PGA Tour 2K21

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Building off the solid foundation of The Golf Club series, PGA Tour 2K21 delivers one of the most enjoyable golf games since the Tiger Woods series was at its peak.

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Building off the solid foundation of The Golf Club series, PGA Tour 2K21 delivers one of the most enjoyable golf games since the Tiger Woods series was at its peak.

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49% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

Tristan Ogilvie (IGN)

7/10

“PGA Tour 2K21 delivers the most flexible and enjoyable game of golf since the Tiger Woods series was at its peak.”

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Steven Petite (GameSpot)

8/10

“PGA Tour 2K21 builds off of the solid foundation of The Golf Club series, delivering a wonderful golf sim that’s getting closer to the real thing.”

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Dean James (Attack of the Fanboy)

3.5/5 stars

“As the first game in this newly rebranded series, PGA Tour 2K21 feels a little bare bones in some areas while also managing to build a solid foundation for the future now that they have the PGA license behind them.”

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Area Xbox	Unknown	8 / 10	08-26-2020	A great overall experience for golf lovers 2k21 brought me back time and time again, it has this simulation that gets as deep as you want it to be it’s just so inviting to play a hole or two every now and then.	Read review
Attack of the Fanboy	Dean James, Dean James	3.5 / 5 stars	08-20-2020	As the first game in this newly rebranded series, PGA Tour 2K21 feels a little bare bones in some areas while also managing to build a solid foundation for the future now that they have the PGA license behind them.	Read review
Bazimag	Sina Golab Zade	8.2 / 10	08-24-2020	As someone who didn’t know much about golf and expected this to be a boring experience, PGA Tour 2K21 surprised me on so many levels and became a very thrilling experience.	Read review
Chalgyr’s Game Room	Nick Herber	8.5 / 10	08-25-2020	This has been a weird year in general and for sports in particular, but PGA Tour 2K21 is a perfect reprieve from all of that. The PGA license is put to good use and the authentic presentation help to round out what was already a great core system. The Golf Club lives on in PGA Tour 2K21, and is a game golf fans are going to want to get their hands on.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Luke Mitchell	8 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 sets a new standard for golf games. It has detailed gameplay that is welcoming for newcomers but incredibly complex for the veteran golfers. The presentation is also incredibly impressive, with strong audio and course-mapping that made me feel like I was an actual pro.	Read review
COGconnected	Rhett Waselenchuk	55 / 100	08-23-2020	In between some of the most frustrating moments I’ve had with any sort of game in quite some time, PGA Tour 2K21 flashed with hopeful, brilliant optimism.	Read review
Cubed3	Renan Fontes	5 / 10	02-11-2021	PGA Tour 2K21 is a fluid take on golf with incredibly tight mechanics that would be perfect for newcomers were it not for 2K’s aggressive microtransactions. All sense of progression is held back by an in-game shop that demands hours of grinding on the player’s part or real-life money. What is worse is that this practice makes it difficult to enjoy everything the title has to offer. Player customisation moves too slow and career mode simply offers too few rewards to feel rewarding. There is a good game in PGA Tour 2K21 somewhere, but it will never be found so long as microtransactions hold back actual game design.	Read review
DASHGAMER.com	Dan Rizzo	8 / 10	08-27-2020	Perfecting its swing and aiming for the green, while not necessarily a hole-in-one, but landing a nice double eagle for its first franchise entry in the esteemed 2K Sports collection, PGA 2K21 shows immediate promise in this renaissance for golf gamers.	Read review
Digital Chumps	Nathaniel Stevens	8 / 10	04-17-2019	PGA Tour 2K21 is a good game that delivers a spot-on golfing experience. It brings a variety of courses, great mechanics, and plenty of reasons to keep playing. If the presentation could have been improved it would have been the perfect golfing package. As it stands, if you’re looking for a good golfing experience than you got it.	Read review
Digitally Downloaded	Matt Sainsbury	4 / 5 stars	08-21-2020	An excellent simulation of an excellent sport.	Read review
DualShockers	Nick Tricome	7.5 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 misses a few putts, but lays down a promising foundation for the future.	Read review
EGM	Michael Goroff	8 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is probably one of the best-playing golf sims of all time, and yet I can’t get rid of this nagging feeling that it maybe doesn’t go far enough in establishing itself as a major sports title.	Read review
