PGA TOUR 2K25 DESIGNER PREVIEW!

[@DesertRainReads]

Holy Moses, the course designer overhaul alone is nuts. In terms of content, 2K always brings the smoke. This makes the game one of the most comprehensive golf sims out there and the creator means that people will be creating mind-blowing courses that will rival the best of the best. Replayability will be limitless. Can't wait to get this game.

[@wout123100]

this is already the case, only got better now, more variety

[@kain0067]

What this means for designers is clear. But people forget what this means for all players is a constant stream of even higher quality, unique, realistic, and creative courses to play to your heart's content.

[@jeffcook8585]

With all of the gameplay videos out there this week thank you for diving deep into a niche feature. Much of the community doesn’t design courses but we all benefit from the additions of new courses.

[@Meyo_TGC]

It’s been 2 years since I’ve touched the designer, this video makes me want to get back to designing NOW!!! Thank you for sharing Andre 👍

[@V_S_444]

If HB Studios is reading: It would be fantastic if we could allow for different course SET-UPs for 4-day tournaments. So in addition to having the ability to place four different PIN positions down on each green (which, thankfully, we already have), also being able to move the championship/tournament tees around (for varying hole lengths/distances AND angles of tee shots) would be absolutely amazing! By the way, THANK YOU for allowing for various widths of tee marker placement. Been thinking for years this is needed, as it goes on all the time IRL. From a real life player and greenkeeper, thank you!

[@elmalloc]

agreed! you are pga player?

[@V_S_444]

@ ha, no, just a guy who actually plays golf for real (as well as enjoying it virtually). I’m also a greenkeeper at a course.

[@errol1967]

Cant wait to see your course designer tutorials. Always great to watch. Your are still my favourite designer.

[@A-track89]

Great having you back Canuck. Can't wait for Butters Bay 2 and all your future videos 👍

[@bbusbri]

Can’t wait to get started. Thanks for giving us a preview. All the new layering and textures look awesome.

[@Gophxr]

This is a great video. TONS of content covered and everything is discussed in detail. Thanks! I'm so pumped for this game!

[@Hedghog6666]

Especially as a console designer, my two biggest hopes are: 1) Speed planting - a tool that randomises the rotation+height+size of a bush/tree, perhaps within certain slider limits, so I can focus on placement and tap away the X button, without have to simultaneously hold the scale up/down button and the rotation button. This gives areas of bush/tree a more natural feel rather than seeing 100 photocopies of the same asset. 2) If we no longer have to cater for old gen, I'm hoping the object and memory limits have significantly increased. Being able to use the brush or spline tool for grasses and bushes was great (as it does what my point #1 was saying about giving growth that "random" feel) but the impact on mem+objects meant you could use those tools to craft about 4 holes with high realism before you had to stop - and the only way around that was to manually place 16,000 individual grass assets

[@Stock--Rosso]

I was designing from the very beginning, but haven't built a course in 3 years. This is gonna drag me right back to it. Great video👍🏼

[@famousmortimer77]

Thanks for this, im excited to see what you do with it.

[@edwardjam9832]

Best golf game to ever exist in man's 200,000 years on this planet.

[@Wizardstix23]

Absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to see what all the elite designers come up with. This is huge and especially the ability to make rivers and streams this way now is mind blowing. The game is great and the swing is gonna take everyone some time to get use to. The courses we will see in a few months from now will blow minds no doubt.

[@Evenprime_EP]

Thank you!! This all looks so great. Obviously the water spline is an absolute game changer and so needed. I personally am really excited for the new camera system too though. It could be an amazing way to highlight alternative routes on certain holes. Plus I miss the flyovers before each hole on TGC19.

[@davebaker7503]

Thank God for the water spline .I absolutely hated that I had to dig 25 ft trenches just to make rivers and streams.

[@Kilbride10]

Awesome breadown! I always did fancy a nice bush as well.

[@lanedouglas5163]

I can't wait to get back into designing courses!!! Take my 2 good courses from 23 and update some things that have always bothered me but never figured out how to fix lol

[@SpareRoomSlotCars]

Hi Andre, after watching this I am looking forward to getting back into the designer, hell I might even start a 2k25 XBOX Designers tour, Cheers, Cally

[@Seamount4Life]

Great video! Looking forward to more! I love you ❤

[@Scshupe]

Pot bunkering and simulator support is the holy grail...

