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

12:10 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.

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# 161 SinisterAlex @ 04/24/14 01:47 AM

Just finished the layout for my US Open course. Yardage isn't final as well as the bunker positions, pin placements, etc.

# 162 SinisterAlex @ 04/24/14 03:11 AM

I have to have the worst luck.

I was beginning to go over each hole and edit it from tee to green. I got all holes up to hole 4 to play how I want them to and of course once I get to hole 5 my DS4 program that let's me use the DS4 with my PC games crashes and in turn crashes the actual game. Couldn't fix the issue so I had to force quit everything. Luckily I managed to remember to save after I removed all the bunkers and re shaped all the greens. I didn't make another save once I started to actually edit the holes in detail. I had all my bunkers, pins and trees placed in perfect spots from holes 1 thru 4.

Lesson learned. Save after each hole.

# 163 OnlookerDelay @ 04/24/14 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TypicalPhenom


	I've never really played any games on the cpu, so I'm hoping someone can help me and tell me if my specs are good enough to play the Golf Club or if I should wait until XB1. Processor: AMD A6-3420m APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1.50Ghz 6 GB of Ram Video Card is Chip Type: AMD Radeon HD 6520G 3072 mb memory The required and recommended specs both reference the intel processor, I wasn't sure how mine compared and I'm not sure how to compare the video card to what they had listed. Any help is appreciated.

I couldn't recommend the game, at least in its current, unoptimized level for your system. I have and AMD A4-3420, 8GB DDR 3 RAM and and most importantly, a Radeon HD 7750 1GB DDR5 video card, which is purportedly 80% more powerful than the HD 6520G, and I have to run the Golf Club at 1600 x 900, with low graphics detail. The game really looks pretty stark in low detail. I'd wait and see how much their still to come optimization helps the performance out before I'd spend coin on it..

I bought the PC version of the game knowing that my system wasn't going to be able to handle it in a respectable looking graphics mode, but my plans have always been to ultimately play the XBox One version of the game. It was worth $30 just to have something to experiment with and play a few live multiplayer rounds with until the XB1 version is released.

Oh, your card does support DirectX 11, but believe me... you would be disappointed at the performance you'd see in The Golf Club with it. I think they're optimizing the code to strive for better performance this week. If you can hold off, I'll give you a report as to how that helped my performance and it might give you an idea of what you'll see. This game needs to be played at a minimum of 1600 x 900/medium graphics detail/>30 FPS to be enjoyed long term, IMO.

# 164 OnlookerDelay @ 04/24/14 10:11 AM

Gotta get in some rounds at the recent spate of OS'ers courses today since I'm off. I plan to play them all and I'm looking forward to it. It sounds like all of you guys had the proper mindset in designing them to make something that will be compelling to play. I'll be back later with a report.

# 165 jrdsvtk @ 04/24/14 10:13 AM

I'll be back on tonight going through the OS created courses. Can't wait to see how high my score will go.

# 166 OnlookerDelay @ 04/24/14 10:55 AM

I just got through the front 9 at BleedingRed21's Rural Hills and I'm very impressed with the course! I played my arse off to stand at even par. It's a thinking golfer's course and you've got to know when to reel in the testosterone to score well at this course. Gotta run out for a few, but I'll be back to finish it later. Take a bow BleedingRed, this course is not only a reasonable challenge to play, it's got character and is a treat for the eyes!

# 167 ManiacMatt1782 @ 04/24/14 12:44 PM

Can you make multiple pins for your course. I would love to do 4 round tourneys with 4 differnt pin spots. If you cannot, can you clone your course and then just edit the pin locations. And have 4 versions of the same course, but with 4 different pin locations.

# 168 OnlookerDelay @ 04/24/14 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ManiacMatt1782


	Can you make multiple pins for your course. I would love to do 4 round tourneys with 4 differnt pin spots. If you cannot, can you clone your course and then just edit the pin locations. And have 4 versions of the same course, but with 4 different pin locations.

