WGT Golf News

  • Free MAX Golf Balls This Weekend

    28 Aug 2015

    Get some of our most popular virtual golf balls free, now through Sunday -- get 3 free MAX Slow Meter virtual golf balls when you buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits.

    These popular MAX Slow Meter golf balls provide good overall distance and spin, but with maximum amount of feel to give you a slower swing meter, making all your clubs easier to hit. Plus, Amateur tier and higher will get the MAX Slow Meter Balls with gold vapor trails to help you trace your shots through the air.

    Get WGT Credits

    Use all your new credits to upgrade your other virtual equipment and play more paid games and tournaments for prizes.

    Note, the MAX virtual golf balls will automatically be added to your inventory but not automatically equipped. To play with the new golf balls, just open your Equipment and equip the new golf balls from your inventory.

    *Special offer for players who buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits 8/28/15-8/30/15, receive 3 free MAX Slow Meter virtual golf balls (Hack) or MAX Slow Meter Gold Vapor virtual golf balls (Amateur+). Offer valid on one 2,000 or more WGT Credit purchase only.

  • dansamcam's PGA Championship Trip: Checking Off the Bucket List

    27 Aug 2015

    As the grand prize winner of the 2014 Virtual PGA Championship, Tour Legend dansamcam received a trip for him and a guest to attend the 2015 PGA Championship this summer at Whistling Straits as special guests of the PGA.

    He was kind enough to share his experience with us, including some awesome photos. And, as you'll read, he definitely made the most of the trip, crossing a few big things off the bucket list!

     

    My trip to this year's PGA Championship turned out to be much more than just a trip to the PGA Championship. It was one of my most memorable trips ever.

    I was able to check off several items from my bucket list, such as attending one of golf's Majors, seeing Tiger Woods play in person and visiting Lambeau Field, football's mecca and home of the Green Bay Packers.

    There were some extra bonuses too, being able to meet one of my Aphrodite CC friends from WGT in person (Cate55 was the random draw winner and is a very wonderful person to meet in real life too).

    Watching the Packers practice live, visiting the little town of Green Lake where my mother's family is from and where she was born, and of course staying in a wonderful little fishing town called Port Washington. The local cuisine there was excellent and the people are very friendly. I'd like to give a special shout out to Lori from the Rusty Anchor in Port Washington who makes an awesome margarita and made my cousin and I feel right at home.

    I've never been much of a writer, so I'll let my pictures do the rest of the talking, enjoy…

     

    Thank you WGT for making this great trip possible!!

    I'm looking forward to winning another one real soon! jk ;-)

    Your number one fan, 
    Dansamcam

     

      

     

  • New Putter, CC Improvements and Sounds

    26 Aug 2015

    See what's new on WGT today, including a new Odyssey virtual putter, improvements to WGT Country Clubs and new game sounds.

     

    Odyssey Tank Cruiser Putter

    The new Tank Cruiser V-Line Putter from Odyssey is a great choice to give you solid putting performance with more balance and forgiveness, helping you sink more putts and lower your scores.

    Available now in the WGT Pro Shop, unlocking at the following levels:

     

    Country Club Improvements

    We're continuing to work on making WGT Country Clubs even better communities, with options for new players to find and join a club that’s right for them, and letting club owners control who can create CC tournaments for their club.

    See what's new in your club or join a country club now on the Clubs page.

     

    New Game Sounds

    Keep your ears open for new game sounds in stroke play games, giving you feedback like cheering you on, providing some applause or maybe even some taunting to keep you sharp!

    Note, you can always choose to turn these sounds on or off in your Game Settings under "Celebrations."

     

    Other Fixes and Improvements

    3-Click Swing Meter – Fixed a display issue where the power bar didn’t draw back on the first click for players using the 3-Click Swing Meter

    Practice Swing Issue – Fixed an issue affecting some players taking practice swings that didn’t allow them to adjust shot type, club or aim

    Flashing Ball Issue – Fixed a display issue that made the ball appear to be "flashing" before a hit

  • New Chambers Bay Ready-Go's

    21 Aug 2015

    The newest WGT course is now available to play in fast, fun Ready-Go tournaments to win credits.

    Join a paid Ready-Go to compete against other WGT players for WGT Credits, to experience Chambers Bay in a new, faster way.

    The top 30 of 50 scores earn credits, that you can use to upgrade your virtual equipment, enter other tournaments on WGT or even more Ready-Go's!

    See Chambers Bay Ready-Go's

  • July Virtual Tour Winners and Leaderboard

    06 Aug 2015

    Tour Legend tinybo wins the first tournament of the Jul-Sep WGT Virtual Tour Quarterly Season, the Glenmorangie Challenge Qualifier.

    Shooting rounds of 51 and 55 for a total score of 106, tinybo wins the Tour Legend field by 4 strokes over JJ656 and Saurabh08 (110).

    Eligible players who entered the Glenmorangie Challenge Qualifier tournament will also be entered to win special sweepstakes prizes, including real golf clubs and accessories, and the huge grand prize golf package that includes a trip for them and a guest to the 2016 Open, a round at The Old Course at St Andrews, and more.

    Additionally, the tournament served as a qualifying round for a separate, invite-only Championship event to be held this month, open to the top 100 players from both the Legend and Tour Legend tiers to compete. Qualifying players will be notified, more details to come...

    Glenmorangie Challenge Qualifier Winners

    See full Glenmorangie Challenge Qualifier Leaderboards

     

    2015 Jul-Sep Season Leaderboard

    See full Jul-Sep Season Standings

     

    Virtual Tour August Tournament

    Play the Valhalla Challenge tournament in August, the second in the Jul-Sep Quarterly Season.

    Post your unlimited first round score by 8/26, then compete in the single-play second round 8/27-8/31 to determine your final score.

