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PGA Tour Golf III
Developer(s)Hitmen Productions
Manley & Associates (Mac)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesPGA Tour
Platform(s)Sega Genesis, Macintosh
ReleaseGenesis
1994
Macintosh
1995
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

PGA Tour Golf III is a sports video game developed by American studio Hitmen Productions and published by EA Sports for Sega Genesis in 1994 as the third mainline entry in the PGA Tour series. A Macintosh version co-developed by Manley & Associates was released in 1995.[1][2][3] Ports were also announced for the Super NES, Game Boy, and Game Gear as part of 1995 publishing deal between Electronic Arts and THQ.[4] None were released under the title PGA Tour Golf III. However, the next game in the series, PGA Tour 96, did show up on those consoles that year.

Playable courses

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The featured courses are TPC at River Highlands, TPC at The Woodlands, TPC at Avenel, TPC at Summerlin, TPC at Sawgrass, TPC at Las Colinas, TPC at Southwind, and TPC of Scottsdale.

Playable characters

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The game features 11 professional golfers as playable or as CPU opponents: Brad Faxon, Jim Gallagher Jr., Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke, Davis Love III, Mark O’Meara, Jeff Sluman, Craig Stadler, and Fuzzy Zoeller.

Reception

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PGA Tour Golf III enjoyed a universally positive critical reception. GamePro's review stated that "Beautifully polished graphics and game-play refinements enhance the already-awesome action that has put PGA Tour at the top of the leaderboard." They particularly praised the detailed digitized backgrounds and the new Ball Lie window, saying it adds a new layer of complexity to lining up shots.[5] The Daily Telegraph recommended the game to sports fans, while John Cotey of the St. Petersburg Times felt the game would appeal to those who disliked golfing, as well as those who loved it.[22][23]

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Golf fans put down that Golf Digest, keep your eye on the ball, keep your left arm straight, and pick up this game."[7]

MacUser named PGA Tour Golf III one of the top 50 CD-ROMs of 1995, and gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5.[24][clarification needed]

Air Hendrix of GamePro reviewed PGA Tour 96 in 1996 and compared the SNES version to PGA Tour Golf III, saying it fails to outdo the Genesis's PGA Tour Golf III, due to the weak audio and absence of features like backspin and 3D terrain, but is superior to the Genesis version of the game and makes an overall "good round of golf".[25]

References

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  1. ^ Jon Winding, David (October 1995). "Dimension Sports: The Third Time's A Charm". Dimension3. No. 5. Dimension Publishing. pp. 66–7.
  2. ^ Fish, Eliot (September 1995). "bytesize: PGA Tour Golf III". Hyper. No. 22. nextmedia. p. 69. ISSN 1320-7458.
  3. ^ Breen, Christopher (August 1996). "Personal Mac: The Tee'd Off Mac". MacUser. Vol. 12, no. 8. Dennis Publishing. p. 124. ISSN 0884-0997.
  4. ^ "Press release:1995-01-23: T-HQ adds PGA Tour Golf III to multiproduction licensing deal with Electronic Arts and 1995 T-HQ product release schedule". Business Wire. January 23, 1995. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Bacon (January 1995). "PGA Tour Scores an Ace!" (PDF). GamePro. No. 66. International Data Group. p. 116. ISSN 1042-8658.
  6. ^ Swan, Gus; Merrett, Steve (January 1995). "MegaDrive Review: PGA III". Mean Machines Sega. No. 27. EMAP. p. 110–1. ISSN 0967-9014.
  7. ^ a b Next Generation staff (March 1995). "Finals". Next Generation. No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 102. ISSN 1078-9693.
  8. ^ Kunkel, Bill (January 1995). "PGA Tour 3". Electronic Games. Vol. 2, no. 11. Decker Publications. p. 100. ISSN 0730-6687.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Janssens (November 1994). "PGA Tour Golf III". Joypad (in French). No. 36. Yellow Media. p. 56. ISSN 1163-586X.
  10. ^ "Fairway to go for revolution". Liverpool Daily Post. January 7, 1995. p. 29. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ MAN!AC staff (November 1994). "Spiele-test: PGA Tour Golf 3". MAN!AC (in German). No. 13. Cybermedia. p. 43. ISSN 2191-012X.
  12. ^ Mega Console staff (January 1995). "Review MegaDrive: PGA Tour Golf III". Mega Console (in Italian). No. 11. Futura Publishing. pp. 74–5.
  13. ^ Schneider, Ulf (December 1994). "Test Mega Drive: PGA Tour Golf III" (PDF). Mega Fun (in German). Computec. p. 120. ISSN 0946-6282.
  14. ^ Micromanía staff (January 1995). "y además... PGA Tour Golf III". Micromanía (in Spanish). No. 80. Hobby Press. p. 35. ISSN 9955-8726.
  15. ^ Girlich, Stephan (January 1995). "PGA Tour Golf III". Play Time (in German). Computec. p. 102.
  16. ^ Pottier, Christophe (November 1994). "PGA 3". Player One (in French). No. 47. Média Système Édition. p. 148. ISSN 1153-4451.
  17. ^ Leadbetter, Richard; Guise, Tom (January 1995). "Mega Drive Review: PGA Tour Golf III". Sega Magazine. No. 13. EMAP. pp. 96–7. ISSN 1360-9424.
  18. ^ Hill, Mark (January 1995). "Review: PGA Tour Golf III". Sega Pro. No. 40. Paragon Publishing. p. 60. ISSN 0964-2641.
  19. ^ Lorente, Roberto (February 1995). "Novedades Mega Drive: PGA Tour Golf III". TodoSega (in Spanish). No. 23. Hobby Press. p. 46.
  20. ^ VideoGames staff (December 1994). "PGA Tour Golf III". VideoGames. No. 71. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 140. ISSN 1059-2938.
  21. ^ Ulrich, Hartmut (December 1994). "Reviews: PGA Tour Golf 3". Video Games (in German). Future Verlag. p. 50. ISSN 0946-0985.
  22. ^ Boxer, Steve; McGourty, Christine (December 20, 1994). "Innovations: CD stands for more than Christmas Day Games". The Daily Telegraph. p. 12.
  23. ^ Cotey, John C. (December 27, 1994). "Video games let you call the shots". St. Petersburg Times. p. 4.
  24. ^ Echler, Nikki; Olson, Rebecca (October 1995). "Top Spins: 50 New CD-ROMs". MacUser. Archived from the original on July 26, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  25. ^ Air Hendrix (April 1996). "ProReview: PGA Tour '96". GamePro. No. 91. IDG. p. 93. ISSN 1042-8658.
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