The same difficulty levels return from last year including the excellent All Play mode which is a boon for anyone new to the genre. The Forecast Channel integration also returns allowing you to play courses in the exact same weather conditions existing at the course in real time. It's still one of my favorite touches in the game even if tournament scores appear unaffected by the weather. Precision putting also makes a return but even that can be turned off should you find your score constantly torpedoed by abysmal putting.

It still blows my mind that the most hardcore golfing experience in video games today is found on the console universally decried as being too "kiddie" but that is the stone cold truth. Yeah the commentary is still abysmal and the graphics are dated but this in terms of content, difficulty flexibility and swing mechanics this is the most complete golfing game you will find on any system, anywhere.