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Special UK Player Tournament

WGTwildcat — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:45:00 GMT

UK players, compete in a free UK-Only tournament this month on World Golf Tour.

This unlimited, stroke play golf tournament is open to our UK players only, with the top 70 players splitting a double WGT Credit purse.

Play Free Tournament

The special tournament is hosted on Royal St George's, site of the 2011 Open Championship, and runs now thru 1/31/13.

Play Kapitall Challenge on WGT

WGTwildcat — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:29:00 GMT

WGT sponsor Kapitall, the world's most user-friendly investment site, is running a fun tournament this month for our USA players. It’s a 9-hole stroke play tournament on Kiawah with prizes from both Kapitall and WGT...

All players who sign up at Kapitall.com will earn 200 free WGT Credits as well as Kapitall Koins, with the top score earning 10,000 Kapitall Koins.
The top 70 scores will also split 10,000 WGT Credits.

Play Free Tournament

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WGT St Andrews Championship Winners Announced

WGTwildcat — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:44:00 GMT

Last week during the British Open, we hosted the WGT St Andrews Championship on World Golf Tour. The free online golf tournament was a single-play, multi-round tournament with a special weekend cut line.

Open to play all week, players posted their first round scores by Friday and the top 50% of those scores moved on to the weekend championship rounds. Second round scores were posted on Saturday and third round scores on Sunday, to finalize the leaderboard.

Full leaderboard

The Top 10 combined scores overall each won an Amazon gift card as a prize. Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated!

There are still more chances to join our Summer Tournament Series with opportunities to win great prizes, so be sure to stay tuned for more information.

Here are the winners of the 2012 WGT St Andrews Championship tournament...

dansamcam
JCOlson
DCI962B
poldimaier
Hanswurst72
chrisironsbones
BolloxInBruges
jbooch09
Solid1
jimbean346

Play Edgewood for Tahoe Golf Trip

WGTwildcat — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:33:00 GMT

This week during the American Century Championship Tahoe Celebrity golf tournament, play the free WGT Edgewood Championship virtual golf tournament for your chance to win a golf trip to Edgewood Tahoe.

One lucky sweepstakes winner will win a golf trip for two people to the Edgewood Tahoe golf course, including air, two nights at the Edgewood Tahoe lodge and two rounds of golf. Enjoy this beautiful golf course located on Lake Tahoe and close to Nevada casinos and entertainment.

This is an unlimited play, closest-to-the-hole free tournament with one sweepstakes grand prize, open now thru Sunday, 7/22. Don't miss out!

Play Free WGT Edgewood Championship

Celebrity golfers competing at the annual Tahoe Celebrity golf event include Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Oscar De La Hoya, Aaron Rodgers, Dan Quayle and many others. Check the Golf Channel and NBC for your local TV listings or visit the official tournament site: http://tahoecelebritygolf.com/.

See WGT tournament rules for eligibility and prize details.

2012 Virtual U.S. Open Championship Update: Round 1

WGTwildcat — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:19:00 GMT

The 2012 Virtual U.S. Open Championship Round is now being played on World Golf Tour. Round 1 is underway and qualified players can play and post their final score through Wednesday 6/20.

With the Qualifier Round Cut Line at 57 there were 199 players who made the cut as of Sunday night, meaning they posted a score of 57 or better (including ties) in the qualifying round.

But while 57 was the qualifying score, only two scores currently posted in the Championship Round are better than that. Unlike the Qualifier Round, this Championship round is single-play as opposed to unlimited play, adding more pressure to each shot and making it significantly harder to score well.

Only 123 of the eligible 199 players have posted scores so far, so it's still too early to tell how everything will end up, but here's a look at how the leaderboard looks today:

tinybo – current solo leader with a score of 56
TheLighterDark – sits in second place, matching the Cut Line score of 57
JayJensen – the top qualifier, tied for third place with Aahna with scores of 58
mrenn29 – the 2011 Virtual U.S. Open champ is currently in 11th place posting a 60 and within striking distance

Two Grand Prize trips to next year's U.S. Open at Merion will be awarded, one to a sweepstakes winner from the Qualifier and one to the final Champion. In addition, all 199 of the players who qualified for this Championship round will receive a USGA 1-year membership and U.S. Open hat. See prize details and country eligibility.

