This is actually an earlier build than the December versions of 36 Great Holes (surprisingly enough).

Things to take note of include the constant music across most option screens, which is updated later. The background for the screens is also constant, where December versions have different backdrops.

The title screen is also recognizably different, lighter than later versions. The introduction video featuring Fred Couples animated and speaking is lacking the normal copyright text for Times Mirror magazine.

Beyond this, the copyright information for the software used in later builds is absent, and the rolling golfball in the Sega Sports intro is absent.

In this version, the Player Edit option returns to its topmost position, susequently moved to the third slot.

Even more impressive, is that the player editor now has more than just the star, Fred Couples, standard. This is removed later, but the cast includes Jeff Hughes, Guy Carver, Matt Fairyman, Ron Saltmarsh, Brent De Boss, Bart Rydalch, Ying Xu, and Fred Couples himself.

The final, noticeable difference is that the backgrounds for the courses are different from later builds, being noticeably darker and desaturated.

