Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 The Master's Historic Edition

The Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 The Master's Historic Edition on PlayStation 3 sits in a strange and wonderful spot in any collection. It's a sports game collector's edition from 2013, which makes it almost exotic by default. Five additional courses push this beyond the standard release: Augusta 1934, Royal County Down, Royal Melbourne, Sheshan, and TPC Blue Monster at Doral.

Each one is a piece of golf history rendered playable. The series ended not long after this entry, making PGA TOUR 14 the final complete Tiger Woods experience on PS3 before EA shelved the franchise. That gives the Historic Edition an unintentional "last of its kind" quality that collectors tend to appreciate over time.

Playing Augusta as it stood when the first Masters was played in 1934 is genuinely compelling, a time machine disguised as a tee time. The international course selection rounds things out with venues most Western players would never encounter otherwise. PS3-era sports collector's editions were uncommon enough that complete copies in good condition tend to fly under the radar at swap meets and resale shops.

People look past sports titles, and that's an opportunity. The Historic Edition delivers exclusive content locked to this version, courses that never appeared in any other release. For the collector who prides themselves on having the edition nobody else thought to grab, this is a quiet gem.