PGA Championship Golf 1999 Now An Original

Fancy a bit of Golf 99?

Posted by Staff
Havas Interactive would like to announce the re-release of PGA Championship Golf 1999 as part of our Sierra Originals line up, to be released July 12th at a budget price of £9.99

With each round of PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition, fans of the sport catch a glimpse of life as a PGA professional, playing seven legendary courses rendered in stunning 3D detail. Tee off in a championship round against a pro, in a leisurely foursome of friends, or compete for bragging rights in a father vs. son competition over the Internet on WON.net™. Players can replicate their favorite home course with exacting detail or design endless fantasy courses with PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition's exclusive Course Architect. Once a dream course is perfected, posting on WON.net enables sharing with an Internet golfing community where the play can begin.

Now there's no need to leave home to play the world's greatest golf courses. PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition creates the most rewarding, true-to-life golf experience developed for the personal computer. Real-time TrueSwing™ and Tri-Click technologies bring unprecedented accuracy to each stroke, as nuances in mouse control provoke a hook or slice that sends the ball bouncing through the rough, or that perfect shot that sets the gallery cheering.

Lively and challenging rounds are assured with the 12 types of play available with PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition, including Skins, Stableford and Medal. When a foursome takes to the course, ReadyPlay ™ technology enables golfers to progress through courses independent of each other, for faster, true-to-round play. That means daughters don't have to delay their quest for birdie as Dad emerges from that treacherous bunker a few strokes behind.

Switch to the Tournament setting to receive broadcast-style play-by-play commentary by PGA Tour Radio announcer Grant Boone and color commentary by The Golf Channel's Mark Lye. It's like listening to an actual televised tournament, only this time it's your shot that draws critique or praise. Each Tournament environment comes complete with cameras, tents and applauding galleries. Viewing options from 15 different angles, including a hovering blimp, provide the ultimate perspective on each stroke.

"PGA Championship Golf's advanced features deliver the most realistic on-the-course experiences, from a leisurely eighteen with friends to the intensity of the PGA Championship tournament," explained Sean Gleason, Director of Marketing for Sierra Sports.

That realism begins as each player creates his or her own 3D likeness. Infinite combinations of golf attire complement choices of facial features, skin tone, or facial hair. Each golfer is enhanced with 400 automatic and manually controlled animations, providing a compelling array of personal traits to each virtual player.

Courses included with Sierra Sports' PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition are Sahalee Country Club, home of the 1998 PGA Championship; The Royal Birkdale Golf Club, site of the 1998 British Open Championship; Black Diamond Ranch, Coeur d'Alene; Pasatiempo Golf Club; Pete Dye Golf Club and Princeville Resorts. As a supplement to these legendary links, Jocassee Shoals is included with PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition. This challenging fantasy course was created with the Course Architect and submitted to Sierra Sports by designer Jim Dickson.

Players wishing to follow in Dickson's footsteps are encouraged to submit their Course Architect designs online. PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition supports WONswap through WON.net, the easiest way to swap user-created content including custom-designed courses. In fact, as PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition hits store shelves, three course designers who have expressed their loyalty to Sierra Sports have already submitted playable courses to WON.net. WON.net will also provide a central depository for user-created courses, host score reports, and post career and tournament statistics. Internet play supported through the Sierra Sports Golf Association (SGA) on WON.net inspires a full season of online tournaments. The Sierra Golf Association Season II, new for 1999, is modeled after professional tours. More information is available at www.WON.net/SGA.