I am still bothered by the inconsistency of the game, esp. the putter. Relatively the same conditions, distance, etc., same striking distance, and one time it stops 2 feet short and the next it rolls 8 feet past. I understand that nothing is ever truly "the same", but if you play real golf, you begin to get a feel for a consistency of outcome given a set of circumstances, and you rely on that to guide your play. I am trying to get better here, but there are parts of the game that can make it very frustrating. I did play 100's of rounds on the first version of this game, and I guess I expected (maybe too much) that when it switched over to this new version, the game play would be a great as it was in the original. I realize that this is just starting, but with the experience of the 1st version, I think some of these problems could have been fixed before the release. I hope the game continues to get better so we all can enjoy it.
As for real golf, I have played for about 40 years, although very inconsistently at times (once going about 6 years without playing), so I'm not very good, but I keep trying. My dad was also a scratch golf for years and was even invited to the tour in the early 60's (he once beat Arnie in a charity event, and is now 81, and shoots his age about every third time we play), but he chose to keep his job of being a school teacher, so please don't tell me how I don't know anything about golf. I don't have many of the answers, but I'm also not totally ignorant of the game as some people have claimed here.
Which brings me to my last point. Public forums on the internet are places for people to post their opinions, what ever they are. I probably was a little premature in my 1st rant, but I didn't call anyone names. You are as free to post your opinions here as I am to post mine. But, unfortunately, as with almost all opinion forums on the net, they almost always devolve into a bunch of childish name calling and unwarranted personal attacks. If you wish to discuss the ideas presented here, then please post. If you are just looking for a place to act like a 2nd grader and call names and pull pony tails, then go find a school yard somewhere. Just don't be surprised when you get arrested by the school security guard.