Expansive	Jay Jones	Recommended	09-03-2020	2K have completely rejuvenated video game golf. Not just that, they’ve published a great video game that I am having so much fun with. More than I ever expected to.	Read review
Forbes	Brian Mazique	7 / 10	08-22-2020	From a pure gameplay standpoint, PGA Tour 2K21 delivers a strong enough experience to satisfy fans, and the course designer is fantastic. However, the game falls more toward the average because of its bland career mode, modest list of licensed golfers, and out-dated graphics.	Read review
Game Informer	Andrew Reiner	8 / 10	08-25-2020	While excelling with the clubs, the character-specific unlocks aren’t great, and you’re mostly just playing for score	Read review
Gamefa	Amirmehdi Namjoo	7.5 / 10	09-03-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 offers an exciting and enjoyable golf experience for both newcomers and Pros. There are some shortcomings in career mode, and it is not as engaging as other sports sim career modes, but the game’s main mechanics are fascinating. There are some flaws in the game, but it is one of the best golf experiences in years and can be an excellent choice for both complete beginners and diehard fans.	Read review
GameGrin	Charles Oakley	8 / 10	08-31-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a standout golfing experience in its own right that any fan, veteran or novice, can play to enjoy a golfing experience tailored for them.	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Jason Stettner	8.2 / 10	08-23-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a great golfing game, it delivers on content and many ways to expand what’s available further through excellent course creation tools.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	8 / 10	08-26-2020	There are areas which could be improved, and I’m sure they will be in subsequent releases, but for now, let’s just relish the fact that the PGA Tour licence has been put to good use. A deeper career and the ability to play as pros can be delivered at a later date.	Read review
GameSpot	Steven Petite	8 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 builds off of the solid foundation of The Golf Club series, delivering a wonderful golf sim that’s getting closer to the real thing.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Rob Dwiar	3.5 / 5 stars	08-24-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 offers the best stroke play in years, with deep and rich shot and swing craft. Only a lean career mode proves its handicap.	Read review
Gaming Nexus	Sean Cahill	7.4 / 10	09-29-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 scratches the itch for the hardcore golf fans out there, but casual players are going to find a game that is lacking deeper options even though the game itself is beautiful. It’s a good entry that hopefully is built upon in the future.	Read review
GamingBolt	Alec Benner	6 / 10	08-25-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 feels like the best sports game released ten years ago. Unfortunately, it just feels too dated to truly compete with other, modern sports games.	Read review
Geek Culture	Jake Su	8 / 10	09-06-2020	Pure golfing goodness in a questionable package, PGA Tour 2K21 is the best golfing experience you can have in recent memory,	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	8 / 10	08-23-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a lot of fun to play, with the best gameplay in a golf game to date. The courses look beautiful, and the presentation is on point as well. Whilst the career mode is quite basic, it never ruins the enjoyment of the game.	Read review
GotGame	Luis Lopez	7 / 10	08-21-2020	Overall, it’s nice to have a game that actually features PGA branding and gives players of all skill levels a fun, realistic experience. Add that to the fact that players have access to thousands of custom courses and you have a game that you can play endlessly for years to come. If you’re looking for a new golf game, PGA Tour 2K21 should still satiate that need.	Read review
Hardcore Gamer	Cory Wells	4 / 5 stars	08-20-2020	Despite its downfalls and legacy design issues, I simply cannot put down PGA Tour 2K21. Much like the previous Golf Club title, this is a golf game with smidgen of the PGA Tour tacked on it.	Read review
IGN	Tristan Ogilvie	7 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 delivers the most flexible and enjoyable game of golf since the Tiger Woods series was at its peak.	Read review
IGN Italy	Raffaello Rusconi	8 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 offers a good simulation experience that, despite some noticeable absence in both roster and tournaments, would definitely delight golf fans.	Read review
IGN Spain	Álex Pareja	7.5 / 10	08-20-2020	Good golf simulator, realistic and very adaptable. More content, modes and a technical improvement are necessary.	Read review
