Augusta National to be part of Tiger Woods '12 video game

[JonLP24]

Golfers longing to play Augusta National will get their opportunity this spring -- through an EA Sports video game.

Officials at the storied Georgia golf course, home to the annual Masters Tournament, announced Tuesday that Augusta National is joining forces with EA Sports to be part of its 2012 installment of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour golf game franchise.

The game will go on sale March 29, just a few weeks before the 75th playing of the Masters, and allow participants to "play" the Augusta National course by "qualifying" for and attempting to win the Masters. It will be available on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation consoles.

Features in the Masters edition include a chance to beat each of Woods' four scores when he won the green jacket and advice from an Augusta caddie. It also will include announcing from Jim Nantz and David Feherty of CBS Sports.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5987199

As a big fan of Woods 11' and golf in general this is fantastic news to me.

[lazarus]

1. Finally

that means I upgrade from '04, which I had pledged not to do until Augusta was included.

[charlie and algernon]

2. LOL, I love how a 2012 game is being released only three months into 2011

:rofl:

yes, I know other games do it as well, but it's still funny.

[realisticphish]

3. at least with football, basketball, and hockey

the seasons straddle the new year...