The Championship Round 1 ends Wednesday 6/20, and then our champions put everything on the line in Round 2 which ends Sunday 6/24 as the final test of their skills.

Good luck to all of the players!

U.S. Open Highlight - Round 3 - Peterson Hole-in-One

WGTpete — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:42:00 GMT

John Peterson stunned the golf crowd at The Olympic Club with an amazing hole-in-one on the par 3 hole 13. Peterson hasn't earned his PGA Tour card yet, but qualified for his first U.S. Open and is now at +3, only 4 shots behind the leaders.

Watch Peterson's hole in one at usopen.com

You can play hole 13 on World Golf Tour. No signup and no downloads. How many tries will it take before you ace it? Depending on the wind, we recommend a 4 or 5 iron with a little backspin. But be careful with your chest-bump celebration!

Play Hole 13 Free on World Golf Tour

If you like that hole, then be sure to play all 18 holes at The Olympic Club in the Virtual U.S. Open. This free online golf tournament ends Sunday 6/17 and over 2 million rounds have already been played. Play and have a chance to win a golf trip to the 2013 U.S. Open as a special guest of the USGA.

Sign Up Free and play the Virtual U.S. Open

U.S. Open Scoring Update

Meanwhile, at Round 3 of the U.S. Open, two former U.S. Open Champions, Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk, are tied for the lead with solid rounds at -1, followed by Frederic Jacobsen at +1 and four players at +2 including Lee Westwood and Ernie Els.

Most surprising today was Tiger Woods, who never got it going, missed a lot of putts and had 6 bogeys with only 1 birdie, shooting a 75 to finish at +4.

Photo Credit: USGA

Last Week to Play the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier

WGTwildcat — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:54:00 GMT

It's your last chance to play the 2012 Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier on WGT, for your chance to win a Grand Prize golf trip to the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion.

The Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier features 18 holes of full strokeplay golf on The Olympic Club golf course, host of this year's U.S. Open. One lucky sweepstakes player, regardless of their score, will win the Grand Prize trip -- all you have to do is play the Qualifier and post a score. Additionally, the top 156 scores will advance to the Virtual U.S. Open Championship tournament, where they will compete for a second Grand Prize trip to the 2013 U.S. Open. You can play the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier now through Sunday, 6/17.

Play the Free Qualifier

Attention WGT NATION members: this week during the U.S. Open, and starting today (6/14), is a special golf tournament for our Pro+ NATION members. It's a four-day, four-round tournament, just like the pros play and also on The Olympic Club course.

This tournament is free to play, but is composed of four single-play rounds so you must play/post a score each day through Sunday, 6/17.

More details:

Four single-play rounds – each round must be posted daily Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun 6/14-17
Separate tiered tournaments limited to players at that same tier: Pro, Tour Pro, Master, Tour Master, Legend
Weather and course conditions appropriate for each tier, but they get harder over the weekend
Top 3 combined scores at each tier win Amazon Gift Cards
Note, these are single-play rounds, so be sure to practice in the unlimited-play Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier

Play the Free NATIONS Tournament

If you haven't joined the WGT NATION yet, you can go to www.wgt.com/nation to see if you're eligible to sign-up, and play in this free tournament.

Free Tournament & Avatars this Weekend on WGT

WGTwildcat — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:24:00 GMT

This weekend, play in the free Memorial Day Tournament with expanded credit prizes AND get a free Stars and Stripes Avatar when you purchase $10 or more WGT Credits. Offer only available Thursday, 5/24 thru Monday, 5/28.

Play the Free Tournament

Join the Memorial Weekend Tournament that honors American war veterans. It's a free closest-to-the-hole virtual golf tournament played on Congressional Country Club golf course. This special tournament also has an expanded purse of 50,000 WGT Credits up for grabs.

Get Your Free Stars & Stripes Avatar

Also this weekend only, get a free Stars & Stripes Avatar when you deposit $10 or more WGT Credits. These avatars are valued at $8, but are yours free when you buy $10 in WGT Credits and enter the promo code for your favorite. Or, you can collect all six by making six separate purchases.

