Delilah's stated in her great message about LINKS 2001 that our old courses are not going to work anymore.
However , Microsoft apparently now promised a free conversion utility so that we can still use them. No idea if there will be something similar for the ani's.
From CNet Gamecenter:
Links 2001 will feature five brand-new courses in which to ply your golfing talents: California's Aviara, British Columbia's panoramic Chateau Whistler, Kauai's hoity-toity Princeville Resort, Fred Couple's Westfields Golf Club, and an ethereal red-rock fantasy facility known as Mesa Roja. Perennial favorite St. Andrews Old Course is returning too, and Lee promises a free downloadable converter for importing previous Links courses
OneOfAKind