[@clane4485]

Well done Canuck...good stuff.

[@kingbob820]

Great. Now I can’t wait for this game to come out. Well done Andre. Might have to start planning some things out on 23…

[@michaelg5946]

Can’t wait for this!

[@Statto1]

Great vid, look forward to the new tutorials 👍🍺

[@ksix1team]

Must’ve been a thrill to experience that invite. Thanks so much for the info, very exciting and lots to look forward to👍

[@vernonflood1128]

Can't wait to start designing, hoping they've increased club house options, but looks great from what you've shown so far.

[@MoreRespawn]

Great video, hopefully it has a lot of things that designers have wanted. We need a resurgence of people coming back to design to make the best game we possibly can.

[@WhatGrenadeWhere]

Oh yes. I will be designing.

[@calebthebraveone7463]

💯

[@digitalvictory8266]

Hype Level x1000 !!!!! And I saw that NOT as a designer, but as a selfish player that can't WAIT for the incredible courses that you guys come up with!!!! LFG!!!!

[@therealtw90]

Ugh man I haven't touched video games in like a year. But damn I always loved the designer. This one looks like a huge step up. Just those shots from 2k23 vs 2k25 are incredible. Lots of new tools and assets. Might have me jumping back in

[@nickymcclure351]

Oooh heather & wispy grass….im lovin this

[@Mac99Bravo]

Was already eagerly looking forward to playing the game; now I'm even more stoked to start 'playing' with the designer. Hope you can do at least a prelim vid of any new buildings, objects, etc that are included so we can get our muses started on idea creation!! 2 Weeks to go!!!! 🤯🤯🥳🥳🤯🤯

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Unfortunately I didn't have time to tackle that!

[@jcraigau]

Can't wait for this! Already placed my order. Great vid.

[@johnsullivan6843]

Great content C.C.!

[@rickinwast]

Wow! The camera system! Impressive:-)

[@michaeldicostanzo9822]

Great content can’t wait to see what you come up with. Nice hole in one at pop stroke.

[@GbWaCkErGuY]

really cool you got to go do this i feel proud as a fellow canadian. cant wait to see what full game functionality is like and if things in the demo are fixed

[@hk33michigan]

Just rewatched the video (must be excited). I’m so excited to have temperate as a theme option with a coastal backdrop. It has always been hard to work with themes that don’t really match what I’m going for. I’m just hopeful that these changes (like fescue, weathering, and other settings make a larger impact on actual game play. Also, splining OB is excellent for those of us who build on tight plots.

[@corntoe7030]

Thank you Andre! Great video!

[@hadler42]

Spline OOB and Water is all I asked for. Designer looks awesome and I look forward to working harder on my courses

[@lesliesangster3841]

I am impressed with the new designer and the new tools they’ve given us

[@Kiddman32]

Looks amazing... I have no ability to figure out designer tools, but I play LOTS of user-designed courses in 2k23, and can't wait to see what the many highly-skilled designers out there can do with this thing... It's like giving a racecar driver that's used to souped-up Mustangs a chance to drive a McLaren F1!

[@rickinwast]

Not a designer outside of creating a practice area for my use. Excited there some major improvements for you and other designs. Thanks for sharing.

[@mattspychala7251]

That water spline is a gamechanger

[@Martyn22]

Hey man! First off, thanks for checking it out for us! Really excited! Got a couple of questions though: - Did we get more props / different houses and stuff? - Can we finally add flags to our course (meaning: flags from countries or custom flags that one puts next to the clubhouse)? - Also goes for, can we create custom hole flags with logo's? - Did they add something like course "sounds"? Like if you were to make a city course you could add city noise? Maybe also in a brush variant? Thanks again man! 😁👍

[@Crazycanuck1985]

I didn't get a chance to check out any non-nature assets so I'm not sure. And no to all your other questions

[@Martyn22]

@Crazycanuck1985 thats to bad, thanks for answering! 👍

[@davebaker7503]

I was like a kid on Christmas morning watching this. I can not wait to get my hands on this. And I nearly ju!ped off my couch when I saw they revamped water.

