PGA Golf
PGA Golf — frequently asked questions
- Is PGA Golf on Steam?
- No. PGA Golf is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is PGA Golf on?
- PGA Golf is available on Intellivision.
- When did PGA Golf release?
- PGA Golf was first released on November 5, 1980.
About PGA Golf
PGA Golf is played from an overhead point of view. Up to four players can compete on a nine hole, par 38 course. Shoot over trees, sand traps and water hazards. Play from a bag of nine clubs; hook, slice, and control the power of each swing. You will receive penalty strokes for balls that land out of bounds and in the water, and of course the lowest score at the end of the round wins!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
- Developer
- APh Technological Consulting
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Non-fiction
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold as "Golf" | $4 | $14 | $22 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.29 in Apr 2009, $1.74 five years ago, and $3.52 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $3.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.97 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.97 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.02 | $2.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $1.00 | $2.98 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.99 | $6.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.50 | $2.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.51 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.36 | $5.62 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.47 | $6.23 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.50 | $6.55 |
| Jan 2022 | $4.63 | $10.16 |
| Jan 2023 | $8.85 | $8.95 |
| Jan 2024 | $5.90 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.94 | $9.09 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.97 | $7.99 |
| Oct 2026 | $3.52 | $6.49 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 1816 |
| North America Sears (Tele-Games) | 49 75207 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue.
- North America: Sears catalogue number, printed on the Sears Tele-Games box.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1980
- Controller
- Hand controller
- Players
- 1 to 4
- Authenticity
- Low
A club-selection golf game from Mattel's Sports network that Mattel itself used to argue the Intellivision played deeper than the Atari.
PGA Golf was one of Mattel's early sports cartridges, released in November 1980 and developed by APh. Mattel's own advertising in Electronic Games in 1981 and 1982 made it the exhibit in a head-to-head with the Atari 2600: nine clubs to choose from here, against one on Atari's golf game. That was a Mattel sales pitch, not a review, but it tells you what the game was selling, which was detail over speed.
There is little else in period press that singles it out. It is a solid, unflashy sports cart that sits well in a complete Mattel sports set.
How it was made
Mattel Electronics published it in November 1980, with APh Technological Consulting as developer.
What the press said at the time
“may take a little longer than the average video game to master pre cisely because it includes so many nove features.”
“makes excellent use of the Intellivision controller by allowing the gamer to hit long, medium or short shots depending on which action button is used to initiate the swing.”
Worth knowing
- From the Intellivision manual. The course has nine holes, and the booklet says a weekend duffer can play them like a pro with practice.
- From the Intellivision manual. This is the UK edition of the manual, distributed by Advanced Consumer Electronics of Wembley, England, with replacement overlays offered at 75p per set of two.
Before you buy
Mattel included two keypad overlays, so check for both in a complete copy. Sears sold it as plain Golf, and collectors note that the Sears box has its title printed upside down compared with other Sears boxes, which is normal for that box. A collector-documented ROM variant adds distance-to-hole and par information, though no price difference is recorded for it. The box and manual carry much of a complete copy's value; loose carts are inexpensive.
PGA Golf screenshots
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