![]() ![]() The 12th wouldn’t be so bad if 11 and 10 didn’t precede it. One shot back, reaching that treacherous 12th. It was a brief, tense moment for our virtual hero before the nerves got to him and he pumped his drive into the trees left on 11.Īfter punching out and pitching on, it was a bogey on 11. It requires two very good shots to get close and and an even better putt to earn the birdie, which is exactly what Boo did on this day, tying our man for the lead. ALIVE AND WELL.Ī brief appreciation of the 10th hole: it should still be the first playoff hole. Nonetheless, a cheeky pitch helped me make the turn at two under. I’ve watched way too many Masters broadcasts to forget that could happen. When my cute wedge into the 9th was just a little TOO cute, it zipped off the false front just like Greg Norman’s in 1996. What a rollercoaster! After a shameful par on the 8th, this video game showed off its realism again. We would add a birdie on 3 to move within one of the lead before going bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie on holes 4-7. Our friend Bio Kim signed for a solid 69. (I couldn’t catch him.) Eventually, back-to-back wins at the Mediterranean Open (course fits my virtual eye) helped push our hero into the top 100 in the world, earning him that precious invite to Augusta. At one point, my Weekley even chased after the real Boo Weekley. Over the course of many seasons, we progressed slowly but surely toward Augusta National. He may have limped in to a 74, but his win unveiled a fun battlefield promotion: Straight to the PGA Tour! If only life were this easy. Weekley, we’re on the tee.Īfter breezing through the amateur tour, Weekley notched a win in his third Nationwide Tour start. No wearing a green jacket unless you’ve earned it. And because I have too much pride, we cranked the difficulty to Tournament Mode. To do so, I created my best impression of Boo Weekley, a camo-pants-wearing par machine who gets up-and-down from everywhere in his bright red Presidents Cup sweater. ![]() Here in Small Town, Wisc., in my parents’ basement, even I could win a green jacket. Thus, this EA Sports video game was a priceless asset during the 2020 Masters that Never Was. Augusta National, litigious as ever, has repeatedly shut down online course designers who recreate Amen Corner and the flowery campus on their gaming platform. That feature is one of the greatest things ever offered to the virtual golf space. You’re stuck with the stars and flameouts (see: Jeff Overton) of 2011, and with the rare approval from Augusta National, you can actually win golf’s holy grail: a green jacket. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is a relic in that it offers an advanced, segmented journey for the single player (called Road to the Masters) but isn’t sophisticated enough that it employs constant online updates. (Kim was a full-status Tour pro in 2011 and an absolute menace on the video game.) When you fire up a 9-year-old video game, you’re signing up for surprises, and Bio, now infamous for making an obscene gesture and earning a year-long suspension in Korea, was one of those surprises. Yes, During these COVID times, the virtual world in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (Masters Edition) has become my sick and twisted reality. Not only has Tiger Woods beat me many times in the last week - it happens playing a video game with his name in the title - I’ve also been beaten by both Anthony Kim and Bio Kim. Quick! Before real golf comes back, lemme tell you about how virtual golf has carried me these last few months. Without real-life Augusta National on my TV, the virtual version will have to do. ![]()
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