[@Lapp3r30_Design]

Super excited to get going!!!

[@ericr7665]

Great video. The design tool looks like a big upgrade. I can't wait to create some new courses with it. Port over some courses and try to upgrade them a bit as well.

[@lindsayaddie8554]

Really good video. Many thanks. I have used many years ago the notoriously difficult to use APCD designer that was in Links 2003 and may build a course with the new 2k25 designer if I can get the hang of it.

[@hk33michigan]

Looking forward to the natural sand and bedrock areas. I hope fescue makes a bigger impact too.

[@Herries2010]

Great vid! Thanks so much!

[@dubwars]

New to your channel, now subscribed. I'd like to give course design a shot, and from this video you sound like a great teacher. Do you plan on producing a 2K25 Designer How-To series?

[@RealSweetTom]

I've only just started in 2k23 but was perplexed why there wasn't a painting tool. Glad to see it.

[@nyandmu]

Wow so many great quality of life improvements. Was hoping for a Spline Flatten tool but the weathering, grass layers, spline water and OB, and bunker customization, this will be a day 1 purchase

[@WhatGrenadeWhere]

Those camera tools are awesome. Oh Mr Rommens.......camera tutorials please. These are some great improvements. Grass (fescue) draw distance is a little better, based on playing First Look. No more water planes is huge. Just like no controller calibration option. I'm stoked. And if 2k is reading these comments, please put the user designed Official courses in Ranked rotation. Great vid Andre. Can't wait for tutorials and other neat things.

[@dr_golfdesign]

Can confirm there will be camera tutorials coming soon!

[@WhatGrenadeWhere]

@@dr_golfdesign Very nice! High five!

[@WhiteDove73-888]

I loved the demo

[@brianmainstone6469]

Great content TY. One thing I'd like to see is the ability for the designers to add comments to the hole preview ie: "A shot down the right side opens the green" or like " A shorter iron would be better then long here. Over the green would very difficult" . Something like that. If you get a chance check out my newest Course Sandpoint Lookout. some unique trees spread around like the 1 at the 18th Green. The railing from the Hotel to the dock was very hard (For me anyways)

[@brycehedgecock1299]

Demo is a blast. Can’t wait for the full game to see what designers do

[@jemiller226]

This makes me want to build my local courses, and that's even without having used the designer at all in past versions.

[@honeybadgerhacker2487]

thanks Andre and Finlay for the edits!

[@darthfader7414]

I’m sure you said all surfaces but can you weather a patch of fairway or a green even. Think a links course in the height of summer with sun burnt texture, can you do that?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

You can!

[@HailtheTale]

havent designed since tgc 1!! Dabled in it the other games but nothing I really like and got burnt out. But I got some big hopes for this year now!

[@wout123100]

now that is exciting.

[@danielmartin312]

OMG Canuck !!! I’m really chomping at the bit now !!! Thanks so much for the great preview !!!___RockManDan

[@4EVERMATTEH]

Designer looks great, do you know if transferring courses will work the same as previous years?

[@paulroyal1523]

Hi Canuck, i know i give you a tough time, but I did feel a lot let down on how much patching 2k23 needed on launch. I love the designer and wondered if now the out of plot texture now matches your heavy rough chosen texture as on a lot of the themes in 2k23 it really limited the choice od textures you could use so it did not show a huge in plot out of plot colour scheme difference?

[@tylercollier6665]

This looks freaking awesome a little sad about no pot bunkers but overall freaking amazing

[@paulroyal1523]

I'll give you a bit of ammo to have a go at me, in fairness. I'm nearly 62 but still enjoy the Golf sims and some shooter games. I am at an age that I can remember when the early computers came on to the scene when top games were loaded fron Tape Cassette. Theser always came with at the very leasta inlay of instructions, and some came with an actual booklet. Seeing that the Designer is getting an upgrade, do you not think at the very least there ought to be a downloadable instruction PDF so we can all get the most out of it?

[@jamescos3267]

Great vid have they added more buildings oh I have Xbox x and pc gtx 4070 64 gb 12 gb gb ram should I buy it for pc or Xbox-ty

[@Crazycanuck1985]

The designer has always been a bit more responsive on PC but not sure this time around.

