[6] Upon reaching the green, the player views the area as a three-dimensional contoured grid to study the uneven terrain for better putting.

[6][2] A 1994 U.K. re-release of the Amiga version includes the three courses from PGA Tour Golf II, as well as three additional tournaments.

[11][12] PGA Tour Golf was developed by American company Sterling Silver Software, and was initially published by Electronic Arts,[7][13] which released the game for MS-DOS computers in July 1990.

[8] The computer versions received positive reviews, with several critics considering it the best golf game available at the time of its release.

The One criticises the 'fly-by' feature as 'jerky', as well as the game's frequent disk-accessing, although noting that the latter can be disabled though settings, and expresses that these grievances cause "nothing major [to be] lost from the gameplay."

"[14] Sandra Foley of Amiga Computing stated that Electronic Arts "managed to come closer than any other to simulating actual golf."

However, she criticized the lack of female golfers, the bland graphics, the minimal sounds, and the inclusion of "one of the worst loading tunes I've ever heard.

"[15] Amiga User International praised the replay modes and considered the game superior to Leader Board, but criticized Hubbard's musical score as a "grating series of fanfares".

The magazine criticized the bland graphics and minimal backgrounds, but praised the fast and smooth animation of the ball while it is in flight to the hole.

[37] Reviewers noted the outdated graphics of the Amiga re-releases,[22][23][38][39] and some considered PGA European Tour to be a superior game.

[12][39] The One called the 1994 version a "superb" re-release that was "well overdue," and attributed the game's initial success to it being a "true" golf simulator.

[21] Stephen Bradley of Amiga Format praised the additional courses, and stated that while the graphics were not comparable to Nick Faldo's Championship Golf or the Links series, the game was still easy to play.

[39] Tony Dillon of CU Amiga stated that the game revolutionized computer golf upon its initial release, and that "while many of its contemporaries are far more sophisticated and even more playable, none have ever been as original."

"[12] In 1996, Steve McGill of Amiga Format wrote that despite the dated graphics, PGA Tour Golf still had "timeless appeal".

[22] In 1997, Martin Davies of CU Amiga called the game an "essential buy for all golf and sports fans," praising the variety, easy gameplay, and lasting appeal.