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EA Sports has always had a time-honored tradition of convincing people to annually shell out $60 for a slightly tweaked version of a game from a previous year—with one major exception: their PGA Tour games. While football fans of every form are treated to yearly updates of Madden and FIFA, virtual golfers have been forced to rely on Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, a neutered version of the Tiger Woods games that came out all the way back in 2015.
The future of the series had been up in the air, but according to Gamespot, we’re finally going to be treated to a new PGA game— only this one is being made by a brand new company. On Monday, the association announced a new partnership with HB Studios, who will be adding official courses and tournaments to Golf Club 19.
The game— which will be available on all major platforms— will have a career mode that takes you from Q-School to the big time. We’ll have to wait until August for its release, but based on the details that have come out, it seems like hardcore golf fans will finally get to quench their thirst when it debuts.
We were teased with a few details in a press release, including some of the courses players will be able to navigate:
The Golf Club 2019 takes a player on an authentic journey through Q-School, the Web.com Tour and a 32-tournament PGA TOUR season, including the FedExCup Playoffs, to become the FedExCup Champion. As players progress and complete challenges, they will attract sponsors who will offer rewards for continued success.
Launching in August, “The Golf Club 2019” will feature six precise replicas of renowned TPC courses: Summerlin, Scottsdale, Sawgrass, Southwind, Deere Run and Boston.
Past versions of The Golf Club series have allowed players to recreate real-world courses thanks to an impressive Creation Mode, but this will be the first time in years that you’ll officially have a chance to put your virtual ball into the water at the 17th at Sawgrass (and based on the difficulty of previous iterations, there’s a pretty good chance you will).
It’s about damn time.