The courses are also fully geo-referenced for future integration of real-world data and accurate sun angles, based on location. Not only can players dabble in golf course design-they can completely customize the surrounding landscape, selecting from a large array of camera angles, tracers, and graphics quality settings. Nicklaus Design Course Forge, the in-game course designer, is the same platform used internally by Nicklaus Design for its global projects. Now, users can become expert golf course designers and architects too. Jack Nicklaus Perfect Golf also gives players a completely customizable experience, bringing forth the expertise that Jack Nicklaus and world-leading Nicklaus Design have gleaned from designing nearly 400 golf courses worldwide over parts of six decades. There are more than 20 modes of play, including the innovative hazard golf and a fully customizable Method of Play Creator, containing over 50 events that can be used to create custom game play modes.
Inside the game, users can select different swing mechanics, including full controller support various time-of-day and weather options, including real-time integrated weather customize their players and golf clubs and select from multiple difficulty options to play the courses they've designed. The physics engine, built specifically for golf, implements true skid and roll bounce physics, as well as accurate green speed measurements. There is also an Integrated Control API, which can be used to connect external equipment to the game to provide a vast array of different simulation options. The game includes a fully integrated tournament function that allows external community sites to host their own tournaments in-game, using the publically available Application Program Interface. Jack Nicklaus Perfect Golf features an integrated online multiplayer with an in-game lobby for matchmaking.