WGT Golf News

Head over to our Twitch page right now - http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf - to watch Tour Legend eggiesworld play WGTicon LIVE on Pinehurst No. 2 -- the same course as this month's Virtual Tour major tournament!

IMPORTANT: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDED THIS WEEKEND IN THE U.S., PLEASE CHECK YOUR CLOCKS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE TUNING IN AT THE RIGHT TIME: 3:00 PM PST

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Here's a reminder of this week's match-up...

eggiesworld

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Aphrodite

Notes:

• Currently #56 on the WGT Virtual Tour Overall Season Leaderboard
• Life-long Toronto Maple Leaf hockey fan

VS

WGTicon (aka iconian)

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Notes:

• WGT Forum Moderator
• Likes: dogs, virtual golfing in fancy skirts
• Shot his first ever 56 on Kiawah with PING Raptures

WGT will be streaming WGT player matches every week on Tuesdays at 3PM PST. Note that 3PM PST is 6PM EST / 11PM GMT on Tue, and 10AM AEDT on Wed.

Learn more about WGT on Twitch, and how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.

See past Twitch matches here.

WGT player fmagnets wins the Trick or Treat for UNICEF Challenge, in the Tour Legend tier of the WGT Virtual Tour.

Tour Legend fmagnets captures his first WGT Virtual Tour title in the October Trick or Treat for UNICEF Challenge, shooting a final score of 130 on the Best of Par 5 course to win the tie-breaker over WGT player nashkurt. 

fmagnets recently shared his virtual golf skills with the community in one of our live Twitch streams, playing against WGTicon (aka iconian) on Congressional. Watch that Twitch match, and see other past matches on the WGT Twitch channel.

The top 70 scores in each tier of the Virtual Tour tournament have all earned a share of the 200,000 WGT Credit purse this month, adding to their overall Season Leaderboard standing to qualify for the Virtual Tour Championship in December with a record one million credit purse.

Congratulations to nashkurt and jmoney2224 on their second and third place standings.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF Challenge Winners

• Tour Legend - fmagnets, 130 (UK)
• Legend - julplant, 134 (France)
• Tour Master - sgarbiv, 135 (Italy)
• Master - SwenCaserio, 147 (USA)
• Tour Pro - Overthefence3286, 147 (USA)
• Pro - HungryJoseph, 145 (UK)

See Trick or Treat for UNICEF Challenge Leaderboards

As we get closer to the Virtual Tour Championship in December (with a record purse of ONE MILLION WGT CREDITS), every credit counts to move you up the Season Leaderboard to qualify for the final showdown open to the top 70 players in each tier. In the Tour Legend tier of the very best WGT players, dansamcam has won four regular events and is currently #1 in the Season rankings, while poldimaier, ujjbnjk and frenchconnect have each won one major, placing them high at #2, #4 and #5 in the season standings. fmagnets is currently at #3 in the overall standings.

Virtual Tour Season Leaders

• Tour Legend - dansamcam (USA)
• Legend - RoarEMackElroy (USA)
• Tour Master- shagadelic (USA)
• Master - SwenCaserio (USA)
• Tour Pro - happypappy405 (USA) and mulligan46 (USA)
• Pro - cun01 (USA)

See Virtual Tour Season Leaderboards

Be sure to compete in the final major of the Virtual Tour in November, to accumulate Virtual Tour credits and qualify for the December Championship by staying above the cut line! This month's major tournament is the Golf Advisor Championship on Pinehurst No. 2, featuring a huge 400,000 credit purse. Post your best Round 1 score by 11/25 to qualify you for the single-play Round 2 from 11/26-11/30.

Play the Golf Advisor Championship

Watch top WGT players eggiesworld and iconian (you may know him as WGTicon) battle it out on Pinehurst No. 2 tomorrow. See them play live Tuesday 3PM PST, on the official WGT Twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf

IMPORTANT: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDED THIS WEEKEND IN THE U.S., PLEASE CHECK YOUR CLOCKS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE TUNING IN AT THE RIGHT TIME: 3:00 PM PST

Tune in to watch and listen to all the action, get insights and tips from top players on how they play, and chat to ask questions of your own. Plus, follow along with the Twitch Chat and get a free WGT gift...

This week's match-up: eggiesworld vs. WGTicon

eggiesworld

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Aphrodite

Notes:

• Currently #56 on the WGT Virtual Tour Overall Season Leaderboard
• Life-long Toronto Maple Leaf hockey fan

VS

WGTicon (aka iconian)

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Notes:

• WGT Forum Moderator
• Likes: dogs, virtual golfing in fancy skirts
• Shot his first ever 56 on Kiawah with PING Raptures

Watch Tue 3PM PDT

WGT will be streaming WGT player matches every week on Tuesdays at 3PM PST. Note that 3PM PST is 6PM EST / 11PM GMT on Tue, and 10AM AEDT on Wed.

Learn more about WGT on Twitch, and how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.

See past Twitch matches here.

It's the last major tournament of the 2014 WGT Virtual Tour and last chance to make your final push up the season leaderboard.

Play in the Golf Advisor Championship on Pinehurst No. 2 by 11/25 for your chance to earn your share of the 400,000 WGT Credit purse.

If you finish in the Top 70 on the Virtual Tour Season leaderboard, you will qualify to play in the Virtual Tour Championship in Dec, for the largest purse ever – ONE MILLION WGT CREDITS.

