WGT Golf News

International players, we've added new ways for you to get WGT Credits.

To use a new payment method, simply go to the Buy Credits page on WGT, select "Change Billing Info" then "International/Other" to choose from any of these new payment methods, including bank transfers, Dotpay, ELV, Giropay, iDeal, Maestro, Paysafe, SV and others.

Get WGT Credits

Use your WGT Credits to upgrade your virtual equipment, enter online golf tournaments, and play in multi-player challenge games for credits.

Thanks to everyone who played in the first-ever WGT Hole-In-One Challenge.

Congratulations to WGTers, BirdieStan and Mario66, who both hit a hole-in-one on Challenge Hole #7 winning 50,000 WGT Credits each.

See BirdieStan's Shot Replay Here

Based on all the player interest, we're already working on more Hole-In-One contests with more ways to win in 2013.

Thanks again to everyone who played the golf tournament and Happy New Year from WGT.

USA players, this is your last chance to get a free Korbel Champagne ball, featuring the first-ever "bubbly" vapor trail on World Golf Tour.

Play the free Korbel Holiday Classic tournament and get 1 Korbel Champagne ball free just for entering. This unlimited stroke play challenge is on the Olympic Club and features an expanded prize pool of 20,000 WGT Credits for the top scores.

Enter & Get Free Ball

You can also purchase more Korbel Champagne virtual balls in the WGT Pro Shop – they make great gifts to celebrate the New Year!

Note: this tournament is limited by law to players from the USA who are 21 years of age or older, and runs thru 1/4/13.

There’s still time to play the NKF Cadillac Golf Classic tournament on WGT, benefiting the National Kidney Foundation.

WGT sponsor Cadillac has teamed up with the National Kidney Foundation charity to launch this special tournament. It's 500 WGT Credits to enter and proceeds go to the National Kidney Foundation charity, benefiting research and treatment of kidney disease.

The grand prize awarded to one player at random is a dream golf trip to Pebble Beach for you and a friend, including airfare, three nights at the Spanish Bay Inn and rounds of golf at Pebble Beach and Spanish Bay Links, valued at over $3,500.

Play Charity Tournament

*This tournament runs thru 12/31/12. One entry will be randomly selected to win the grand prize. This is not a skill-based leaderboard tournament, all you need to do is enter and post your round for a chance to win the sweepstakes drawing. See tournament rules for details and eligibility.

Check out the newest challenge for top WGT players, online golf tournaments featuring Uneven Lies.

Uneven Lies is one of the newest additions to WGT, making the game even more realistic. Test your skills in these new tournaments that feature challenging sidehill, downhill and uphill lies. Each week-long tournament is two rounds, the first round is unlimited and the second round is single-play, with the combined best scores winning 2X the normal amount of WGT Credits.

Tournament Schedule...

• Tour Legends Only: 12/25 thru 12/31, Bethpage and Olympic
• Tour Legends: 1/1 thru 1/7, Kiawah and St Andrews
• Legends: 1/1 thru 1/7, Kiawah and St Andrews
• Tour Masters: 1/1 thru 1/7, Kiawah and St Andrews
• Masters: 1/1 thru 1/7, Kiawah and St Andrews

Uneven Lies will continue to be available in practice games, so these special tournaments will be the first chance to face the challenge of uphill, downhill and sidehill lies in competitive rounds. Good luck!

As a holiday gift to you, if you play WGT on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, you'll get a free 2X Speed-Up Boost.

Speed-Up Boosts help you play WGT faster, so you can play twice as much, especially in multi-player games.

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Note, Speed-Up Boosts don't affect your game performance in any way, they just make your shots display twice as fast. You can also disable Speed-Up Boosts in-game using the Settings menu if you want.

*Special offer for WGT players who login and play WGT on 12/24/12 or 12/25/12, receive one free WGT Speed-Up Boost (2x) good for 100 hits.

And if you're feeling the holiday spirit, check out our Holiday Gift Guide with fun virtual gifts for your WGT friends.

Play the WGT Holiday Hole-In-One Challenge and if you get a hole-in-one on Challenge Hole #7, you'll win 50,000 WGT Credits, enough to last a lifetime!

You'll probably want to practice on Harbour Town first, and when you're feeling ready, enter this single-play virtual golf tournament and try your luck on Challenge Hole #7, a 191 yard par-3 with an inviting pin location.

This tournament is limited to the first 10,000 entries and costs 50 WGT Credits to enter. Each eligible player who gets a hole-in-one on #7 will win 50,000 WGT Credits, see tournament rules for details and eligibility for your country and U.S. state.

Play Hole-In-One Tournament

*WGT Holiday Hole-In-One Challenge runs from 12/19/12 thru 12/31/12, and is limited to the first 10,000 players to enter. Winners notified and prizes awarded by 1/4/13. See tournament rules for details and eligibility.

Recently, there's been a wave of gifting generosity going around the WGT community, and in the spirit of the holidays, we just had to share!

• alcaucin, a L92 Legend, gifted ddaukas a shiny new wedge and fmagnets a sleeve of golf balls...just because.
• SilentOmegaWolf, a L84 Legend, offered up anything in the WGT Pro Shop for 200c or less that turned into a stylish new avatar for WGTer, Buggyyy.
• opyeuclid, a L94 Tour Master, gifted some premium golf balls to both andyson and frappefort for their contributions to this very funny "WGT National Enquirer Special Report" cover, featuring WGT's own WGTicon and WGTpizza.
• Sometimes "generosity" can simply come in the form of new friendships, like fmagnets, a L89 Legend, who welcomed enough new friends to reach the "magic 100" to achieve the Diamond Socialite award.
• mrcaddie, a L94 Tour Master, got a little "12 Days of Christmas" fun started by recruiting 10 other generous Santas to gift random WGTers for 12 days. Be sure to keep an eye out on the Forums for posts titled, "On the XX Day of Christmas..." to follow along.

We're loving all the good karma floating around the WGT community. If you've seen some awesome sportsmanship or generosity that we should know about, let us know on the WGT Forums.

Don't hit the course without your virtual golf bag by your side.

Get the new WGT Stand Bag and complete your look on the tee. The new golf bag features a WGT logo and comes in your choice of black, white or pink. Makes a great holiday gift!

See New Golf Bag

You can equip or un-equip your golf bag, and it's only visible on tee shots, but in all game types. Bags don't impact your game performance, but they look great on the tee!

Equipping your Golf Bag

1. After purchasing your Golf Bag in the Pro Shop, open your Edit Equipment screen from Game or My Profile
2. Click on the "Bags" tab on the bottom left
3. Drag your Golf Bag to the space on the left (below your image)
4. Click “Save Changes” and you’re all set
5. To un-equip, simply drag your Golf Bag back to the middle Inventory and save changes

The new Korbel Champagne ball features the first-ever "bubbly" vapor trail on World Golf Tour. Virtual champagne bubbles help trace your shots thru the air!

Get 1 free Korbel Champagne ball when you enter the free Korbel Holiday Classic tournament, featuring an expanded prize pool of 20,000 WGT Credits. It's an unlimited stroke play challenge on the Olympic Club, site of the 2012 U.S. Open.

Enter Tournament & Get Ball

You can also purchase more Korbel Champagne virtual balls in the WGT Pro Shop – either for yourself, or as a gift for someone special. 

Note, this tournament is limited by law to players from the USA who are 21 years of age or older, and runs thru 1/4/13.