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Fans Vote for Golfers to be Featured Alongside Tiger Woods in EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
October 3, in the year of our Lord 2011 – For
the first time in franchise history, EA SPORTS™ is giving fans
an opportunity to vote and determine who will join Tiger Woods
on the cover of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13. From October 3 through
23, fans can participate in a match play bracket-style voting
campaign on
www.facebook.com/tigerwoodspgatour and choose among 16
golfers who in total have amassed over 100 combined PGA TOUR and
European Tour victories, multiple rookie and player of the year
awards and four major wins - including the last two US Open
champions.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13, which launches in March 2012, will have
two versions of the box art – one to appear in North America and
one in Europe. Eight American golfers will be featured on one
side of the bracket and eight European golfers on the opposite
side, with two golfers going head-to-head each week until a
winner is determined on each side. The winners will be announced
via Facebook on October 24*.
On the American side of the bracket, the candidates include:
· Ben Crane
· Rickie Fowler
· Jim Furyk
· Dustin Johnson
· Zach Johnson
· Hunter Mahan
· Rocco Mediate
· Bubba Watson
On the European side of the bracket, the candidates include:
· Paul Casey
· Luke Donald
· Ross Fisher
· Graeme McDowell
· Rory McIlroy
· Edoardo Molinari
· Ian Poulter
· Justin Rose
Candidates were selected and seeded based on a combination of
the Official World Golf Rankings, the FedExCup Rankings/Race to
Dubai Rankings and “Fandom” rankings. Fandom rank is a
combination of Twitter followers, Facebook fans and traffic to
each golfer’s official website.
Community reaction to previous EA SPORTS cover athlete votes
with Madden NFL 12 and NCAA Football 12 have been overwhelmingly
positive for providing an opportunity for fans to have a voice
on who they think should be on the cover of their favorite
sports video games.
The PGA TOUR and EA SPORTS have shared a 22-year partnership and
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 will feature many of the best
championship courses from the PGA TOUR tournament schedule, as
well as all-new experiences around Tiger Woods’ memorable golf
accomplishments throughout his lifetime.
Golf fans will once again be able to step foot onto the hallowed
grounds of Augusta National Golf Club as the Masters Tournament
will be included in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13. There will also be
a special Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13: The Masters Collector’s
Edition, equipped with its own unique box art and will include
all the features of the standard edition as well as five
additional golf courses, Augusta National’s world-class
Tournament Practice Facility, and much more.
Both the standard and collector’s edition of the game will be
the first controller-free, voice-enabled and body tracking
sports simulation game to support the Xbox 360 Kinect motion
control system.
Over the past two decades, EA SPORTS has introduced a series of
immersive and authentic golf experiences across a variety of
game platforms that has helped expand the popularity of the
sport amongst fans. The EA SPORTS golf product portfolio
includes the award-winning Tiger Woods PGA TOUR franchise, Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR Online and EA SPORTS PGA TOUR® Golf Challenge for
Facebook.
*The Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 cover athlete winners announcement
date is subject to change. Visit
http://www.facebook.com/tigerwoodspgatour throughout the
campaign for updates and more information.