My Golf was released in Australia, and is not available in the U.S.  The game is in a different format than regular 2600 carts; it is in a European format called PAL.  PAL games are playable in the U.S., but the screen rolls when you turn the game on.  If your TV has a vertical hold control, adjust it to stop the rolling.  The color is off as well.  The greens on the golf course are purple!  I guess you can adjust the color controls on your TV, but it's a hassle.  After some fiddling, I tried the game on an old black-and-white TV.

My Golf offers a lot of advanced features.  Each of the 18 holes averages to be 3 screens in length.  There's a view option which allows you to check out an entire hole by moving the joystick up and down the 3 screens.  Before teeing off, choose between 16 different golf clubs.  There's also wind speed and direction, handicap, rivers, trees, and sand traps.  Next, aim your shot with the small arrow that appears above the golfer.  Then, select swing strength and angle.  There is a colored bar which displays these variables.  When the bar is to the left, the ball will hook, or curve left; if the bar is to the right, the ball will slice, or curve right.  All these variables are controlled by pressing the joystick button at the appropriate times.  I found this to be a bit confusing and had a bit of trouble getting used to the timing.

Once your ball lands on the green, the game switches to the putting screen.  Since I'm not a big fan of golf, I knew to use a putter on the green, but I wasn't sure when to use an iron or wood at times.  You don't have to be a golf expert to play My Golf, but I suppose the knowledge would help.  Non-golfers like myself would probably have more fun with the simple Golf (by Atari).

My Golf was programmed in the U.S. by Absolute Entertainment and sold to Home Entertainment Services in Australia.  Too bad Absolute won't release a U.S. version.  I think My Golf could be a success.