EA Sports PGA Tour is finally here, with more exclusive courses than ever before.
There are 30 courses to choose to play on, with more being promised in the future.
Danielle Kang is one of the few women player’s on the roster.
The game also includes 22 pro players, including those who left for LIV Golf, though there are some surprising omissions.
Here’s everything you need to know about the pro players included in EA Sports PGA Tour.
PGA Tour
There are nine players currently with the PGA on the list of male EA Sports PGA Tour players.
Here’s the full list:
Scottie Scheffler – 92
Winner of the 2022 Masters, Scheffler is well deserving of his top position here.
Despite a below-average start to this season, we expect to see him climb up the rankings soon.
Patrick Cantlay – 91
Cantlay has won eight different titles in the PGA Tour, and is a force to be reckoned with.
With a poor start, he’s unlikely to win the masters, but has shown strong potential overall, and could come in for a top-twenty finish.
Xander Schauffele – 91
Schauffele is one of the few golfers who can boast an Olympic gold, taking home the Men’s Individual medal in 2020.
He’s sitting at -4 after the first round of the Masters and is likely to see a strong finish.
Tony Finau – 90
While Finau doesn’t have a huge number of wins under his belt, he performs consistently well in all competitions.
He’s shown consistency again in the Masters, currently at -3 and looking at a top ten finish.
Sungjae Im – 89
Winning twice, and named Player of the Year at the Web.com Tour, Im was named Rookie of the Year when he joined the PGA Tour.
He’s currently only -1, but is doing well despite only joining a few years ago.
Hideki Matsuyama – 88
Winning the Masters in 2021, Matsuyama is another PGA player that has numerous PGA Tour wins under his belt.
However, Matsuyama seems past his peak, and is playing at just -1 in the Masters so far.
Jordan Spieth – 88
We expected to see Spieth higher on this list as he is smashing expectations this year.
He has won three major tournaments including the US Open, FedEx Cup, and the Open Championship.
Jason Day – 84
Day has boasted a fantastic start to his masters run, currently standing at -7.
He also won the PGA Championship in 2015, and was formerly number one in the world.
Cameron Champ – 78
Champ has three smaller PGA Tour wins under his belt, including the Sanderson Farms Championship, the Safeway Open, and the 3M Open.
Unfortunately, sitting at +7 his Masters run, this attempt appears to be completely doomed.
LIV Golf
Last year, Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf tempted a number of players to transfer over from PGA.
We didn’t expect to see them in EA Sports PGA Tour, but there are eight LIV players here.
Here’s the full list.
Dustin Johnson – 90
The biggest player that PGA lost to LIV Golf, Johnson has some major championship wins under his belt, including a 2020 Masters win with a record -20.
He’s only -2 in the current Masters, but could easily pull a top ten win.
Joaqúin Niemann – 89
Another popular golfer that left PGA for LIV, Niemann is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour.
Competing in the Masters, he is currently -2 and has the potential for a top-twenty finish.
Bryson DeChambeau – 87
DeChambeau has won eight PGA Tour titles, including a major championship in the 2020 US Open.
However, his current Masters run tells a different story, with a disastrous +5.
Brooks Koepka – 87
Former world number one, Koepka has won four majors, including the US Open and the PGA Championship.
He is currently at the top of the Masters leaderboard with an impressive -8 and is likely to see a great finish.
Harold Varner III – 84
Former Australian PGA Championship winner, Varner has won the PIF Saudi International since moving to LIV.
Unfortunately, he seems likely to be cut from the Masters, standing at +2 in a tough competition.
Bubba Watson – 82
Watson has two Masters under his belt, winning in both 2012 and 2014.
Despite his incredible driving length, his Masters’ run is all but over, standing at +5.
Abraham Ancer – 80
Ancer won his first PGA Tour victory in 2021, with the WGC-FedEX St Jude Invitational.
He is currently at par in the Masters, and is likely to improve.
Ian Poulter – 78
While Poulter was once fifth in the world, he is unfortunately long past his heyday.
He isn’t even competing in this year’s Masters which will tell you about his current ranking in the game.
LPGA Tour
There are only five women’s players available in EA Sports PGA Tour, which is disappointing given how much they promoted the sport prior to release.
Here’s the full list:
Nelly Korda – 90
Nelly Korda is currently ranked fourth in the world, though she is a former world number one player.
She has taken home seven LPGA wins, and won Olympic gold in 2020.
Lexi Thompson – 88
The youngest ever winner of the LPGA tournament, Thompson won her first major at just 19 years old.
She is currently ranked seventh in the world, but still has a lot more to show.
Jin Young Ko – 87
2021’s LPGA Player of the Year, Ko has more accolades under her belt than is possible to list.
She is currently ranked second in the world, just inches behind the top spot.
Danielle Kang – 86
Winning her first and only major in 2017, Kang has fewer awards than others on this list.
She is still ranked twelfth in the world, and a strong competitive player.
Jessica Korda – 86
Nelly’s sister Jessica has six wins in the LPGA, and second place in the Chevron Championship in 2022.
She is currently ranked sixteenth and is unlikely to lose her top-twenty position.
Missing players
Fans will immediately notice that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are missing, but we knew this was likely due to licensing issues with 2K.
However, it is also surprising to see that world number one Jon Rahm is also absent from the list.
Likewise, the LPGA number one, and women’s golf’s fastest-ever rising star Atthaya Thitikul is also absent.
Updates are expected to add more players to the game, but these are still disappointing omissions.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
