PGA Tour 2K21 interview: Back on the links

Some see PGA Tour 2K21 as a return of license golf to gaming. But really, it hadn’t disappeared. Since EA stopped its PGA series in 2015, HB Studios has published and been running The Golf Club and its sequel for PC and consoles. And when 2K acquired the pro golf license, it did a version of The Golf Club for 2K Sports.

But this year, HB Studios was back launching a game with “PGA” in the name. PGA Tour 2K21 hit PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch in August. It impressed me not just with its simulation of golf but also with how well it does teaching you its systems — something past golf games have struggled with. My kids were able to pick it up fairly quickly.