After months of closed beta testing, Electronic Arts' big PC gaming sports experiment has entered into a new phase as the browser-based Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online enters open beta testing. EA Sports' golf game sounds like it will have some RPG lite features including gaining experience points and gaining fans as they play online.

Of course this is supposed to be the first attempt by EA Sports to change their PC game strategy since pretty much getting rid of all of the PC ports of their retail sports games (he FIFA franchise being the sole exception). EA will officially launch Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online sometime later this year with a subscription business model. Specific pricing has yet to be announced.