Can You Play Augusta National and the Major Championship Courses on a Golf Simulator?
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For Augusta National, Carl's Place lists renamed look-alikes: "Firethorn" in The Golf Club 2019 and "Georgia Golf Club" in GSPro. An official Augusta National license remains unconfirmed ([Carl's Place, read October 22, 2026](https://www.carlofet.com/blog/can-you-play-augusta-national-on-a-golf-simulator)).
The retailer also lists other championship venues, including Shinnecock Hills and Bethpage Black, but a listing is not proof of an official license or current availability. Check the software's own library before paying for a particular course.
The versions and software named below come from the retailer's articles. Confirm both the course and the license conditions for the version you intend to buy.
Venue by venue
Carl's Place described the following course listings on October 22, 2026.
| Venue | Listed in (per Carl's Place) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta National | "Firethorn" (The Golf Club 2019), "Georgia Golf Club" (GSPro) | Renamed look-alikes per the retailer; Georgia Golf Club downloads through Local Match; The Golf Club 2019 is no longer sold |
| Shinnecock Hills | GSPro | 2026 U.S. Open venue; community-designed by Tekbud; license not confirmed |
| Bethpage Black | GSPro, E6 CONNECT, The Golf Club 2019 | Ryder Cup venue; in E6 CONNECT it is a paid course outside the 27-course Home set |
| Pinehurst No. 2, Oakmont, LACC, Brookline | Check each software maker's course library | Listed as recent U.S. Open venues |
The listings come from Carl's Place articles on Augusta National, the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup.
For the four other U.S. Open venues, check each program's own library. A GSPro caption under an Oakmont screenshot does not confirm the current downloadable course. Look up the venue in the software's course library (Carl's Place, U.S. Open).
Carl's Place lists Bethpage Black for E6 CONNECT; for the other venues, check the E6 CONNECT library yourself (Carl's Place, Ryder Cup).
Licensed courses vs fan-made
Carl's Place describes Shinnecock Hills in GSPro as a community-designed course made by Tekbud (Carl's Place, U.S. Open). Bethpage Black in E6 CONNECT is sold in E6's own course packages, such as the yearly subscription that adds courses to the 27-course Home set and the 12-course bundle sold with FlightScope units (Carl's Place, E6 CONNECT; FlightScope). GSPro says every course it supports is built by its community and that none is endorsed by or affiliated with the real course or its owners (GSPro, checked November 8, 2026), so treat its Shinnecock Hills, Bethpage Black and Georgia Golf Club as community recreations.
For Augusta, Carl's Place describes renamed versions rather than establishing an official license (Carl's Place, Augusta National).
If an official license matters to you, look for a licensing statement from the software maker. A course appearing in a retailer's article doesn't establish one.
What you need to play them
The Carl's Place Augusta article states that a paid subscription to the associated simulator software is required (Carl's Place, Augusta National). It says Georgia Golf Club is downloaded in GSPro through Local Match.
If you'd rather buy E6 CONNECT together with a launch monitor, Omaha Sports & Games lists the TruGolf LaunchBox Golf Simulator & Launch Monitor with E6 CONNECT Home - 27 Courses at $2,999 and the LaunchBox with E6 CONNECT Home + Premium at $3,499 (November 8, 2026). The Premium bundle has 30 owned courses, including Pebble Beach, St Andrews and Oakmont. Ask the store whether Bethpage Black is among them before you count on it.
The Golf Club 2019 is no longer sold: 2K removed it from digital storefronts and ended its store and online modes on October 30, 2025 (2K). Leave it out of a new build, even though it appears in two rows of the table.
Carl's Place lists Georgia Golf Club, Shinnecock Hills and Bethpage Black in GSPro. Look each one up in GSPro's own course library before you pay for it.
For hardware and PC requirements, go by the software maker's figures for your launch monitor and computer; subscription costs are in the software pricing guides.