I expect the whole issue with using different created characters in local matches (like every other golf game ever) is down to some core programming error/oversight which can't be easily remedied or they'd have just patched it in. Because on the surface it just seems a glaring and easily solvable issue which even a company as inept as EA could quickly fix if they gave a s***.
It's like they want to alienate players from their own games - even when forced to choose "real" golfers in local multiplayer the selection is so poor and limited, it's hard to even find a good bunch of 4 fairly equally-statted choices so multiplayer is relatively fair.
I bought this for me and the wife to play 2 player offline with our created golfers.. its sad that this has been overlooked! SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE FIRED FOR ALLOWING THIS TO NOT BE AN OPTION! I had sony refund my purchase because of this and will be moving on to a different game that allows it!
*i will not be buying anything else from ea if this isn't fixed.
