Johnson also complained of erratic crowd reactions, and stated that the audio "fails miserably when it tries to re-create the atmosphere of a tournament event." Some critics noted issues in which the game would freeze, while other critics stated that the game played fine when tested on multiple computers. Bramwell considered the lock-up glitches to be "easily the most damning thing" about the game. Goble wrote that much of the game felt sluggish, while Sulic stated that the game would play slowly on older computers. Johnson complained of slow screen redrawing, and Keith Pullin of "PC Zone" stated that the screen redraw could take up to 30 seconds on less-powerful computers. "Links 2003" was nominated for "PC Gamer"s "2002 Best Sports Game" award, but lost to "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003". It was also nominated for the 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards for "Computer Sports Game of the Year", but it lost to "Madden NFL 2003".