Impulsegamer	Andrew Bistak	4.7 / 5 stars	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is almost a hole in one on the PlayStation 4 and is definitely one of the best golfing games in years! Kudos to the developers and 2K for creating something fun, addictive and quite memorable!	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Peter Taylor	8 / 10	09-15-2020	HB Studios continues to improve the title that had a rather humble beginning. Each year brings with it new features and improvements and that’s no easy feat. That being said, PGA Tour 2K21 isn’t perfect and whilst the presentation has seen a much needed improvement it’s still a touch limited, especially in the commentary department. Though if you’re keen for a round of golf but don’t fancy the walk that goes with it, you won’t find anything better on offer.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Samet Basri Taşlı	75 / 100	09-05-2020	Best golf simulation you can play. PGA Tour 2K21 is far from perfect but offers an experience that both new players and golf fans can spend hours in front of.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Steve Boxer	8 / 10	08-28-2020	Technically impeccable and fantastic to behold, 2K’s first PGA Tour game is already the best golf sim currently available.	Read review
New Game Network	Eric Hall	74 / 100	09-15-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a fun, enjoyable golf game that has made me into a begrudging fan. It still could use some work on the presentation front, but with underlying mechanics this good already, I’m excited for the future of the franchise.	Read review
Nexus	Sahil Lala	8.5 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 delivers a great golfing gameplay experience throughout. The nuanced aspects of the challenging career gameplay as well as multiple gameplay modes and the strong golf course designer means that players can easily spend hours and hours playing the game.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Chris Scullion	7 / 10	08-29-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 plays a solid golf game with enough flexibility in its control settings to appeal to both die-hard simulation buffs and casual golf fans just looking for a quick round. Its real-life pro players are so underused they may as well not be in here and the game may not yet have the typical 2K Sports trademarks – the polished story mode, the slick TV-style presentation – but it also isn’t plagued with microtransactions, and the result is a game that, refreshingly, just gets on with it.	Read review
NintendoWorldReport	Neal Ronaghan	7.5 / 10	08-23-2020	I know I personally am going to sink more hours into this, especially in handheld mode. I’ll lament the sedate menus and game crashes, but I’ll take the compromises for off-TV play. If you do want to look at prettier visuals with less issues on your TV, go check out PGA Tour 2K21 on another platform.	Read review
Operation Sports	Kevin Scott	Recommended	08-20-2020	Just as those young guns on the PGA Tour are all chasing the legacy of Tiger, every golf video game has to come to terms with the fact that they are trying to run down the legend of the Tiger Woods titles of the past. With PGA Tour 2K21, we look to finally have a real contender.	Read review
Player2.net.au	Matt Hewson	Recommended	08-20-2020	Despite a few notable missing features and courses, PGA 2K21 is as good as virtual golf gets at this very moment. Drive for show, putt for dough in this cracking sports title.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Paulmichael Contreras	7 / 10	09-07-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 appears to be taking the series in a good direction, with a larger PGA license to boot. The presentation may be lacking, but the feel of the game is spot-on. Tuning up the graphics, expanding the license to include more pros, caddies, and the like, and filling out the commentary will really help to sell the immersion that games such as this rely on. Despite the issues present in the game, PGA Tour 2K21 is a solid golf game for fans of the sport.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Sebastian Hawden	8.5 / 10	08-24-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a great golf game. Yes, it has a few weird design choices, especially the XP and levelling system. This does not, however, overshadow an enjoyable golf game that you can tailor to your wishes. The game retains its great Societies feature along with a robust course designer and has a plethora of game modes and multiplayer options. If you are in the market for a golf game then PGA Tour 2K21 is a sure drive up the fairway and definitely worth your time and money.	Read review
Post Arcade (National Post)	Chad Sapieha	7.5 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour golf returns courtesy of Maritimes developer HB Studios, and they’ve delivered a solid foundation on which to build a great series	Read review
PowerUp!	Leo Stevenson	9.3 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is by far the best golf game ever and easily one of the best, most polished and competent games released in 2020.	Read review
PSX Brasil	Thiago de Alencar Moura	80 / 100	08-21-2020	With a huge success on the golf courses, PGA Tour 2K21 manages to deliver an exquisite experience in what matters most and a long-lived career, although in other aspects, especially the visual presentation and the use (or lack of) of its content licensed, laying good foundations on which to build a long-term champion formula.	Read review
