently published by 2K Sports; with

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publishing the second game in the series. The premise of the series is to emulate the

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of golf, and more specifically, the

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History and Development

On May 22, 2018, HB Studios reached a license agreement with the

to include six TPC courses and a PGA Tour career mode in '' The Golf Club 2019'' video game. The agreement did not include rights to player likenesses, as the PGA Tour maintained an existing license agreement with

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for its own ''PGA Tour'' game series. Although the series had been dormant since the release of ''

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'' in 2015, EA still claimed to have an "ongoing relationship" with the Tour at that time. Later that year, on August 28, 2018, 2K announced that it had acquired the publishing rights to ''The Golf Club'' series under its 2K Sports label. In May 2020, 2K Sports announced that HB Studios was developing '' PGA Tour 2K21'', a continuation of the series under a more extensive PGA Tour license and with several new features. In March 2021, 2K fully acquired HB Studios, the rights to ''The Golf Club'' series IP, and the PGA Tour license. 2K also announced a partnership with

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that includes rights for his name and likeness to appear exclusively in the ''PGA Tour 2K'' franchise, as well as any other golf games published by 2K during the partnership term.

Games

The Golf Club (2014)

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The Golf Club 2 (2017)

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The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour (2018)

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PGA Tour 2K21 (2020)

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PGA Tour 2K23 (2022)

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References

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* 2K Games franchises Video game franchises Golf video games Video game franchises introduced in 2014 {{golf-videogame-stub