Play Last Major

Check Season Leaderboard to make sure you're above the cut line in the Top 70 in your tier.

Get the newest virtual golf balls on WGT – Volvik Crystal Balls – available now in bright new colors.

Volvik is the #1 color golf ball on tour. Get explosive distance, short game control and a slower WGT swing meter with the new Volvik Crystal virtual golf balls – available in bright new colors: yellow, green, orange, pink and pearl.

See New Volvik Balls, available for advanced players in the Pro Shop:

• Unlocking at Level 26
• Unlocking at Level 51

This week's Country Club of the Week is... The Madrid Golf Club, a Spanish-speaking country club with active members that has grown quickly.

The Madrid Golf Club currently has 206 members who have helped the club reach Club Level 8 (approaching Level 9!), with more than 5.3 million XP (experience points). At Club Level 8, they have unlocked a number of country club benefits, including a free Putter Pal and Shot Pal for all of their members and earning +3% XP per round. Keep playing using CC Passes to level up your club to unlock these benefits too.

Club owner johnman1 gives us some insight into the club...

"We are a Spanish speaking club which has grown very quickly during the past year. This has enabled us to be a little more choosy with our members and support the active type player. Our members participate in our forum with videos, music, jokes and anything else that is the weekly topic.

We are very active with weekly tournaments, Country Club Clashes and different tier level matches. We have four very busy team members which I would like to mention for their great participation in our success: Kas64 (Development Director), Tiburn7k7k (Tournment Director), Mafias1982 (Members and Support Director) and myself, johnman1 (CEO).

We do have some openings at the moment and would welcome active players of any tier."

The current Weekly Leaderboard below shows The Peoples Club at the top (congrats on reaching Club Level 10!), followed by Sherbrooke Country Club and The old duffers retreat (also congrats on reaching Level 10!), the Senior Citizens and AUGUSTA NATIONAL CC.

Head over to our Twitch page right now - http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf - to watch Tour Legend xXxjasonxXx play WGTicon LIVE on Oakmont!

WATCH NOW

Here's a reminder of this week's match-up...

xXxjasonxXx

Level: 110

Tier: Tour Legend

Playing WGT since: 2011

Notes:

• Currently #14 on the WGT Virtual Tour Overall Season Leaderboard with 17,025 credits earned
• Longest Putt Made: 125 ft

VS

WGTicon (aka iconian)

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Notes:

• WGT Forum Moderator
• Likes: Long walks on the beach, virtual golfing in fancy skirts, the WGT heartbeat
• Shot his first ever 56 on Kiawah with PING Raptures

WGT will be streaming WGT player matches every week on Tuesdays at 3PM PDT. Note that 3PM PDT is 6PM EDT / 10PM GMT on Tue, and 9AM AEDT on Wed.

Learn more about WGT on Twitch, and how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.

See past Twitch matches here.

Watch top WGT players xXxjasonxXx and iconian (you may know him as WGTicon) battle it out on Oakmont tomorrow. See them play live Tuesday 3PM PDT, on the official WGT Twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf

Tune in to watch and listen to all the action, get insights and tips from top players on how they play, and chat to ask questions of your own. Plus, follow along with the Twitch Chat and get a free WGT gift...

This week's match-up: xXxjasonxXx vs. WGTicon

xXxjasonxXx

Level: 110

Tier: Tour Legend

Playing WGT since: 2011

Notes:

• Currently #14 on the WGT Virtual Tour Overall Season Leaderboard with 17,025 credits earned
• Longest Putt Made: 125 ft

VS

WGTicon (aka iconian)

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Notes:

• WGT Forum Moderator
• Likes: Long walks on the beach, virtual golfing in fancy skirts, the WGT heartbeat
• Shot his first ever 56 on Kiawah with PING Raptures

Watch Tue 3PM PDT

WGT will be streaming WGT player matches every week on Tuesdays at 3PM PDT. Note that 3PM PDT is 6PM EDT / 10PM GMT on Tue, and 9AM AEDT on Wed.

Learn more about WGT on Twitch, and how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.

See past Twitch matches here.

Come join thousands of other players competing in new multiplayer games right now on WGT Golf Mobile.

You'll get automatically matched up with another WGT player from around the world, and compete live on 3 holes, which takes about 10 minutes.

If you haven't downloaded it yet, WGT Golf Mobile is free for your iPhone or iPad (we're working on Android).

Play WGT Golf Mobile

More about Mobile Head-to-Head Games...

• Once you're matched up with another player, you'll play 3 random holes on one of the stroke play courses available
• These games are practice rounds and don't count toward your average score
• Each player has a 60-second clock for each shot
• If your opponent disconnects and doesn't return in time, you'll be able to play through the rest of the round on your own
• Share your score cards on Facebook, Twitter, email or via text message

It's not too late to move up the Virtual Tour Season leaderboard to qualify for the December Championship tournament – to compete for the record ONE MILLION credit purse.

Be sure to play this month's Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Challenge tournament and next month's Major tournament – for your last chances to add to your overall leaderboard standing.

The top 70 scores in each tier on the overall Season leaderboard will qualify for the December Championship, making history with the largest credit purse ever on WGT.

Check your standing now to see your current rank and make sure you stay above the cut line.

See Season Leaderboard

Post your Round 1 score in the October Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Challenge tournament by 10/26 to qualify for Round 2, 10/27-10/31.