[@MattyBgolfs]

That looks incredible and thank you so much for sharing. Did you get any info about importing courses from 2K23? For instance I’m just wrapping up work on creating the course that I work at in real life on 2K23. I’m wondering if I should finish it or if it’s possible to import a course that’s unfinished? And if I do finish it will I be able to touch it up in 2K25 or will it be just a standard graphical boost to what I’ve already done? Thank you for any insight 👍🏼

[@Crazycanuck1985]

You have to publish it before you bring it in to 2K25

[@conoros27]

Amazing changes, they've done a ton of work and listened to fans. But I'm still a little disappointed that we can't add a third layer of rough, or say adjust the properties of the light and heavy rough we get. Rough at the US Open should have an entirely different lie range penalty than that on a typical TPC course, for example. Other than that, boy did they deliver. And the new EvoSwing is exactly the fix I wanted - it's superb. Add the new drop system, new replays, better visuals... it's a massive win.

[@patrickdumass7611]

Should be a lot of new courses with downhill flowing creeks in 2k25 😉

[@lavin214]

I am blown away by how incredible this game is. I do wish there was an in game tutorial for the designer for us novices.

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Each menu contains a tutorial if you keep them on.

[@lavin214]

@Crazycanuck1985 that is very helpful. Your designer tutorial videos are fantastic btw.

[@49537480]

Will it be possible for course designers to have custom flags and hole boards.

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Highly doubtful. Inappropriate designs would be up almost immediately

[@49537480]

@@Crazycanuck1985 back in the past i dsigned my own club flags to use on my course designs but when uploaded the returned to the default flags . Will it be possible to import LIDAR data.

[@gavolant524]

Is there going to be a more streamlined way to create courses using Lidar data?

[@JuiceRabbit]

Amazing! I like the surface weathering... does that mean designers can create more realistic looking fairways/greens that are a little patchy in places? No course in the real world is like a perfectly green "pool table"... maybe now 2k25 courses will look a lot more "real"...

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Yes it does!

[@davidhenderson4875]

So looking forward to 2k25.will we be able to import our favourite designer courses from 2k23 .I would love to have arctic fury yeltsman etc courses to play in 2k25.will this be possible.thanks

[@orioles0615]

Looks fantastic. Have they changed how retaining walls are created? In the demo they are so smooth on TPC Scottsdale

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Unfortunately didn't get a chance to check out the retaining walls!

[@westonsmith3857]

I know the game is supposed to be cross platform will all courses be the same way? Such as ( you make a course on pc and I want to play it on Xbox)

[@GenoRed63]

Can you look at wildlife and animations, are deer and moose still just standing there with just their heads turning or do they walk around those kinds of things? Waterfall improvements?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Didn't get a chance to look.

[@exyt451]

Course designer looks amazing ! But I have two points/questions : - Can we generate a random course ? I loved to do this in The Golf Club games, it felt like a new random discovery each day, 'was amazing ! - I dont understand why golf games are so visually "poor" : when the modern technology allows devs to create incredible landscapes like idk Horizon game, why is it so difficult to create a tru new gen looking golf game which is way more simple in terms of content (grass, several trees, bunkers, ponds and couple of buildings)... ? I dont know why. Lazy dev ? Or some thing i'm missing ? idk

[@seabassthegreat7544]

This. Looks. Awesome. I assume the high resolution bunkers are only for splines but not templates?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

shapes you mean? No, they are high res as well.

[@seabassthegreat7544]

Yeah shapes, ok sweet

[@dansnewaccount1902]

I can't wait to get started designing... I wonder if we will be able to import our 2K23 courses, there are some really good ones...

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Yes you can import courses as long as they are published in 2K23

[@kelleywilson141]

@@Crazycanuck1985 I'm building a course right now and I'm almost done but want to wait til 2k25 comes out. Can I transfer it over to 2k25 and build more of the course with the new objects to make the course even better?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

@@kelleywilson141 you can publish what you have in 23, import it in 25 and finish it from there

[@kelleywilson141]

​@@Crazycanuck1985gotcha. I didn't think you could touch a course after you published it.

