PGA Tour Golf III
PGA Tour Golf III — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is PGA Tour Golf III on?
- PGA Tour Golf III was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Mac.
- When did PGA Tour Golf III release?
- PGA Tour Golf III was first released on November 25, 1994.
About PGA Tour Golf III
The team at Polygames make some small improvements to the latest PGA title. It has a US setting in terms of the courses and players, unlike PGA European Tour, with 8 courses in total. Control is via the standard method of setting the shot up, then pressing the button once to start a swing, a second time to set the pace, and a third time to set draw/fade. Before taking a shot the club choice, direction and intended draw/fade (spin on the ball) are selected. You can play a 72-hole tournament against 60 other PGA pros, or practice the holes at your leisure.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Polygames
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- PGA Tour Golf
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $6 | $16 | $44 | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Mac. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $5 | $11 | $23 |
What it needs to play
- Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Oct 2007, $8.15 five years ago, and $5.88 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.01 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $3.29 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.51 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.25 | $8.88 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.89 | $3.75 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.70 | $3.24 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.94 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.46 | $8.34 |
| Jan 2019 | $6.80 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2020 | $5.24 | $11.38 |
| Jan 2021 | $7.24 | $9.29 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.66 | $11.88 |
| Jan 2023 | $6.40 | $10.37 |
| Jan 2024 | $3.99 | $11.20 |
| Jan 2025 | $3.49 | $10.30 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.70 | $12.36 |
| Oct 2026 | $5.88 | $16.10 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1994 | 014633074277 |
| Europe / PAL | 25 November 1994 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A well-regarded 16-bit golf game from EA Sports that costs next to nothing today.
PGA Tour Golf III was developed by Polygames and High Score Productions and published by EA Sports for the Genesis. It reached the PAL territories in November 1994 and North America in December 1994, as the third main game in the PGA Tour series.
GamePro's editors counted it among their ten favorite 16-bit sports games in 1996, and in a later review of PGA Tour 96 on the Super NES its reviewer measured that game against PGA Tour Golf III on the Genesis and found it did not outdo it.
What the press said at the time
“Tee off with Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Kite or any one of eight other pros on eight of the hottest courses in America. This game features simple controls, great graphics and bells and whistles.”
In the sales charts
In one sales chart, September 1995; highest position #4.
Show the placing
- #4 in the Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 49, September 1995
Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
Genesis reviewers singled out the new Ball Lie window, which GamePro said adds a layer of complexity to lining up shots.
An ad for the Genesis game touted eight Tournament Players Club courses, four of them new.
Also on other platforms
Mac
- Mac. A Macintosh version, co-developed by Manley & Associates, followed in 1995.
Before you buy
Among US carts a loose copy is one of the cheaper ones. The European cart usually costs somewhat less than the US one, loose and complete. It saves to a battery inside the cartridge, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. Sega Retro lists it as working with EA's 4 Way Play.
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