If you are looking for a great game of virtual golf, try "Links Championship Edition," a PC game from Microsoft. "Links" is as close as you can get to real golf without picking up a club.
And by Japanese standards, "Links" is inexpensive, too, selling for around 6,000 yen. When was the last time you made it onto a golf course for a price like that?
"SimGolf," a new PC game from Electronic Arts, however, is not a golf simulation. You do not swing a virtual golf club or putt for virtual par. Instead, you create the courses and handle virtual bags of money.