![]() ![]() EA’s ShotLink system has tracked every PGA golf shot since 2001, and this data ekes some incredible AI from their digital doppelgangers. ![]() No traditional three button-taps here, replaced with a modern arc where players ape the swing via analogue stick across 20 shot types, each with granular modifiers to add draw and fade.Ĭareer Mode lets players go from zero to hero in a globetrotting tournament schedule, or simply pick a pro, each with their unique, real-life strengths. Of course, this don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, and PGA Tour’s mix of realism and fun is better than ever. Every inch of the world’s greatest links has been modelled to perfection by helicopter and drone for the most photorealistic game of virtual golf yet – Augusta even gave EA access to its tree health data for azaleas and pines that’d fool Monty Don. With the inclusion of so many PGA Tour stops, this should be a very attractive. So having Woods, who is also kind of a big deal, across the negotiating table from someone who has the clout of the chairman of Aramco, that’s a better match-up than without him.As for its virtual fairways, there are 30 courses at launch, including 28 iconic PGA venues, from Pebble Beach and Augusta National to St Andrews, with the remaining majors to be added post-launch. The new EA Sports game is due to enter a competitive golf gaming market that is currently filled by 2K Sports. ![]() It’s often said that Woods doesn’t drive the needle, he is the needle when it comes to fan and sponsor interest. And in golf, the biggest name the sport has had in the last third of a century is Tiger Woods. In prestige, in tournaments, in personalities. PIF and Aramco deal in billions.īut the PGA Tour has weight in other ways. This is one reason PIF and LIV have more or less a bottomless pit of money to draw from and why the PGA Tour can’t outspend them. How big is Aramco? According to Fortune magazine, Aramco is the second biggest company in the world in terms of revenue, closing in fast on Walmart, which recently had an annual revenue of $622.02 billion. PIF is also involved in many public works programs in Saudi Arabia, from desalinization projects to resorts. PIF owns 5 percent or more of some of those companies. It is exclusive to current-generation consoles - PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S - and PC, which means there have been few. The reasons we know this is that all investors have to disclose stock holdings of 5 percent or more of a company trading on the U.S. EA Sports PGA Tour is the publishers biggest golf game yet. PIF also has stakes in EA Sports (Tiger Woods PGA Tour), Take-Two Interactive (NBA2K), Activision (Call of Duty and others), and Japanese manufacturer Nintendo. companies such as Live Nation, Boeing, Facebook (now Meta), Citigroup, Uber, Disney, and Bank of America. Even though PIF is a small part of the overall Saudi wealth, it is a significant shareholder in many U.S. PIF was created in 1971 when King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud decided to fund projects that had importance to the country’s economy and well-being. In other words, Al-Rumayyan is kind of a big deal, not just in Saudi Arabia, but around the world in business. Really there are more convolutions to it than a world-class origami expert could sort out. tries to maintain a decent diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia. oil companies, which is one reason the U.S. The history since then is tangled up in a variety of U.S. With all the moaning and complaining about the PIF, no one bothered to mention that Al-Rumayyan, in addition to being chairman of PIF, is also chairman of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, which is the largest oil producer in the world.Īramco, is an abbreviation for Arabian American Oil Company, a partnership that started in 1933 between the country of Saudi Arabia and Standard Oil of California. There are both monetary and diplomatic reasons why having Woods enter the picture changes things. Tiger Woods joining the PGA Tour Policy Board as a Player Director is the best thing that could have happened in the ongoing battle/not battle between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund ( PIF) headed by Yasir Al-Rumayyan. ![]()
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