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Strengths: Fairly easy to learn, good graphics, controls are intuitive, Gameface II allows you to customize the golfer to resemble yourself
Weaknesses: Possibly not very challenging for some, unable to save game in the middle of 18-hole play, not at all realistic.
Summary: Up until now, I have only played golf games where the swing was controlled with a power meter/button-press combination, so using the analog-stick to simulate a golf swing was a pleasant surprise. In addition, all golf games I played in the past had power meters/grids on the greens, so putting following the caddy's advice (7 in left, 5 in away) was also somewhat different. It took a while to get used to the distances/perspective.
I've also played Tiger Woods '05 on the PS2, and I can say that the gameplay between the Gamecube & PS2 are very similar. However, I found that it was easier to hit the ball straight on the GC simply because the GC controllers have little notches which allow you to pull the stick straight forward & back.
I've probably completed 1/3 of the Tour Challenges and my character has all of his stats at approximately 50%. Once you get used to the swing & putting, the game isn't very difficult, at least on the courses I've played. It wasn't very hard to score a -15 on 18 holes. And I've found the variety in the Tour Challenge mode somewhat refreshing (you alternate between 4-day tournaments, 9/18-hole match play situations, par 3/4/5 hole challenges, and chipping/putting/driving challenges).
THe game also allows you to control the spin of the ball in mid-flight, which is highly unrealstic (of course), but can give you an edge if you can anticipate where the ball is going to land. I can't tell you how many times that I (or friends of mine) manage to make eagle or double-eagle from over 100 yards away simply because we were able to spin the ball into the cup.
Like I said before, the putting is different than any golf game I've ever played (I haven't played any other versions of Tiger Woods), and the perspective takes some getting used to. However, they took out this feature in Tiger Woods '06 which is based on a grid/power putting system.
Gameface II is a neat feature - I found that you can come fairly close in getting the golfer to resemble what you want (male & female included). My family had fun just playing around with that feature alone.
It's definitely one of the most fun golf games I've ever played, although a bit on the easier side. It's definitely easy enough that people who have never played it before can pick it up fairly quickly, which makes for some fun multiplayer action.
In addition to the Challenge/Career mode, you can play a variety of minigames, as well as the usual Stroke/Match/Skins variations.
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