I picked it up earlier today. I have about 120 hours each on tgc1 and tgc2. First impressions are the game is not as well optimised as tgc2, I’m running at 4K with a 1070 and the frame rate is poor enough in comparison to the older title. In terms of gameplay, the game is definitely easier in my opinion. I’m playing with the middle difficulty clubs (tour?) and hitting the ball more or less straight is much more achievable. Now there is easy, medium, hard and very hard options to choose from when starting your round, I’m not sure if this refers to AI strength or the swing mechanics (I’m playing on hard). The ball flight looks a bit weird though, not sure what they have done here. Putting is different too, it also seems easier..I’ve yet to blast the ball a mile past the hole as I sometimes did on tgc2. Career mode is definitely better, there is at least a sense of progression going from qualifying school to getting your pga tour card, but I’ve only played a couple of rounds so will reserve judgement on that. I really hope they push out regular updates now as it was an expensive purchase.
Edit: meant to add, when the game started up for the first time, they presented a skippable registration form looking for your name, date of birth and contact details for marketing purposes. I thought **** off you cheeky devils!