The Golf Club sequel was announced, The Golf Club 2, which is set to release in Spring 2017. The Golf Club was conceived in Q1/Q2 2013 after the cancellation of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15 on which HB Studios were due to work. The team's philosophy is focused on delivering an accessible, high quality, social and customizable golf experience with minimal to zero loading times. In early February 2014, HB Studios announced that The Golf Club would be appearing on Steam and they used that platform when The Golf Club entered Closed BETA later in the month. On August 12, HB Studios announced
PGA Tour Golf Team Challenge "Smart Card" reader (recognizable by two LED lights on the front) and accompanying Players’ Card Format for saving created golfers as well as World Tour stats & unlockable items. The original magnetic stripe card reader from the first three editions of PGA Tour Golf (lacks LED lights on the front) is not compatible with ‘Challenge’ and ‘Team Challenge’ editions. Note: Some courses only available to tournament (online) enabled machines. Fantasy Courses Real Courses Since the game has the PC version of Tiger Woods Golf embedded within, pros who were unlicensed for the coin-op version can be substituted in place of