[@dr_golfdesign]

@@kelleywilson141you can after print it into 2k25

[@bjhough3925]

Looks like more grasses, but will they be rendered at far distances?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

From what I saw, then render significantly better than 2k23, particularly the new fescue assests

[@LucasBombardier]

Was there any noticeable difference you could see in the draw distance of grasses?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Definitely better from what I saw, especially the fescue.

[@jdog8701]

they need to let us move where we tee up... you can tee up anywhere in the markers irl but in game its just set to 1 spot

[@Crazycanuck1985]

You can adjust your tee position this year!

[@northernassassin6056]

Can you make a pot bunkers?

[@WrestlingKing486]

Hi can you play as tiger woods in the my career mode?

[@simonjcelliot]

Do you know if old user courses are ported over with out user having to re do them? I created a local course we play a lot and it took me hours and hours to do with all the map work and lidar data..

[@Crazycanuck1985]

You will be able to port it over!

[@simonjcelliot]

@ hmm I’ll need to workout what account I used as I built it on pc which may be a different user.. thanks I’ll check it out when I get it for ps5

[@jaywilliams2412]

some one needs to make Congaree with the new sand designer

[@darthfader7414]

Canuck I just got done watching Royal Portrush gameplay & am disappointed in the look of the bunkers. Is it possible to make bespoke bunkers with rustic edges like the real course. Can you do that with waste area texture & have it play like a bunker. Just some waste areas look great in that video & more authentic. Bunkers look to clean if that makes sense.

[@FinlayPacks]

Portrush doesn't have particularly rustic bunker edges, but you could definately make rustic edges with that surface painting tool

[@darthfader7414]

@ The bunkers look nothing near correct in 2K25. The edges are too defined. RP has variations on the edges especially in the direction you’re playing out of them. Maybe rustic is the wrong word 🤔

[@ruddog1545]

question why the gallery doesn't have hit boxes that would be a nice touch if they did

[@Crazycanuck1985]

No idea

[@RngerDngerCUSE]

Will courses that are published and TGCT approved on 23 be on 25?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Only if the designer chooses to import them into 25.

[@kevinarm6499]

Did u happen to notice if we got any new objects like Clubhouses, City buildings, grand stands or tents?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

That's the first thing that I realized I forgot to check out when my playtest was over. Sorry! We will have to wait unfortunately

[@kevinarm6499]

@Crazycanuck1985 all good...thanks 4 the vid...I'm hoping they added a whole bunch of new objects to go along with the changes in the course designer.

[@narce160th]

what about satellite data in editor?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Will never happen. Violates terms of service.

[@wayneevent6749]

Is there a feature where you can invite friends to your designer so you can both work on the same course?

[@wout123100]

ah no.

[@wayneevent6749]

@ shame that would have been nice especially for console players

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Nope

[@timdefrank3641]

Is the only weather you can play in this game is a sunshiny day? I’d like to see some wet greens, dawn and dusk maybe

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Weather can be adjusted

[@timdefrank3641]

@ weather has no impact on physics does it

[@troyskolrood8144]

Can you import height maps?

[@Crazycanuck1985]

No

[@troyskolrood8144]

@@Crazycanuck1985 Too bad.

[@chrismcbrayer4018]

Custom fairway mow patterns???

[@Crazycanuck1985]

You can use the surface weathering tool to create certain effects!

[@ianknight2053]

I was also hoping that there would be different mow patterns and the ability to alter the direction of the cut for each fairway. The bunker lips don’t look 3D and probably won’t act like real life bunker lips, which is disappointing. I really hope they’ve added more clubhouses and, at long last, heather! On a side note, I wonder why more people don’t try the course designer. There is nothing more satisfying in the game than building and playing your own creation. Personally, I spend more time designing than I do playing, as it’s so therapeutic.

[@FinlayPacks]

@@ianknight2053 The bunkers are 3D and they'd play exactly like you'd expect

[@ianknight2053]

@@FinlayPacks They don’t look 3D on Scottsdale.

[@thinkwhilespoken]

Would you ever do requests for creating real courses?

[@korbinevans5588]

Biggest pain in the ass with course designer is sculpting. There’s an art to it that some of the developers are very good at, but it’s hard to get it just right

[@Crazycanuck1985]

Takes practice!