Ok, I have been thinking about how the game experience can be enhanced as well as encouraging players to participate and complete rounds.
1. Earning better Grips: Players can earn the ability to upgrade, achieve or win better grips based upon preset criteria such as number of completed match play, alt. play or tournaments. Better grips would improve the precision of the clubs by a small percentage.
2. Improved Shafts: Different levels would provide better shaft flex impact (meter speed), accuracy,
trajectory and distance of your shot. These improvements could be earned as well or give the player the ability to purchase, win, or achieve through completions of multiplayer rounds.
You could ad other such things as improved shoes, gloves, etc. Personally I think you are missing out on affecting players behavior to continue playing or making money through allowing players to enhance their avatar. The awards are meager when you could add such items as hats, sunglasses and other like items. Lets say a player gets a hole in one, the game should ad a bag tag to his profile page. Basically guys, it is time to think outside the box here and think about the little things you can do to encourage players to continue playing while they are waiting for the next course to come along. I am quite sure others have some great ideas as well.