Internet Golf Games are games of Golf requiring use of the internet, usually via the world wide web, to be played to maximum effect. What defines these games is that they are not purchased in boxed packages from a computer games retailer or even downloaded from retailers website but accessed and played via a website created by the games developer, usually connecting up with other players doing likewise (but not exclusively).
Some may be free and some may charge but the point is anyone wanting a game of internet golf can do, so long as they have a computer connected to the internet, they simply go to the website and everything happens there rather than having to perform a large download etc or installing from purchased CD’s or other media type.
These games are usually served via Flash software since, due to Flash being multiplatform, allows users of all computer types to acces it so users are not restricted to playing other users on the same computer type enabling Mac and PC users to play against each other for example. This opens up the number of potential players exponentially presenting the developers of such games with a vast market. This massive potential market has fuelled the success and further development of such games since this makes the game very attractive to advertisers and marketers.
Previously computer games developers and publishers would make their money by charging for, traditionally the boxed product, but more recently for a download. With the internet enabling much larger potential users and markets (being so attractive to advertisers as discussed above) developers of internet golf games specifically, and all games generally, have experimented with whole new business models and many have even been able to give the game away for free using advertising revenue generated for their profits instead of charging a fixed price for a boxed product.
This new generation of internet Golf games has lead to the development of some really great free online Golf games the best of which in our opinion is World Golf Tour.