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CAREER
Begin your golfer’s career or create a new golfer. You can play the PGA TOUR as a male
golfer or, for the first time ever, create a female golfer who can embark on the path to
LPGA TOUR supremacy.
LEGENDS OF THE MAJORS
Create a golfer and play through the historical rounds of golf’s history. Select to play from the
very first days of the sport all the way to present day. Only the first event of each era of golf
history is available at first. More unlock as you progress.
QUICK PLAY
Play a Quick Tournament against friends or Computer (CPU) opponents, try a Practice Round,
or browse the game’s New Features. Here, you’ll find host courses from all four Major
tournaments: the Masters, the U.S. Open Championship, the Open Championship, and the
PGA Championship.
Play a weekly featured event against CPU opponents. You can select to edit your settings
before heading out onto the green.
CONNECTED TOURNAMENTS
Play tournaments with up to 24 players on Xbox LIVE when signed in with your Online Pass.
COUNTRY CLUBS
Search Country Clubs or create a New Country Club. Invite up to 100 golfers and compete in
more ways than ever. As a Country Club member, you can connect, communicate, compete,
and compare your statistics and progress against your friends, teammates, and the world.
Xbox LIVE
Access online game features, such as online head to head games, after enabling your
Online Pass.
SETTINGS
Adjust Gameplay Settings, Presentation Settings, Audio Settings, and select songs in
EA TRAX™.
EA SPORTS EXTRAS
Access the Tutorial to learn how to play directly from the legends of golf and USGA Rules to
learn more about the sport. You can also view the Software Manual and Credits.
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PROGRESSION
The new PGA TOUR and LPGA TOUR progression changes provide the most realistic golfing pro
experience yet. Select CAREER and then CREATE GOLFER to begin your golfing career with the
PGA TOUR for male golfers and LPGA TOUR for female golfers.
After you create your golfer, select START YOUR CAREER to choose which Amateur
Championship you want to play. Get a taste of the Majors if you place first, and work your way
through the new Q-School qualifying rules. After that comes the Web.com Tour. Earn your
PGA TOUR card and dominate the competition to become Masters champion and the best
golfer in the world!
notE: You can swap the standard course on the event calendar with any other course,
including downloadable ones, in a variety of events.
STATISTICS & LEADERBOARDS
View your golfer’s career statistics, keeping track of the amount of rounds played, performance
data, and overall ranking. New this year, you can view Season Stats to compare against the
rest of the field. You can also track your Career Statistics in the Statistics & Leaderboards
menu option found on the Career Menu.
GOLF BAG
See what equipment is currently in your bag and make adjustments to each club. You can find
Golf Bag in the My Golfers menu.
SWING STYLE
In the Swing Style menu found in the Career Mode menu or under My Golfers, make adjustments
to your golfer’s swing by selecting the swing Type, Shape, Trajectory, and Handedness.
These settings allow you to customize your play style for optimal control. If you favor accuracy
over distance, you might set your swing type to Control for a more forgiving Mishit Window. If
you prefer to hit hard, a Power swing type and a Trajectory set to High helps your ball go the
distance—though keep in mind that the wind affects the ball more when your ball is soaring
higher in the air. Find the right balance for your golfer, based on your preferred play style.
MY SKILLS
The My Skills screen indicates your golfer’s skill attribute ratings, making it easy to understand
where your golfer needs to improve the most.
The bars show your golfer’s base attribute levels in six categories: Power, Accuracy,
Workability, Spin, Recovery, and Putting. Earning XP in game lets you level up, awarding
Attribute Points that you can use to increase your player’s attribute ratings.
