[5][10][11] Compared to its predecessor Links LS 1999, the game adds four new golfers, including Arnold Palmer and Fuzzy Zoeller.

[15] The game also introduces a feature called "SkyScape" that allows the player to change the amount of cloud coverage,[14][7] and includes other adjustable options relating to wind, fog, haze, and camera angles.

[43][44][45][46] In June 2000, Microsoft announced its "Father's Day on the Fairway Sweepstakes", in which two grand-prize winners would compete against each other in real golf and a game of Links LS 2000.

[6][7][12][9][59][54] Tony Wyss of GameSpy described the game as Links LS 1999 but with more multiplayer options, as well as "minimal feature improvements that keep it from being great."

[14] Paul Rosano of Hartford Courant wrote that because of its $50 price, the game was difficult to recommend to owners of its predecessor, but stated that for players who "haven't updated since "Links 98" or earlier, there is definitely enough to warrant a purchase.

"[54] Tom Ham of PC Accelerator wrote that the game "feels more like an upgrade than a full-fledged product – still not a bad thing.

"[6] Critics believed that competitors such as Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge and PGA Championship Golf 1999 Edition were superior to the game,[14][6][7][12][54][56] with Poole writing that "the days of simply assuming the latest iteration of Links is the best golf sim around are long gone - especially if the series doesn't begin to evolve more quickly than it has in the past couple of installments.

[6] Martin Korda of PC Zone considered the lack of a course designer to be significant, calling its absence almost unforgivable.

"[9] Erik Peterson of IGN was critical of the trees and bushes for resembling cardboard cutouts, while stating that they "are so pixelated at times that they are nearly indistinguishable".

[17] Michael Phillips of Inside Mac Games called the graphics "quite nice, but not perfect," criticizing the pixelated golfers and writing that "it's a tad disappointing to watch clouds that are still and water that doesn't move.

[10] Philip Michaels of Macworld noted minor glitches in which the sound would cut out at the end of golfing holes.

[6] Ham felt that the game's commentary could have been better,[9] while Poole described it as having "huge gaps of silence followed by failed attempts at humor or insipid post-shot observations".

[12] Nash Werner of GamePro stated that the game "does everything right,"[49] while St. Louis Post-Dispatch called it "the most realistic golf experience possible for the PC" and praised its "sharp and crisp" imagery.

[55] Links LS 2000 was the sixth best-selling computer sports game of 1999, with 104,225 units sold, bringing in revenue of $4.6 million.