Links 2001 is the most significant upgrade to the Links series in over a decade. This version of the best-selling golf sim will feature an entirely new rendering engine that delivers unprecedented ball physics and graphics, and the addition of the Arnold Palmer Course Designer, which allows PC golfers to re-create their home courses with the same tools used by the Links 2001 team.
Other improvements to Links 2001 include: new tour players and courses, new golfer animations and personalities, customizable club distances that allow for an even more accurate re-creation of a player's actual game and faster and easier online play.
Microsoft have created asynchronous game play to speed up online play. People like to play other people in Links, but they don't always want to see what the other person is doing. With asynchronous game play, you play against other people online, but it's always your turn. You can see the other person's score and chat with them, so you can comment on how you are doing, without breaking your rhythm in the game. Also added is the LS Tour program into Links so it will be easier to play in an LS Tour tournament.