Golf 5 eClub is the only VR golf game developed in official partnership with The R&A — the governing body of golf worldwide and organisers of The Open Championship. DLC courses include seven real venues that have hosted or will host The Open: St Andrews, Royal Troon, Royal Portrush, Royal County Down, Hoylake, Sunningdale and Valderrama. Royal Portrush was added in 2025 as host of The Open Championship that year. This level of official endorsement gives Golf 5 genuine credibility as an educational tool for sport and golf coaching.

What is Golf 5 eClub?

Golf 5 eClub is a serious VR golf simulation developed by AAA Game Studios — a Spanish studio — in official partnership with The R&A, the DP World Tour and the golf coaching platform Me and My Golf. First released in 2022 and continuously updated, it is available on Meta Quest (standalone), Pico 4 and Steam (PC VR), making it one of the broadest-platform VR golf titles available. The name refers to the "fifth dimension" of golf: beyond the four traditional elements of the game, adding virtual reality as a new way to play and train.

The game's defining feature is its swing technology: HPC© (High Precision Control) captures swing data with claimed millimetric accuracy, feeding into a real-time swing analysis system (XTi© Pro Launch Manager) that lets players review club head speed, swing path, face angle and shot trajectory after every stroke. Partnered with Me and My Golf — one of the most respected online golf coaching platforms — the game is explicitly designed not just as entertainment but as a genuine learning tool for players at any level.

The International eGolf Federation integration adds a layer of serious competitive structure rarely seen in VR sports games — players compete in official online tournaments, earn G5 coins, and climb a sanctioned global ranking. This isn't just a virtual hobby; Golf 5 is positioning VR golf as a genuine competitive sport, with The R&A's official endorsement giving that ambition real credibility.

On the Course

Curriculum & Educational Fit

Golf 5 eClub has the strongest educational credentials of any VR golf title for schools with a real golf programme or sport science focus. The R&A partnership isn't cosmetic — it gives the game genuine institutional backing from the sport's governing body, and the swing analysis tool goes further than any competitor in providing actionable coaching data from VR.

For PE and golf coaching, the XTi© Pro Launch Manager is the standout feature — it provides real swing data (club speed, face angle, swing path) that a coach or student can review and act on, bridging VR practice and real skill development. For Physics, the relationship between swing mechanics and ball flight — how face angle affects draw and fade, how swing speed affects distance, how wind affects trajectory — is directly observable and measurable through the swing data system. For Geography, the DLC courses offer something unique: you can stand on the 17th hole at St Andrews Old Course — the Road Hole, one of the most famous holes in golf — and discuss its geography, history and strategic design in a way no photograph or video could replicate. For Sport Science / GCSE PE, Golf 5 provides a live demonstration of biomechanics, force application, angular momentum and skill acquisition with quantitative feedback. Suitable for all ages — PEGI 3, no content concerns.