<s>
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sterling	O
Silver	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
which	O
subsequently	O
released	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
features	O
three	O
real	O
golf	O
courses	O
:	O
PGA	O
West	O
,	O
TPC	O
Avenel	O
,	O
and	O
TPC	O
Sawgrass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Master	O
System	O
versions	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
U.K.	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
the	O
three	O
courses	O
from	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
additional	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
company	O
Sterling	O
Silver	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
July	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
versions	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1992	O
,	O
Electronics	O
Arts	O
published	O
a	O
U.S.	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
The	O
Hit	O
Squad	O
published	O
re-releases	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
and	O
1996	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
1997	O
Amiga	B-Device
re-release	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
by	O
Guildhall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
received	O
some	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
of	O
each	O
new	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
stated	O
that	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
stood	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
golfing	O
games	O
with	O
its	O
various	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
non	O
golf	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Campbell	O
of	O
Australian	O
Commodore	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Review	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Mean	B-Device
18	I-Device
,	O
with	O
superior	O
graphics	O
,	O
improved	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
game	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
furthermore	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
golf	O
game	O
currently	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sandra	O
Foley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
stated	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
come	O
closer	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
to	O
simulating	O
actual	O
golf.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
User	O
International	O
praised	O
the	O
replay	O
modes	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
superior	O
to	O
Leader	B-Application
Board	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
Hubbard	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
grating	O
series	O
of	O
fanfares	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
easy	O
and	O
addictive	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
Leader	B-Application
Board	I-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
introduce	O
any	O
new	O
features	O
among	O
golfing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raze	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
;	O
their	O
presentation	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
considered	O
superior	O
for	O
being	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
Arnold	B-Application
Palmer	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
golfers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
people	O
who	O
normally	O
would	O
not	O
purchase	O
golf	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
considering	O
them	O
inferior	O
to	O
Arnold	B-Application
Palmer	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
sounds	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
but	O
had	O
varying	O
opinions	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
;	O
they	O
considered	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Davies	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
the	O
U.K.	O
magazine	O
Super	O
Play	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
horrible	O
"	O
colors	O
,	O
jerky	O
camera	O
scrolling	O
,	O
and	O
unrealistic	O
ball	O
movements	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
played	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
and	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davies	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
golf	O
game	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
reasonable	O
stop-gap	O
until	O
something	O
better	O
makes	O
it	O
over	O
to	O
this	O
country.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
N-Force	O
considered	O
the	O
swing	O
animation	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
somewhat	O
jerky	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
swing	O
control	O
method	O
was	O
inconsistent	O
and	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
played	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
although	O
slow	O
screen	O
reanimation	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
had	O
relatively	O
good	O
graphics	O
but	O
poor	O
gameplay	O
,	O
criticizing	O
unpredictable	O
and	O
inaccurate	O
shooting	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
October	O
1992	O
issue	O
,	O
placed	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
at	O
number	O
10	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
named	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
the	O
48th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
re-releases	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
considered	O
PGA	O
European	O
Tour	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Bradley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
praised	O
the	O
additional	O
courses	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
comparable	O
to	O
Nick	B-Application
Faldo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Links	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradley	O
concluded	O
that	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
"	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
most	O
compelling	O
and	O
enduring	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Dillon	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
revolutionized	O
computer	O
golf	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
are	O
far	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
even	O
more	O
playable	O
,	O
none	O
have	O
ever	O
been	O
as	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Steve	O
McGill	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
wrote	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
dated	O
graphics	O
,	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
still	O
had	O
"	O
timeless	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Martin	O
Davies	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
called	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
essential	O
buy	O
for	O
all	O
golf	O
and	O
sports	O
fans	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
variety	O
,	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
lasting	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
