 Jeff Guinn of the Fort Worth Star @-@ Telegram called its graphics " exceptional " , and considered the game to be " far from the traditional aim / swing links pseudo @-@ challenge . " However , he found the game extremely difficult , thanks to its faithful reproductions of the challenging Old Course and Royal Troon . As a result , he considered the game to be ultimately " too much of a good thing . " A writer for the Telegraph @-@ Herald praised its courses , and stated that its gameplay was a " state @-@ of @-@ the @-@ art simulation " . The reviewer believed that the tournament atmosphere had been " re @-@ created faithfully . " Gary Whitta of PC Gamer US praised the game 's graphics and atmosphere . While he liked its gameplay , he noted that it lacked the genre refinements seen in Links LS , a decision he believed would appeal to genre novices but not to veterans . He disliked Michael Bradshaw 's commentary , but praised Jim McKay 's for " adding much to the overall feel . " Ending his review , Whitta summarized it as " one of the most user @-@ friendly , accessible , atmospheric and attractive golf games out there " . 
