Pin High Country Club Golf

Title screen

*No need to wait for a tee time with this thrilling and realistic golf experience.  Unbelievable graphics put you right on the fairway while an authentic soundtrack brings the outdoors direct to your desk.  Create your own profile from six available golfers and then compete against your friends, the computer, or yourself in Stroke, Match, or Skins play.  When the round is done, check the club house trophy room to see your well-deserved stats displayed for all to see.  Fore!* -RealArcade Official Description

**Pin High Country Club Golf** is a sports game developed by Skyworks and released in 2003 and released again to the RealArcade Client on January 23rd, 2004. It was available for download until the client shut down in 2013.

## Getting Started

**Hitting**

**Aim Indicator**: When the golfer is in the ready position, a red 3D indicator displays the selected direction of the upcoming shot. Move the mouse left and right to change the desired direction. To rotate the golfer's view, move the mouse arrow to the far left or right side of the game window. You can rotate 360 degrees in any direction.

It should be noted that you cannot rotate your view on tee shots.

**Swing Controls**: Click anywhere in the middle of the game screen to start the swing. The swing indicator rotates clockwise, gradually increasing in swing power. Click a second time to select the power of the swing. 100% power is indicated by the beginning of the red region at the top of the swing wheel. If you fail to click before the tick reaches 120%, the strength of your shot will be reduced by half. The swing indicator now changes direction, moving counter-clockwise, simulating the forward swing of the club. The player’s third click determines the accuracy of the hit. A perfectly straight shot is achieved by clicking at the exact point on the bottom (the lowest point on the swing wheel). An early click yields a hooked shot while a late click causes a slice to occur.

**Club Selection**: If you are playing in caddie mode, he will choose your club for you, but he does not always know the best club for every situation.

Choose your own club by clicking on the "club selection drop down". A menu of the available clubs and their associated potential distances appears.

**Radar**: The radar shows an overhead view of the current hole. The red blinking dot is your current location. The red line is your current aim and distance based on the club currently selected.

**Lie Indicator**: This shows what terrain the ball is sitting on. Depending on your lie, you might need to adjust your club.

**Wind Indicator**: The white arrow attached to the swing wheel indicates the current wind speed and direction. If the wind is over 5 mph, consider adjusting your club accordingly.

**Yardage Indicators**: The numbers inside the swing wheel are:

* % of club’s yardage you got with your swing.

* distance of your last shot.

* distance to the current hole.

**Putting**

There are two animating icons that move toward the flag stick. Together they show you the left, right, up, and down break of the green. The icon shaped like an arrow shows you the left and right break along the selected aim path.

**Example #1:** If the icon points left most of the time, then you would aim right to compensate for the left break. The icon shaped like a triangle shows you the up and down slope of the hill along the selected aim path.

**Example #2**: If the icon mostly points up then you would hit the ball harder to compensate for the hill.

## Game Interface

**Player Info**: This display incorporates information for the current player, including: hole, distance to the hole from the tee, par for the hole, number of strokes taken on the current hole, and total strokes taken for all holes.

**Score Card**: Click on the pencil icon to bring up the score card. This display shows your score (in relation to par).

**Instant Replay**: Click the “replay” button to watch a replay of your last shot. Click this button after you get the ball in the hole, and it will replay all of your shots on the current hole.

**New Game**: To start a new game click on the “new game” button.

**Quit**: To exit the program click on the “quit” button.

## Options

**Audio Options**: Slide the needle left to decrease the volume, right to increase the volume. Ambient sounds are environmental sound effects such as club swinging, hitting ball, etc. Voice over volume controls the game announcer.

**Graphic Quality**: If the game is running slowly on your computer, you might want to try decreasing your graphic quality to the “good” setting. If you have a high-end computer, you can increase your graphic quality to the “best” setting. The default setting, “better”, is the best fit for the average computer. Adjusting the graphic quality to fit your computer’s performance will provide the best game experience.

**Gimmies**: Choosing “on” allows you to skip putts that begin very close to the hole, otherwise known as “gimmies”. Choosing “off”, which is the default setting, forces the player to putt every shot.

**Caddie**: The caddie automatically chooses a club for you based on distance. The caddie does not take into consideration the terrain or wind conditions. When the caddie is on, users can still choose their own club and override the caddie’s choice. The caddie can be turned on or off at any time, but the default setting is “on”.

**Display**: The display option allows users to choose a full screen game experience, or play the game in a smaller window. The window option does not apply to users with an 800x600 screen or smaller.

## Availability Status

As of April 5th, 2021, The RGS File of Pin High Country Club Golf Has been Found and Archived.