PGA Tour 2K23 sets release date, to feature playable professionals
Tiger Woods is back in the gaming industry.
For the first time in nearly a decade, Woods will grace the cover of a golf video game. PGA Tour 2K23 is set to launch in October with three editions. He and other professional men’s and women’s golfers will be featured as playable in-game characters, as well.
Woods is also an Executive Director advising the game development team.
“It’s not only great to be back on the cover of a video game, but the Executive Director role makes this a truly unique opportunity,” Woods said in a release. “2K is the perfect partner for me, and I am excited to continue impacting the game and culture of golf beyond my play on the PGA Tour.”
PGA Tour 2K23 Tiger Woods Edition and PGA Tour 2K23 Deluxe Edition are scheduled for release on Tuesday, Oct. 11. PGA Tour 2K23 Standard Edition will release three days later on Friday, Oct. 14.
2K first came into the golf video game sphere with PGA Tour 2K21, and though the game had numerous features that fans loved, like course designer, it didn’t offer gamers the chance to play as professionals.
That won’t be the case this year. Fans can tee it up with golfers like Woods, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson at launch. More will be added over time.
There will also be 20 licensed courses at launch, including TPC Sawgrass, TPC Scottsdale and more. In addition, new courses added to the game include Wilmington Country Club South Course, site of last week’s BMW Championship, The Renaissance Club, which hosted the Genesis Scottish Open in July, St. George’s Golf and Country Club, and more.
Players will also receive a Michael Jordan bonus pack, which comes with any pre-order of the game. The deluxe edition of the game includes the Michael Jordan bonus pack, the Golden Club pack, a hockey stick putter, a gold baseball cap and gold glove. The Tiger Woods Edition comes with all of the previous content plus unique cover art depicting Woods and more, including plenty of Woods’ swag to wear and use in game.
The standard edition is priced at $69.99, the deluxe edition is $99.99 and the Tiger Woods edition comes in at $119.99. PGA Tour 2K23 will be available on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Steam.
