danohi50:
Your welcome.. and again I apologize for coming off as abrasive. I've had this argument many times before. I've been playing EA games since I can remember. Granted none of their games offer the visual quality of WGT.. they're still fun to play.
Yet there is no doubt that WGT is far superior to TWO in every way... and especially as the founder mentioned... a golf game shouldn't be built around ONE particular athlete. Couldn't agree more with this statement.
Obviously the founders of WGT knew that had something good going here and had the finances to back it.. so at some point and time they allied with EA sports to create it. It's apparently worked out well for them as this game is a HUGE success.
That doesn't necessarily mean that WGT and EA are affiliated.. and as far as having "rights" to courses I would think most courses would prefer to affiliate with WGT.. yet the high def development takes much longer as WGT actually photos the courses as were EA (TWO) scales them.
In the long run.. it's quality over quantity.. and that's a battle that WGT will indubitably win.