Played in a near-isometric dimetric view, the game runs on fairly low system specs, and only at an 800x600 resolution.

Players can also populate their course with a variety of staff, such as groundskeepers who will pull out any unsightly weeds, greeters that will talk to customers, marshals to maintain pace of play, and drinks vendors to help golfers quench their thirst.

Other facilities made available as players progress through the game include a snack bar, a putting green, a tennis court and homes to parodies of Hollywood stars or other international celebrities, such as Robin Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Pamela Anderson, or Rosie O'Donnell.

These landmarks have different properties that help the environment in some way, improving unpopular spots and otherwise calming down angry golfers (Every part of the course is rated in this way, so that players have to raise its value with fun, skill and intelligence to have customers like it).

The game also enables the player to save their professional golfer and then play championships with him to earn some extra money to further embellish or expand the course.

[13] It was also a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Single-Player Strategy Game on PC" award, losing to Medieval: Total War.