I know I'm a newb, but my thoughts/ideas probably aren't. I'm sure they've been mentioned 1000x times. With that disclaimer out of the way, here's what I'd like to see added/included/changed in the game.
- Practice putting green: I've heard some say that this would not be much of a benefit, but I disagree; at least in my case. I'd love to be able to practice putting for distance with putts that have more than one break in them. Especially uphill. I think it would help my game immensely.
- Open up ALL course for 18 hole stroke play: I'm not sure why I can't play 18 at Pebble Beach. (Licensing maybe?) It appears that the game's infrastructure is already set up for this, so why not open all courses up completely? I wouldn't even mind a steep green fee for the more epic courses.
- Add 5 balls to a sleeve: Either that, or make the current sleeves more durable and/or cheaper. The cost of golf balls is disproportional to what they cost IRL. For that kind of money, they should either last longer or include more with a purchase.
- Mulligans for practice rounds: This may be tougher to code into the games mechanics, but I would love to be able to have a 2nd chance at that 20ft putt that I completely mis-read. (especially since there's no putting green =) ). This would also help me to judge the distance of my clubs for specific holes. After all, it's just a practice round, so why not?
As previously mentioned, I'm sure none of these are new ideas, but since I'm a newb, I thought there'd be no harm in bringing them up again. Thanks for reading.