So as we wind down for the year, I thought Id share with you the final big new feature coming to update 1.19 - golf tournaments! This has been a popular request, so Ive been laying down the groundwork for Career tournaments the last few updates, particularly by implementing 1-on-1 CPU players. Now that this is all in place Ive been able to add two tournaments to the Career mode; The Dagle-Bunnage Cup and the Sammonfield Championship. Tournaments can be accessed from the Career menu where youll now be asked to choose between playing the existing Leagues or the new Tournaments. Its not necessary to play either in any particular order - although unlocking the advanced clubsets by playing through the Leagues first will enable you to choose the CPU opponent difficulty in the Tournaments.
Tournaments are similar to the Leagues in that, as they are a Career mode, youll be able to suspend a Tournament game at any time, even mid-round, and resume it next time you load the game. With this in mind it also means that the scores you gain in Tournament rounds do not qualify for the online leaderboards. Unlike Leagues, Tournaments are generally much shorter - there are 4 rounds in total, and the first 3 rounds are played over 9 holes, with the final round played on 18 holes. Whether you play the front or back 9 depends on whether youre drawn in the left or right Tournament bracket. Tournament opponents are all taken from the Club League (which also means they have the names you give them in the league browser) so they all have the same skill levels as when you play against them in the Leagues. When the Tournament is initially drawn your current profile level is taken into account, and youll be matched against a CPU player of a similar level. To win a Tournament you must win every single one of your rounds, which are each played as Stroke Play. Lose a round and youre out! Tournaments can be restarted at any time though, and multiple playthroughs are encouraged!
Prizes are of course awarded to the winner, which include new balls, all new Tournament-specific trophies for your trophy cabinet and large sums of XP. Tournaments will also play a big part in an upcoming feature down the line, though more on that another time
If you want to get an early-in on the Tournaments they are now available to try in the Steam beta. Just right click on the game in your library, and choose Betas from the properties menu. If you have any feedback do please share it over on the discussions, or on Discord.
Thats all for now though, I hope you all enjoy the rest of the year, and Ill see you next time, which will (hopefully!) be the release for 1.19 in the new year! Happy Golfing!