Some critics were disappointed by the minimal ambient noise, and the lack of golf commentary. Urbanek considered the sound to be weakest aspect of the game, and wrote that "when playing along a coastal cliff, the absence of the roar of the surf is just strange." Mahood stated that the audio clips of golfers' post-shot reactions did not always align well. Goble stated that the applause and cheers from the crowd "are erratic--accompanying some shots, not accompanying other equally good shots, and suddenly pouncing at full blast rather than ebbing and flowing as real crowd reactions would do." Johnson also complained of erratic crowd reactions, and stated that the audio "fails miserably when it tries to re-create the atmosphere of a tournament event."