    The top 70 scores in each Pro and higher tier will split a total purse of 200,000 WGT Credits, that will count toward the Jul-Sep quarterly season leaderboard and determine final standings. 

    Play August Major

    Follow full WGT Virtual Tour coverage on Golf Channel, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours. See Golf Channel Coverage.

  • Play Valhalla Challenge in August

    01 Aug 2015

    Play this month's WGT Virtual Tour tournament to earn WGT Credits and move up the Quarterly Season leaderboard.

    Post your round 1 score in the Valhalla Challenge on Valhalla by 8/26, then compete in the single-play second round, 8/27-8/31.

    The top 70 scores in each tier will split a total purse of 200,000 WGT Credits, that accumulate to determine leaderboard standings.

    Play Free Now

    Follow full WGT Virtual Tour coverage on Golf Channel, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours. See Golf Channel Coverage.

  • New Callaway, Tiers and More Chambers Bay

    31 Jul 2015

    We've made some updates and fixes to the game, including the newest virtual golf balls from Callaway and more ways to experience Chambers Bay...

     

    Callaway Chrome Soft Golf Balls


    The newest golf balls from Callaway are now on WGT!

    Get the Chrome Soft virtual golf balls to add maximum control to your shots, plus distance, durability and a slower WGT swing meter.

    Unlocking at Level 33 and Level 43 in the WGT Pro Shop, and Level 37 and Level 53 with vapor trail to help trace your shots through the air.

     

    New Top Tiers

    There are two new WGT tiers: Champion and Tour Champion, for top players based on play and posted scores.

    Players that qualify will automatically be moved up to the Champion tier to compete.

     

    Play More Chambers Bay


    We’ve added more ways to play the newest WGT course, Chambers Bay.

    Play in new WGT Brackets on Chambers Bay to compete head-to-head against other players to win WGT Credits.

    Or play in paid Ready-Go tournaments where the top 30 of 50 players win credits.

     

    Other Fixes and Improvements

    Camera Control – We've turned back on camera control during the game whether it’s your turn or not, so you can change your camera view as needed

    Stand Bag Plus Club Selection – Fixed an issue that didn't allow players to change club sets within their Stand Bag Plus

    Stand Bag Plus Save Changes – Fixed an issue preventing some players to save changes to Stand Bag Plus inventory

  • Team Yancy Goes to Chambers Bay

    24 Jul 2015

    The infamous WGT player YancyCan stopped by Chambers Bay recently to experience the action of this year's U.S. Open Championship.

    He was kind enough to share some words and photos with the WGT community, enjoy!

    Being residents (of an undisclosed location) within the Pacific Northwest, Yancy & Medford Mel were eager to see the course we had been playing on wgt.com. The 2015 U.S. Open was arguably the biggest sporting event ever held in this area of the United States. Fan enthusiasm was off the charts as people packed this unique course day after day, showing that golf is as popular here as anywhere in the states.

    When you enter the course gates, you find yourself looking down on what looks like some sort of outdoor sporting complex. Then the trains running by the Pacific Ocean, the remains of the sand mining operation, and the one lone tree helped to create a surreal experience.

    After it took 20 minutes to have Yancy's bag of paranormal explorer tools to clear security (the only thing confiscated was a spray can of Playboy VIP body spray), Team Yancy spent quite awhile just looking down at the spectacular view from above with fellow WGTer Fuzzygazz who was on a whirlwind tour of the Pacific Northwest.

    We finally decided on our walking route, and began our descent into the bay. Once we were down in the golf action, our plan was tossed aside and we simply tried to see as much of the course and golfers as possible. The only remaining goal being to visit the large concrete remnants of what was once a sand mining operation (allegedly).

    As you may have seen from TV coverage, Chambers Bay plays as tough as it does "virtually" on wgt.com. For us the chance to walk and watch PGA touring pros play a course in person that we had played online many, many times was an experience unlike any other.

    While we attended to see the course and the pros, we also had paranormal possibilities to explore at Chambers Bay. All the elements of Alien Colonization of Earth were there. There were trains running along an ocean & huge monolithic cement structures that most call "sand sifters" (aka time-portals) among other things. At this time we are not ready to discuss our paranormal conclusions, however we will reveal these things one by one in video format via our YouTube channel. Some of which are already available to view & by subscribing you can follow the research as its shared at: www.youtube.com/user/yancycan

    Sincerely, I am Yancy
    @TeamYancy

     

     

  • Don't Miss Your Chance to Go to the 2016 Open

    23 Jul 2015

    Play the WGT Virtual Tour tournament this month for a chance to win a dream golf trip to the 2016 Open!

    Cure your Open Championship withdrawals by playing St Andrews yourself, free in the July Virtual Tour tournament, the Glenmorangie Challenge Qualifier.

    This month features special prizes from Glenmorangie, including real golf clubs and gear, AND a dream golf trip to the 2016 Open (with a round at St Andrews!) 

    To enter, just post your first round score by 7/26, then compete in the two single-play final rounds, 7/27-7/31.

    Play to Win

    Follow full WGT Virtual Tour coverage on Golf Channel, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours. See Golf Channel Coverage.

  • Get this favorite before it's gone

    22 Jul 2015

    The TaylorMade Black R1 is BACK on WGT – but only for a limited time!

    This player-favorite virtual club adds serious style points to your game, plus more distance and forgiveness on your drives.

    The Black R1 is only here for a limited time, so don't miss out.

    Get the R1 now, available now in the WGT Pro Shop:

    • Unlocking at Level 11
    • Unlocking at Level 48
    • Unlocking at Level 93
    • And for top players, there's a new Black R1 unlocking at Level 99 available for the first time (but still just for a limited time!)

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