Push Square	Sammy Barker	7 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is the best simulation golf game on the PS4, and it represents a real evolution for The Golf Club franchise as a whole. While it retains many of the features from previous instalments, it’s much better presented than ever before, and it finally includes a career mode that’s worth your time and attention. There are still improvements to be made here – the licensed courses lack character and the visuals are static – but if this were a long par five tee shot it’d comfortably find the fairway.	Read review
Rocket Chainsaw	Andrew Cathie	4 / 5 stars	08-20-2020	Whether you’re an avid fan of golf games or just have a passing interest in them, I wholeheartedly suggest jumping in here.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Kurt John Palomaria	9 / 10	08-20-2020	What makes PGA TOUR 2K21 special is its ability to make you feel like you’re really playing the prestigious game of Golf. The excellent commentators, The courses brimming with life, and the excellent gameplay mechanics all combine for an experience that all players of all skill levels will truly enjoy.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Jozef Moravec	75 / 100	09-01-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is, in its core, a great golfing simulator. However, the career mode doesn’t really offer much motivation aside from the enjoyment from playing.	Read review
SpazioGames	Francesco Corica	8.3 / 10	08-20-2020	If PGA Tour 2K21 wanted to be a new beginning of golf simulations, then we must say that their ball managed to hit the green.	Read review
Sports Gamers Online	Michael Straw	8.5 / 10	08-20-2020	No matter what type of golf you want to play, PGA Tour 2K21 does a nice job in not only making successful rounds feel rewarding, but it keeps you wanting to play just to get better.	Read review
Stevivor	Steve Wright	8 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is great fun, a solid golf game that should provide hours of enjoyment to those wanting to climb the Tour ladder or merely get out for a hit.	Read review
The Games Machine	Marco Ravetto	7 / 10	09-01-2020	On the golf course, PGA Tour 2K21 is a fairly fun game. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the game modes. The career is way too simple, and even the online does not offer anything exciting. Graphics and sounds are decent, but could be vastly improved.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Nick Petrasiti	7 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA 2K21 gives a damn fine game of golf. It controls solidly and there’s a good learning curve as you get to grips with the more advanced types of shot. Despite that, I can’t help but be a little disappointed with the feel of the overall experience. What should have been a hole in one return of a licensed golf series feels like it’s only just managing to hit par.	Read review
ThisGenGaming	Charles Oakley	9 / 10	08-26-2020	Ultimately, PGA Tour 2K21 represents a triumphant return for the series after its five year hiatus. Any minor issues with the game are easily overlooked thanks to the striking overall quality both visually and mechanically. Whether you’re a novice or veteran, PGA Tour 2K21 provides a standout golfing experience sorely missed by fans of the sport and video game series.	Read review
TrueGaming	أحمد المصطفى	7 / 10	08-27-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 delivers a near realistic golf experience where you’ll be spending hours of your time in the career mode, though they should’ve invested more in the graphical aspect of the game.	Read review
VG247	Alex Donaldson	Recommended	08-20-2020	Whatever angle you’re coming from, it’s fair to say that PGA Tour 2K21 will likely satisfy your golf game needs.	Read review
WayTooManyGames	Jordan Hawes	7.5 / 10	08-20-2020	PGA Tour 2K21 is a well-made golf game that features a ton of gameplay options for its audience. Being able to choose through a large list of options to fully tailor your type of gameplay is incredible. However, I feel like it can’t decide whether it wants to dip more into arcade territory or just remain as a simulator. I hope they will find a way to cater to both eventually, but this is a big step in the right direction.	Read review
WellPlayed	Zach Jackson	8 / 10	09-05-2020	As a PGA product PGA Tour 2K21 falls a little short, but as a golfing game it’s the best in its craft	Read review
Windows Central	Anthony J Nash	3.5 / 5 stars	08-19-2020	While it may not be incredibly in-depth, PGA Tour 2K21 is a great first attempt for 2K as they get into the golf game, and the future looks incredibly bright.	Read review
Worth Playing	David Silbert	8 / 10	08-20-2020	It speaks volumes about PGA Tour 2K21 that, despite its lackluster roster and game modes, it’s still such an easy recommendation. It owes it all to a phenomenal gameplay loop that’s as easy to pick up as it is difficult to master. The series may be a few years away from true greatness, but don’t let that stop you from shooting your shot now.	Read review

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