The sound on the course gives you the feeling your standing on an actual course at a real tournament. This title rivals the NCAA Football series from EA in terms of total sound spectacular. At one point during play, the ambient airplane noises overhead were so realistic I didn't realize they were coming from the game. I had to pause the game to tell they were fictional. The ambient noise effects also uncovered distant trains and even a fly buzzing about.
Club hits sound great as well, and the balls shoot off the tee with a whack.
The quality of your strokes are assessed by cheers and sympathetic cries from the gallery just put this game over the top in the sound department. I would be remiss if I didn't mention a new feature to the world of virtual golf - the analog swing. By pulling back on the analog stick, your golfer starts his backswing. As the backswing develops, an on-screen meter counts up from 0 percent. By holding the stick down, you draw more power.