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The Golf Club Early Access Available Now on Steam For $29.99 - Post Your Impressions

  01:10 PM - April 17, 2014 by Kayotick

The PC version of The Golf Club is available now on steam for $29.99, during their early access promotion. On April 24th, the game will be $34.99. Still no word on official release dates for Xbox One or PS4.

There are plenty of impressions of the beta here, thanks to bluengold34_OS, but play a few rounds for yourself and post your impressions.

Read the full press release below.

Highly Realistic Golf Simulation Game - The Golf Club - Tees off Today on Steam Early Access

HB Studios Simulation, Complete with Course Creator and Social Features, Now Available on Steam Early Access for PC

Canadian video game developer, HB Studios, today announced its next generation golf simulation, The Golf Club, is now available on Steam Early Access for PC. The Golf Club features pre-designed courses as well as a Course Creator that allows players to build brand new courses and share them online within seconds. The Golf Club Early Access is available for $29.99, discounted from $34.99 for 7 days. Scheduled to launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One soon, The Golf Club will redefine the genre across both console and PC platforms. For more information, including a host of instructional videos, please visit the official website here.

“With a heritage deeply rooted in building some of the most fun, intuitive and critically successful sport franchises on the EA Sports label, HB Studios are now excited to roll out the first phase of The Golf Club,” said Jeremy Wellard, President of HB Studios. “With integrated social features, a massive online multiplayer mode and a Course Creator that will provide players with endless challenges, avid golfers and gamers can now access The Golf Club on Steam Early Access.”

The Golf Club is designed for 1 - 4 players locally, (from single player to 4-player sofa play), or in an asynchronous online multiplayer mode that allows players to compete against “live balls” and “ghost balls” from other players. Early Access of The Golf Club comes complete with three modes: stroke play, match play and 4-ball, and no loading times between holes.

The Course Creator allows players to build an unlimited number of golf courses which can then be shared and played with friends online. New courses can be generated in a matter of seconds by selecting a theme (Rural, Alpine or Autumn), terrain features, number of holes and difficulty. Players can then enjoy a full suite of editing tools from changing the time of day to placing hazards and objects to create the ultimate golf challenge. Players can also discover new courses built by friends and the community by filtering through rank and difficulty, as well as interact with new The Golf Club members through the Message Center.

Additional social features enable players to challenge friends and attempt to beat high scores and best their own highest recorded rounds. Add to this a myriad of statistic tracking tools, notifications, challenges and much more, and you have a golf club truly worth joining. The Golf Club was developed with the Unity games development platform.

Game: The Golf ClubReader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PC / PS4 / Xbox OneVotes for game: 7 - View All
The Golf Club Videos
The Golf Club: Season Mode Review Video
The Golf Club: Season Mode Review The Golf Club: Season Mode Review Video
The Golf Club - Out of Bounds Video
The Golf Club - Out of Bounds The Golf Club - Out of Bounds Video
The Golf Club Tutorial - Terrain Firmness Video
The Golf Club Tutorial - Terrain Firmness The Golf Club Tutorial - Terrain Firmness Video
The Golf Club - Water on the Courses Video
The Golf Club - Water on the Courses The Golf Club - Water on the Courses Video
The Golf Club - Turn Based Multiplayer Video
The Golf Club - Turn Based Multiplayer The Golf Club - Turn Based Multiplayer Video
The Golf Club Tutorials - Moving A Hole Video
The Golf Club Tutorials - Moving A Hole The Golf Club Tutorials - Moving A Hole Video

Member Comments
# 201 jmaj315 @ 04/26/14 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Cod
How are y'all going about predicting shot distances? I know the game gives you the "on the fly distance", but I can't help, but think its off. I just hit multiple irons off the tee multiple times with different distances each time. For example, I hit a 5 iron off the tee around 208 w/ 1mph wind at my back. The same hole, same wind, same club, same exact shot (strength and line) went 190. Is there something I'm missing?
Let me get this straight; you're comparing your 5 iron tee shot distance to a 5 iron shot from the fairway?
 
# 202 OnlookerDelay @ 04/26/14 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bamafan3723
I have the specs to play this game but I don't have an HD monitor. Would it be a mistake to buy this game without one? I've never been a PC gamer.
Does your PC have an HDMI output? If so, you could connect to an HDTV. The lowest res that I'd say would be acceptable for this game would be 1280 x 720 (widescreen), or 1024 x 768, on a an older 4:3 monitor.
 
# 203 rolltide1017 @ 04/26/14 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBleedingRed21
Thanks man. Working on a drop down nav bar right now and then gonna figure out how I want page transitions.

Just curious, would you guys rather have a free domain (usually contain ads only downside) or maybe get an actual hosting site with our own domain name (say... OsGolf.com)

If the latter, it's $40-50 a year. Would anyone be willing to donate say $3-5 to get it? Figured I could pay the rest of whatever is needed.

Of course I want to have it fully ready and let you guys see it before we even discuss donating for a website but just curious.