To choose from the 6 different male/female avatars, just enter the corresponding promo code (MALE1, MALE2, MALE3, FEMALE1, FEMALE2, FEMALE3) when you buy your WGT credits.

*Offer available only to WGT players buying $10 or more WGT Credits 5/24/12-5/28/12, receive 1 free Stars & Stripes Avatar. Enter one of the following promo codes to redeem a free avatar: MALE1, MALE2, MALE3, FEMALE1, FEMALE2, FEMALE3

Play the 2012 Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier Now on WGT

WGTwildcat — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:00 GMT

Join the main event of the 2012 Virtual U.S. Open on WGT for your chance to win a Grand Prize trip to the 2013 U.S. Open. The golf tournament qualifier features 18 holes of full strokeplay golf on The Olympic Club golf course, the host of the 2012 U.S. Open.

One lucky sweepstakes player, regardless of their score, will win the Grand Prize trip to the 2013 U.S. Open. In addition, the top 156 scores in the Qualifier round will advance to the Virtual U.S. Open Championship tournament, and will compete for a second Grand Prize trip.

Play the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier

Check here for the full leaderboard

Play the Virtual U.S. Open Back 9 Challenge

WGTwildcat — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:36:00 GMT

Continue playing the free 2012 Virtual U.S. Open on WGT with this 9-shot, closest-to-the-hole challenge on the back nine holes of The Olympic Club, available now!

Enter the free Back 9 Challenge tournament now for a chance to win some great prizes -- and new this year, both the top score AND a random sweepstakes player will each win a $500 gift card to the USGA Shop.

Play "virtually" the same 2012 U.S. Open course at The Olympic Club, and experience the same thrills, frustrations and challenges as your favorite professional golfers. The live U.S. Open is June 11-17, but you can play WGT's Virtual U.S. Open now!

Play the Virtual U.S. Open Back 9 Challenge

The Olympic Club Lake Course, which opened in 1924 and was redesigned in 1927 due to damage, is considered one of the top 100 golf courses in the world. The Olympic Club is almost entirely within the borders of San Francisco with no water hazards, though it borders Lake Merced, and has hosted the US Open in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012.

The USGA hosted the first U.S. Open Championship on October 4, 1895 on the nine-hole course of Newport (Rhode Island) Golf and Country Club. The first players to compete included 10 professionals and one amateur in the 36-hole competition -- composed of four trips around the Newport course in a single day. Horace Rawlins, 21, is the first tournament winner, finishing with a score of 91-82-173 and taking home the $150 first prize, of the $335 total prize money.

Last year Rory McIlroy became the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923 with a record score of 16 under par, and will be returning this year to defend his title.

*See tournament rules for details

Play Free Myrtle Beach Golf Challenge Tournament on WGT for a Chance to Win a Golf Trip!

WGTwildcat — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:38:00 GMT

Now through May 31, play in this special tournament from WGT and Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday with two chances to win a golf trip to Myrtle Beach to play golf with "America's Hottest Golfer" Blair O'Neal, host of the Myrtle Beach Golf Buzz and former LPGA and Big Break star.

Both the top score and a lucky sweepstakes player, regardless of their score, will each win this amazing prize, which includes airfare, hotel and a round of golf with Blair O'Neal.

The tournament, which is available only to residents of USA and Canada, is a FREE stroke play tournament played on Congressional Country Club, the host of the 2011 U.S. Open.

A graduate of Arizona State University, Blair became a professional golfer in January 2004 and has competed in a number of tournaments since. In addition to her professional golfer status, she is also a model with experience on runways, print ads, commercial ads, magazine covers and online. In 2008, she was named “One of the Hottest 50 Athletes of All-Time” by Sports Illustrated, and was voted into the final four of its “World’s Hottest Athlete” contest by Web users shortly after. In 2010, Blair was the winner and MVP of Golf Channel’s Big Break: Dominican Republic and received an exemption for the 2011 LPGA Kia Classic. She is now the host of the Myrtle Beach Golf Buzz.

You have two chances to win this awesome prize, so start playing now!

See rules for details.