Golden Tee Golf may lack in aesthetic beauty, but it boasts a surprisingly dynamic environment. The water surface animations are better than those of any PSX golf game to date. Flag animations are unsurpassed, fluttering birds don't simply scroll by on the distant horizon, they dart about in the foreground, through the trees, and occasionally, into the golfer's line. Unlike other PSX golf games, the action doesn't freeze during the swing animation. So, lots of good things are happening here.
Camera angles are surprisingly varied, offering five in total.
The BallCams aren't quite as dynamic as those of Tiger Woods 2001, but they're adequate. You never really know where the ball is going to end up in the reverse angle frame. For years I and many other golf gamers, have pleaded for a reverse angle camera that doesn't reference itself to the ball's final resting place, taking some of the suspense out of the viewing. A digitized Peter Jacobsen is the only choice of golfers, with the only distinction between multiple players being a different color shirt, and I've seen better animation sequences, but what you get here is sufficient. The gallery reactions aren't as varied as I would have preferred.