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    No Augusta in Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR

    Not a surprise but confirmed today in response to a Twitter question.


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    Damn, but good to hear it's possible post-release.

    Augusta is difficult to work with though. It was a minor miracle that it was in the game to begin with. They were VERY particular with the way it played, what golfers wore, etc.
    The dude abides.

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    When Tiger's name was on it was possible

    Granted Nike had to give the OK on that apparently haha, since they own the name/rights Tiger Woods

    EA doesn't want to shell out the money right now before they see the sales

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    Not surprised I suspect Augusta wanted a nice chunk of change and not sure this title sells well enough to pay that kind of $ for one course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    Not surprised I suspect Augusta wanted a nice chunk of change and not sure this title sells well enough to pay that kind of $ for one course.
    They were VERY particular. If a ball bounced the wrong way on the course, they wanted it fixed.
    The dude abides.

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    100% of the money Augusta received from the game went to charity. Poor EA could not satisfy those very particular folks? If they are so difficult and demanding why pursue opportunities to get them back? ? Unless pursue opportunities is kind of like looking into another patch...

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    #TheScriptIsDead

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    I guess we will find out soon if EA retained rights to the other 3 majors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JBHuskers View Post
    They were VERY particular. If a ball bounced the wrong way on the course, they wanted it fixed.
    Well "If it's in the game....."

    IF the ONLY issue was that Augusta wanted their course to be sim then perhaps EA should just start making Hot Shots Golf type games

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    Well "If it's in the game....."

    IF the ONLY issue was that Augusta wanted their course to be sim then perhaps EA should just start making Hot Shots Golf type games
    Or didn't want terms dictated to them on how to make their game for said course. Surprised all the course/club owners don't require it

    Who knows, there are various reasons actual representations or names aren't in video games.

    Similarly...there was a reason not many games could feature Michael Jordan in their game officially...although 2K has of course recently licensed him.

    That NCAA thing worked out well for them...I wouldn't want to fork out any more money than I had to at the moment lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    Well "If it's in the game....."

    IF the ONLY issue was that Augusta wanted their course to be sim then perhaps EA should just start making Hot Shots Golf type games
    I didn't say it was the only issue. I was just saying how particular things had to be to have Augusta in the game. It sounds like they are trying to re-negotiate though.
    The dude abides.

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    As long as it's a good golf game I'm still in. It's a shame that Augusta is not there but I'll still buy. I like golf too much. Have they announced a firm release date? Right now I find "June".

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    Quote Originally Posted by gigemaggs99 View Post
    Have they announced a firm release date? Right now I find "June".
    They have not.

    Complete guess is that they are seeing how the game shapes up down the stretch (to avoid delays or see if one is necessary) and also to determine a solid release date (IE: away from or before Arkham Knight on June 23 and/or other June releases).

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