Top 7 Golf Computer and Video Games (2003)

I'm not a huge gamer myself, but in talking to friends, fellow About Guides and About Golf visitors, and in reading about gaming trends, it's not hard to identify the best golf computer and video games out there in 2003. If you're looking for some great gaming, these are the starting points. You can click on the name of the game to compare prices - maybe you'll find a great deal!

1. "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003"

Tiger's game from EA Sports is updated yearly with the 2003 version containing many new players and a couple new courses. Great sound and graphics. Don't play as Tiger, play as one of his challengers - if you want to be the man, you've got to beat the man.

2. "Sid Meier's SimGolf"

It's true, you have to like sim games to enjoy a Sid Meier game, and sim games aren't for everyone. But if you put in a little time to get going, you won't be disappointed. You can build great golf courses and then play great golf on them.

3. "Microsoft Links 2003"

With the Tiger Woods series dominating the market, many old series (Jack Nicklaus, for example) have fallen by the wayside. Links 2003 remains as the only serious challenger. And it's a great challenger, offering six new courses and allowing gamers to customize golfers.

4. "Hot Shots Golf 3"

Fifteen crazy characters playing golf, helped out by seven crazy caddies. It's not your father's golf game (but, then, your father played electric football ...).

5. "Outlaw Golf"

Hmmmm ... a golf game that you might not want younger children to play. Caddies being beaten with 3-irons? No wonder they call it "Outlaw."

6. "Swingerz Golf"

Another wacky golf game with nutty characters and zany caddies, in the cartoon-style. Traditional golf games - with the exception of the Tiger and Links series - continue to die off, but "crazy golf" series keep coming.

7. "Cyber Tiger Golf"

This is Tiger Woods unhinged. Cartoon Tiger, hitting monster drives on wild golf courses.