EA Sports PGA Tour Season 6 – Release date, Ryder Cup, and patch notes

EA Sports PGA Tour Season 6 has arrived. The new season comes as part of the latest update, with a new course and requested features also being added to the game. The Ryder Cup is also being brought to the game as the famous team event is due to commence this week.

Take a look at all the new EA Sports PGA Tour Season 6 information below.

EA Sports PGA Tour Season 6 release date

EA Sports PGA Tour Season 6 went live on September 6. Season 6 will last four exactly four weeks, ending on October 24. There are a host of new rewards and challenges to tackle throughout the new season.

EA Sports PGA Tour Ryder Cup

Upon opening the game after the update, you will be given a choice. Team Europe, or Team USA. Your decision will impact your journey through the entirety of Season 6.

This year’s Ryder Cup course, the prestigious Marco Simone Golf & Country Club has been added to the EA Sports PGA Tour courses list. In addition to this, you can now compete in the Ryder Cup. This doesn’t have to be at the new course either, as some of the previous Ryder Cup courses are also playable.

Throughout the season, the Ryder Cup will be prevalent. Every mode you play will feel like you’re in the thick of the action. Crowds will chant for their team as you play, and the anthem will be heard before every round you start.

New 2v2 formats are also available to play. Foursomes and Four-Ball are now available in Online and Private Match modes. There are also leaderboards for tracking the new game modes too. If that wasn’t enough, there are also new Ryder Cup themed challenges to take on from previous Ryder Cup events!

EA Sports PGA Tour Update 7.0 Patch Notes

Take a look through the key new features from the Update 7.0 Patch Notes:

Audio

• Wholesale improvements to commentary for alternate shot and best ball formats.
• Fixed cases where you could hear the crowd clapping after a bad shot was made.
• Fixed a couple commentary lines that were Career mode specific, incorrectly being mentioned during Quick Play rounds.
• Fixed Harris English being misgendered in Career mode commentary, incorrectly referred to as “she/her”.

Career

• Updated round settings confirmation popup to clarify which round of the tournament the player is about to enter.
• Fixed course preview screen so that it correctly shows which holes you will play in the upcoming round when using quick rounds.
• Fixed current position being shown as 3,333rd in the event info screen when starting a new 1 round event.
• Fix for no “Event Results” leaderboard being shown for any tournaments that the player skipped.

Challenges

• Fixed broken hole location in “No Need For Speed Here” challenge. The fix was applied to servers on August 11th.
• Fix for the pro golfer you are playing sometimes being replaced by your created golfer after restarting a change.

Courses

• [Banff Springs] Fixed lake reflection flickering while viewing from the green on hole 4.
• [Banff Springs]: Fixed camera being obstructed by the crowd on the hole 4 tee box.
• [Olympia Fields] Adjusted lighting on tee boxes to make for a more consistent overall lighting level.
• [Pebble Beach] Course specific memory optimizations.
• [PGA WEST] Added American Express sign to water on hole 17.
• [Royal Liverpool] Fixed incorrect first cut grass on right side of fairway on hole 8.
• [Torrey Pines] Adjust color of the cliff to be darker
• [TPC Scottsdale] Fixed incorrect color on some structure railings.
• [Wolf Creek] Fixed incorrect handicap listed for hole 9.

Gameplay

• Fixed logic in match play formats that was ending the match before the leading golfer hit their final putt in situations where they have already clinched a tie in the match (aka. dormie).
• Fixed logic in match play formats that would incorrectly display “3 UP” in the scorecard immediately after a golfer scored a triple bogey on the first hole.
• Fixed logic in best ball formats so that golfers are skipped when their score is too high to tie the current hole.
• Fixed logic in skins format to advance to the next hole when 2 golfers have tied the hole and no remaining golfers can beat the current score.
• Fixed putt meter power target line not being visible on the first putt of a round.
• Updated golfer etiquette so that they no longer leave their ball in the cup after holing out in a multiplayer match.
• Balls on the green for other golfers are no longer shown when playing alternate shot and foursomes formats.
• The golfer is now hidden while viewing the unplayable lie menu to select drop position.
• Moved the aim info widget further away from the aim marker.

Online

• Fixed a number of rare issues where golfers or balls could be invisible during an online match.
• Improved syncing of remote golfers in Online and Private Match lobbies.
• Fix for some Stroke Play round results in Online mode not being recorded to leaderboards. The fix was applied to servers on August 11th.
• Fixed the Crowd round setting being selectable in Private Match when it should have been forced to Off. The fix was applied to servers on August 17th.
• Fixed an issue where the Match Play “All Time” leaderboards were not showing stats when filtering for a specific gameplay style. The fix was applied to servers on August 30th.
• Fixed an issue where some players were being disconnected when entering an online match and being returned to the main menu with the error message “Authentication Required. Please try again.”. The fix was applied to servers on September 18th.
• Fixed opponent’s Ball Trail VFX sometimes being shown on your golfer when playing in online match play.

Quick Play

• Updated lobbies in match play, foursomes, four-ball, alternate shot, and best ball formats to be pre-populated with golfers so that the player doesn’t have to manually add them each time.
• Added a new option to golfers in quick play lobbies that allows players to change a golfer from CPU to a locally controlled golfer and vice versa.

Stability

• Fixed an issue where the store UI could get stuck permanently on screen.
• Fixed a crash related to playoffs in Career mode.
• Fixed a crash related to saving progress in Career mode.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur after accepting an invite while in gameplay.
• Xbox Series S memory optimizations.
• Additional crash and stability-related fixes.

Store & Content

• New USA and Europe “MultiVerse” gear sets are available in Pro Pass and Challenges.
• Superior Command and Superior Escape Specs are available in Pro Pass and Tournaments.
• New items will be rotating through the store including: Official Team USA and Team Europe clothing and bag sets, Nelly Korda Signature Series Specs, Cobra AeroJet “Volition” Driver, Brooks Koepka’s Scotty Cameron Putter, Patrick Cantlay’s Scotty Cameron Putter, New gear from Scotty Cameron, Jordan, and Nike.
• New cosmetics available in Challenge rewards: G/Fore Hats, Titleist colored golf balls, Under Armour shoes, TaylorMade clubs.
• XP Boosters: XP Boosters are a new consumable item that allows players to earn XP at an increased rate for a fixed amount of time. Boosters will only be available in the store at limited times during the season.

Click here for the full EA Sports PGA Tour Update 7.0 Patch Notes.