Golf (Atari 2600) Golf (Atari 2600) Golf is a 1980 video game for the Atari VCS (later called the Atari 2600) based on the sport of the same name. It was developed by Tom Rudadahl of Atari and published by Atari, Inc. The game allows one or two players to play nine holes of simplified golf. The area of the hole is rendered in light green, all areas outside the hole are rendered in a medium blue. On the larger holes the green is rendered as a dark green hole circle with the hole near the center. There are several obstacles that can
Golf bogeying a hole, then "gain" one by scoring a birdie. Eagles are uncommon but not rare; however, only 18 players have scored an albatross in a men's major championship. There are two basic forms of golf play, match play and stroke play. Stroke play is more popular. Two players (or two teams) play each hole as a separate contest against each other in what is called match play. The party with the lower score wins that hole, or if the scores of both players or teams are equal the hole is "halved" (or tied). The game is won by the