A decent game. The graphics could be a bit better, though, especially the playing character. And an effort should be made to include "real" multi-player, play - as in, I can see the other person & what they are doing and they can see/be with, me. Right now, all you can see is the other player's golf balls being struck and where they line-up. It don't give the sense of playing with your friends, as much as it could have done. Also, I would divorce the player's swing with the transmission of online data - it seems that when you swing (move the mouse) the data is transmitted real-time across the internet to the server for the duration of the swing, this can be laggy. If you have a borderline connection or computer, the swing can be off, just because of the lag. They need to program the swing to be made first at the user's computer and finished, and THEN transmit the data of the swing - don't do it real time, it has cost me many stokes because of a bit of lag in the system.

A WORD TO THE PLAYER-MADE COURSE MAKERS:

STOP BEING IDIOTS!!

Okay, I'm not talking about the intentional "goofy-made" courses, where you have a 1000-yard downhill putt or hit your ball and then it follows a valley though mountains in a slalom, etc. Nor am I talking about the makers that are trying to exactly mimic a real-life course somewhere. I'm talking to the casual makers of courses who make idiotic courses. Stop it!!

Don't make too narrow of fairways. Don't make to small of greens. Don't make your greens convex!! Don't put a zillion hilly-breaks into the greens. Don't make the greens too fast, Don't make a course and forget to take all of this into account. Don't make your greens both convex & too fast - it's ridiculous! Don't put a zillion bunkers on the course. Don't make every hole a nightmare challenge. Don't put too many green-guarding bunkers in it. Don't make every drive shot barely reachable over water (not everyone uses the same clubs)). Don't make your course custom to your "long-distance" clubs - as others may be using the starter clubs and wont be able to reach. Don't put the greens in the shadow of trees - it's almost impossible to see the cup. Use noon-time settings for almost all your courses. Stop it with the low-angle sun. It doesn't look right.

I want everyone to watch the original Star Trek and watch Mr. Spock - the whole series, because people just don't think these days! Watch Spock & learn how to think/reason/use logic ... You must use your noggin if you are going to make a course!

And lastly: PLAY THE DARN COURSE BEFORE YOU RELEASE IT!!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT ... IF YOU GET FRUSTRATED ... SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE!!!

Happy course making.

A decent game. The graphics could be a bit better, though, especially the playing character. And an effort should be made to include "real" multi-player, play - as in, I can see the other person & what they are doing and they can see/be with, me. Right now, all you can see is the other player's golf balls being struck and where they line-up. It don't give the sense of playing with your friends, as much as it could have done. Also, I would divorce the player's swing with the transmission of online data - it seems that when you swing (move the mouse) the data is transmitted real-time across the internet to the server for the duration of the swing, this can be laggy. If you have a borderline connection or computer, the swing can be off, just because of the lag. They need to program the swing to be made first at the user's computer and finished, and THEN transmit the data of the swing - don't do it real time, it has cost me many stokes because of a bit of lag in the system. A WORD TO THE PLAYER-MADE COURSE MAKERS: STOP BEING IDIOTS!! Okay, I'm not talking about the intentional "goofy-made" courses, where you have a 1000-yard downhill putt or hit your ball and then it follows a valley though mountains in a slalom, etc. Nor am I talking about the makers that are trying to exactly mimic a real-life course somewhere. I'm talking to the casual makers of courses who make idiotic courses. Stop it!! Don't make too narrow of fairways. Don't make to small of greens. Don't make your greens convex!! Don't put a zillion hilly-breaks into the greens. Don't make the greens too fast, Don't make a course and forget to take all of this into account. Don't make your greens both convex & too fast - it's ridiculous! Don't put a zillion bunkers on the course. Don't make every hole a nightmare challenge. Don't put too many green-guarding bunkers in it. Don't make every drive shot barely reachable over water (not everyone uses the same clubs)). Don't make your course custom to your "long-distance" clubs - as others may be using the starter clubs and wont be able to reach. Don't put the greens in the shadow of trees - it's almost impossible to see the cup. Use noon-time settings for almost all your courses. Stop it with the low-angle sun. It doesn't look right. I want everyone to watch the original Star Trek and watch Mr. Spock - the whole series, because people just don't think these days! Watch Spock & learn how to think/reason/use logic ... You must use your noggin if you are going to make a course! And lastly: PLAY THE DARN COURSE BEFORE YOU RELEASE IT!!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT ... IF YOU GET FRUSTRATED ... SO WILL EVERYONE ELSE!!! Happy course making.