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 Qualifying Tournament 2014 season began the following month. Since then, the Qualifying Tournament only grants playing privileges for the Web.com Tour (known as the Nationwide Tour at the time of the March 2012 announcement). A new series of four tournaments known as the Web.com Tour Finals, held in September, grants 50 PGA Tour cards to a field consisting of the top 75 on the Web.com Tour money list and the golfers placed 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list. The top 25 on the Web.com Tour money list before the Finals receive PGA Tour cards, with total money