Links Expansion Pack

New Course Content and Environments

The primary appeal of this expansion lies in the addition of four distinct, professionally designed golf courses, bringing new challenges and visual variety to the simulation. These new venues include:

• Thanksgiving Point
• The Canyons Course at Bighorn
• Pelican Hill (2001 version)
• Banff Springs (2001 version)

These additions provide fresh landscapes and layouts for players to master within the established physics and mechanics of the parent game.

Enhanced Course Design Tools

For players interested in user-generated content, this expansion offers a substantial boost to the course designer utility. It introduces over 350 new objects, providing a much wider palette of environmental assets to utilize when creating custom holes and courses. This significantly increases the potential complexity and variety achievable through the in-game editor.

What utility does this expansion provide for long-time fans of the series?

A key feature integrated into this package is the Links LS course converter. This utility is specifically included to facilitate backwards compatibility, allowing players to convert courses originally designed for previous iterations of the Links LS series into the format required by Links 2001. This utility supports the conversion of approximately 36 different legacy courses, ensuring that a substantial library of older, fan-favorite layouts can be imported and played within the updated engine.

New Professional Player Inclusion

The expansion also updates the roster of available professional golfers by adding two new tour players to the simulation: Mike Weir and Keith Clearwater. These additions integrate directly into the existing tournament and play modes of the base game.

Integration and Scope

This content is strictly an expansion; it is not a standalone title and requires the installation of Links 2001. The scope is focused on adding substantial replayability through new official courses and dramatically increasing the creative potential of the course editor, alongside providing a necessary conversion tool for legacy content. The genre focus remains firmly within the Sport category.