Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 received "critical acclaim" on the GameCube and PC and "generally favorable" reviews on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, according to
review aggregator Metacritic. It was also runner-up for the publication's annual "Best Sports Game on PC" award, which went to
Madden NFL 2003.
PGA Tour 2003 was nominated for
Computer Gaming Worlds 2002 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to
Madden NFL 2003. The editors of
Computer Games Magazine named
PGA Tour 2003 the seventh-best computer game of 2002, and wrote, "Featuring the best swing interface ever created and the most successful career mode yet implemented, it's the biggest step forward in the genre since
Links 386." It was a runner-up for
GameSpots annual "Most Improved Sequel on PC" and "Best Traditional Sports Game on Xbox" awards. ==References==