Golf's Best: St. Andrews - The Home of Golf

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Golf's Best: St. Andrews - The Home of Golf
Golf's Best St. Andrews cover.jpg
Publisher(s) 1 Step Software, Inc.
Platform(s) Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS
Release1986
Genre(s) Sports

Golf's Best: St. Andrews - The Home of Golf is a 1986 video game published by 1 Step Software, Inc.

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Gameplay

Golf's Best is a game in which the Pinehurst course is included. [1]

Reception

James Delson for Family Computing stated "Not for arcade aficionados who want lots of action, this is a thinking game for sports enthusiasts and serious gamers age 10 and over." [2]

Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Golf's Best comes highly recommended from this duffer." [1]

Stephen Banker for Compute! described the game as "Among the cleverest" in arcade-style games based on contests of skill. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Teverbaugh, Rick (June–July 1986). "Sports Scoreboard". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 29. p. 32.
  2. "Family Computing Magazine Issue 27". November 1985.
  3. "Compute! Magazine Issue 098". July 1988.