To be clear, I hit the ball from the fairway, landed it just beyond the hole, and the ball trickled back oh-so-beautifully into the cup. Normally, that's just the sort of thing you hope to happen. In this case, Tiger informed me that I'd hit the ball out of bounds. Since when is in the cup out of bounds?
In the past, EA was able to beautifully mock an error in the game which allowed golfers walk on water, literally. There was a specific moment in the game where, a ball hit into the water would float, and a golfer could go out and hit there next shot (the Jesus Shot, if you will). For the Tiger edition the following year, EA went out and made this video as a response:
That error probably allowed for easier scoring (what with no penalty for puting the ball into the hazard), and too easy scoring has been one of the criticisms of the series. This error however seems to overcorrect the problem.
Maybe they'll work it out next year…
Article comments
1 - barga
obviously, the hole really is a black hole...
anyways, is that a glitch just on that hole, and did you report it?
2 - Josh Lasser
I didn't report it, but I did "magically" repeat it on a different hole on a different course.
3 - duffer36
I had the same thing occur when I chipped in from the fringe.
4 - Ken Edwards
They even go as far as putting the Jesus Shot in the bonus challenges once you complete Tournament Challenge. I have not seen a glitch this big in TW 10 on the Wii, but I have not put in as many hours as I have on the 360.
However, I have seen on more than one instance this year is a short iron shot lands in the rough close to the green, then the next shot is a put, from on the green. I have also seen it work the other way, too. I clearly hit it on the green, then the next shot is taken from the rough.
Never got a hole in one out of bounds though. Must be a geometry glitch. I have seen the game load with no textures a few times this year, too. But those only happened with online games.
The 360 version also does not lip out much, unless you just hit it too hard.
5 - Kevin
I also had the same thing happen with mine on the fringe. I thought it was just a one-time thing. It hasn't happened again. Sounds like it's a problem across the board. It's a fun game to play.
Nothing like playing out in the real world, though.