You can do the latter. I'm building a course that's going to end with the character P1, P2, P3, and P4, to distinguish the Thursday through Sunday pin settings.

# 169 hikwelity @ 04/24/14 01:14 PM

Got in rounds yesterday at Rural Hills, Falcon Play, and Vancouver National. Had fun at all three, great job guys!

# 170 pdawg17 @ 04/24/14 02:06 PM

I just played Rural Hills and was all happy with myself that I was "only" +3 after the first 9. Then I got to 13 and 5-putted, 14 4-putted so I ended at +15 (+12 back 9). Oh well. Still somehow had a ton of fun

# 171 pietasterp @ 04/24/14 04:36 PM

Has cross-platform multiplayer made it into the final version of the game?

# 172 jrdsvtk @ 04/24/14 07:16 PM

Awesome work on Rural Hills and Falcon Play

. Both are awesome and both have torturous greens. My goodness. Lost my screen grab from Falcon Play but it was a horrendous round as well.

# 173 Hunkerdown @ 04/24/14 09:54 PM

Just got this, downloading on steam now, cannot wait!!

# 174 ubernoob @ 04/24/14 09:56 PM

Weekly update 0.2 went live this afternoon.

Notes:

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	We downgraded from a hot fix as we added some less than emergency changes. New build should be up there now * Ghost Ball Surfacing Showing current shot number, yardage from pin * A restart button in the in-game menu, so it’s easier to restart a round * Controller Crash bug fix * Mouse Controls in Course Creator Improved * Ultra wide resolution support * Nvidia GPU Improvements * Server Speed Improvements * Lawn Mower now available in Course Creator

# 175 blingballa333 @ 04/24/14 10:15 PM

Lawn Mower added?

Anyone want to elaborate on this for me? Is it a way to mow certain patterns onto the fairways?

# 176 TheBleedingRed21 @ 04/24/14 10:24 PM

Just guessing, but I would assume, like some local courses, you can place a lawnmower just for decorations, hopefully you are right though! LOL

# 177 RGmoney @ 04/24/14 10:48 PM

Man, been reading this thread last couple of days, and you guys are making me want to snag this off Steam.

# 178 OnlookerDelay @ 04/24/14 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hikwelity


	Got in rounds yesterday at Rural Hills, Falcon Play, and Vancouver National. Had fun at all three, great job guys!

Same here... just finished with a -5, at Vancouver National, but I went to school on a couple of Skyboxer's putts

I found a couple of fairway bunkers here that had the help of the wind ushering my ball into them. Falcon Place CC was sneaky difficult and I stayed over par throughout the round. I think I finished around 2 or 3 over. I know this... all three of these OS'er courses are on my playlist now: Rural Hills, Vancouver National, and Falcon Place. None of them have that algorithmic, cookie-cutter look that I see in a lot of courses. You guys all did yourselves proud with your TLC... it shows in the end product!

# 179 Phobia @ 04/24/14 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OnlookerDelay


	Same here... just finished with a -5, at Vancouver National, but I went to school on a couple of Skyboxer's putts I found a couple of fairway bunkers here that had the help of the wind ushering my ball into them. Falcon Play CC was sneaky difficult and I stayed over par throughout the round. I think I finished around 2 or 3 over. I know this... all three of these OS'er courses are on my playlist now: Rural Hills, Vancouver National, and Falcon Play. None of them have that algorithmic, cookie-cutter look that I see in a lot of courses. You guys all did yourselves proud with your TLC... it shows in the end product!

This is why I will be buying this tomorrow night!

Sent from da lil phone.

# 180 bluengold34_OS @ 04/25/14 12:45 AM

Good god Randy, did you find out your Wife cheated on you right before you set down and designed Falcon Place? My +11 I just signed the scorecard for says yes, she did.

Busting your balls bro - nice course. It was challenging but fair, and had a championship venue feel to it.

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