I would have to say that this year’s version exceeded my high expectations for it. His debut golf game, Tiger Woods 99 (TW99), was very good and set its own standards for a fun golf simulation. He is one of the only athletes not named Michael Jordan who has continued to define his sport's standard of excellence. Well, he may not be bigger than the game of golf, but he certainly has raised his game and the level of play of his fellow professionals. It’s a small complaint, because if you don’t like it, you can turn the feature off and not use it.Ģ000 Players Championship winner Hal Sutton said that Tiger Woods may be the best player in golf, but he isn’t bigger than the sport. Now anybody can hit it five yards past the cup and spin it back pin high! Nice feature, but the massive amounts of lateral control makes the game too easy, as your out of bound shots can be pulled back into play. You can shape the ball a lot in the left-right direction with any club, but have more control in the topspin backspin with the shorter irons. I shanked and mishit a bunch of balls off the tee that I was able to save, by leaning on the controller in the opposite direction of my mishit. There isn’t a difficulty setting and it isn’t hard to beat the computer in tournaments, especially after mastering the ball control that the game calls "Tiger control." This allows you to control the spin of your ball while in the air. I liked the save feature, because it lets you save the game at any point in the round. You can play in a PGA tournament, play a skins game, or a casual round with up to four golfers. You can create a golfer or choose from the five professionals.