It's looking pretty good so far. It loads up fine on my iPad but, the navigation menus only show a blue box with a "?" in it when clicked on. Of course, if you haven't put any thing in them yet then that's just fine.

Is the website going to be geared towards PC or console players?


For those playing the early release, how does it compare to last years TW? I'm not talking about features but core gameplay, specifically how does it compare to TW 14 on tour difficulty?
 
# 204 Bamafan3723 @ 04/26/14 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay
Does your PC have an HDMI output? If so, you could connect to an HDTV. The lowest res that I'd say would be acceptable for this game would be 1280 x 720 (widescreen), or 1024 x 768, on a an older 4:3 monitor.
Yeah I do have an HDMI output on my PC. That would be an option. Thanks for the advice. Thinking about it because I'm trying to hold off on a PS4 until next year.
 
# 205 bcruise @ 04/26/14 02:45 PM
Game definitely does seem more optimized after this last update. Still some hitching during ball flight but getting much closer to a stable 30 FPS on High detail.
 
# 206 Cod @ 04/26/14 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jmaj315
Let me get this straight; you're comparing your 5 iron tee shot distance to a 5 iron shot from the fairway?
Negative. I just kept restarting the hole until wind is the same. Did a total of 4 shots this way.

On a separate note, has anyone heard about the golfer customization this game will offer eventually? Custom clubs?
 
# 207 Skyboxer @ 04/26/14 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Cod
Negative. I just kept restarting the hole until wind is the same. Did a total of 4 shots this way.

On a separate note, has anyone heard about the golfer customization this game will offer eventually? Custom clubs?
Just like (I hope it's that way as they said that lie and strike quality will affect the flight etc..) in real golf , your distances will vary depending on quality of the strike.
That's why sometimes you here the dude say "not a great strike there".
 
# 208 Cod @ 04/26/14 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Skyboxer
Just like (I hope it's that way as they said that lie and strike quality will affect the flight etc..) in real golf , your distances will vary depending on quality of the strike.
That's why sometimes you here the dude say "not a great strike there".
Guess I'll get better with time...lol.

Ever since the update, my game constantly locks up on the menu screen. It seems to occur every time I'm searching for a course to play. I can use the Tee Off method every time, but if I want to play around, game keeps crashing.
 
# 209 blingballa333 @ 04/26/14 05:13 PM
From all the videos I've seen, Blue Ridge Plantation seems to be most well designed course so far. Good job to whoever made that one.

Beautiful
 
# 210 scottmac @ 04/26/14 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Skyboxer
Just like (I hope it's that way as they said that lie and strike quality will affect the flight etc..) in real golf , your distances will vary depending on quality of the strike.
That's why sometimes you here the dude say "not a great strike there".
Your iron distances shouldn't change based on if it is a tee shot or off the fairway. I hit mine the same distance in real golf.

That said it is easier to make better contact off a tee shot as you can place the ball how you like.
 
# 211 TylerMacOnAMac @ 04/26/14 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by blingballa333
From all the videos I've seen, Blue Ridge Plantation seems to be most well designed course so far. Good job to whoever made that one.

Beautiful
That's my course blingballa. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
 
# 212 Bamafan3723 @ 04/26/14 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerMacOnAMac
That's my course blingballa. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
Very nice job man. Just watched a video of it. Makes me want to get this game so bad.
 
# 213 RGmoney @ 04/26/14 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerMacOnAMac
That's my course blingballa. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
Nice course man. Just got done playing it.
 
# 214 DirtyJerz32 @ 04/26/14 10:52 PM
Hate you PC guys. Have the said anything about when this is dropping for consoles?
 
# 215 blingballa333 @ 04/26/14 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 32
Hate you PC guys. Have the said anything about when this is dropping for consoles?
They are saying Spring 2014, so I'm guessing around late May or early June.
 
# 216 DirtyJerz32 @ 04/27/14 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by blingballa333
They are saying Spring 2014, so I'm guessing around late May or early June.
I'm hoping it's no the latter of the two. June would be more Summer IMO.
 
# 217 OnlookerDelay @ 04/27/14 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Bamafan3723
Yeah I do have an HDMI output on my PC. That would be an option. Thanks for the advice. Thinking about it because I'm trying to hold off on a PS4 until next year.
I might be able to give you a better gauge for how well this game would run with your PC. What video card does it have?
 
# 218 rolltide1017 @ 04/27/14 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 32
I'm hoping it's no the latter of the two. June would be more Summer IMO.

Well, technically the first day of summer is June 21 so, an early to mid June release would still be spring. I'm hopping for May as well though because I'm tired of waiting, especially after reading this thread.
 
# 219 all4isu @ 04/27/14 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerMacOnAMac
That's my course blingballa. Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like it!
Definitely the best course I've played. Awesome stuff.
 
# 220 ODogg @ 04/27/14 05:09 PM
If I bought the PC version and created a golfer, got experience and etc w him, would he transfer to the ps4 version later or on the ps4 I'm starting from scratch??
 


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