WGT Golf News

  • WGT Tip: Use a Corded Mouse

    10 Feb 2009

    For a more accurate result when clicking on the swing meter, try using a corded mouse. Wireless mice inherently have a lag between your click and your computer’s reception of the click, so it is harder to time your click for the perfect swing. Hope this helps!

  • "Get Acquainted" with World Series of Golf

    09 Feb 2009

    The World Series of Golf will be hosting "Get Acquainted" events at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort on February 23, March 30, and April 20. This is your chance to explore the courses and hone your strategy in a real tournament atmosphere before the actual competition during the week of May 11, 2009. The buy-in is $10,000 with the winner receiving $300,000. Learn more here: http://www.worldseriesofgolf.com.

  • WGT Tip: Don't Lose Your Game

    07 Feb 2009

    We've all been there—you're in the middle of your best game ever, and you need to take a call, or leave for an appointment, or your kid/wife/mother-in-law (you name it) is calling you from the other room. Worst, you hit Menu / End Round/Main Menu thinking you could resume later, only to discover that you've lost the game.

    Remember that whether you're playing a tournament or ranked round, choose Save & Quit if you need to continue the game later. In a multiplayer round, if you need to drop off be sure to finish it later...you'll keep a lot more friends that way.

    Cheers,
    WGT

  • 100ft Putt

    05 Feb 2009

    Congratulations to ZACHT, who sunk an amazing 100 foot putt and won the first-ever community-organized putting competition. See the replay here!

  • Recent Tournament Winners 2/4/09

    04 Feb 2009

    Congratulations to the following recent tournament winners. Can you beat the best? "Friend" these top players to make it easy to invite them to a multiplayer round next time they are online!

    WGT New Year's Tournament

    HACK TIER

    1st: Drop-n-a-2
    Prize: WGT Credits

    2nd: DougieWaugh
    Prize: WGT Credits

    3rd: eleigh
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR TIER

    1st: AvatarLee
    Prize: WGT Credits

    2nd: nivlac
    Prize: WGT Credits

    3rd: oneluv
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 1 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner 1: SMidgett87
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 2: Zeroironvansmack
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 3: flasher57
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Week 2 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner 1: AMPI
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 2: pozo02
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 3: BuddyGreen
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Week 3 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner 1: gopherman1
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 2: Swingtime
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 3: gehring
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Week 4 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner 1: chrispro
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 2: dkmrocks112
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    Winner 3: FredO56
    Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

    December Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner: adghonda
    Prize: 2008 US Open DVD

    Week 51 (2008) Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

    Winner: Fillyb
    Prize: WGT Polo Shirt

    January Stroke Play Tournament

    HACK TIER

    1st: Rferg
    Prize: WGT Credits

    2nd: Barcomb14
    Prize: WGT Credits

    3rd: silverado02
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR TIER

    1st: ncviz
    Prize: WGT Credits

    2nd: wags66
    Prize: WGT Credits

    3rd: CKEVIN2
    Prize: WGT Credits

    January Amateur's Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

    1st: ncviz
    Prize: Taylor Made Burner

    2nd: noodon
    Prize: Cargo Golf Travel Case

    3rd: tibbets
    Prize: Titleist Pro V1 balls

    Week 3 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

    HACK: jwj62
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: tibbets
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 3 Stroke Play Tournament

    HACK: 420magic
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: tibbets
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 4 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

    HACK: Manuntdfan
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: ncviz
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 4 Stroke Play Tournament

    HACK: tinhat
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: AvatarLee
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 5 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

    HACK: jcwinter
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: walks911
    Prize: WGT Credits

    Week 5 Stroke Play Tournament

    HACK: Spindoctor62
    Prize: WGT Credits

    AMATEUR: oneluv
    Prize: WGT Credits

  • Putting Tutorial

    03 Feb 2009

    We have a new video tutorial on how to putt, for those of you who are new to the game or just want to brush up. We have also updated our "How to Hit the Ball", "How to Aim", and "How to Start a Multiplayer Game" tutorials (please note the links have also been updated):

    Remember that there is also an in-game tutorial that walks you through the basics of gameplay. You can view it by clicking on MENU and selecting TUTORIAL.

    Enjoy!

  • New February Tournaments

    02 Feb 2009

    New tournaments for February are now live! Here are some of the highlights:

    WGT International Open - since our tournaments are not open to all countries, we decided to have a special tournament for bragging rights only that everyone can play. So get your game ready and good luck!

    Kiawah Resort Challenge - everyone who enters gets a discount to the exclusive Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Check tournament rules for details.

    ExpertCEO Open - challenge other CEOs from around the world and win Amazon.com gift cards.

    St. Valentine's Open - win Restaurant.com gift cards and take your date out to a nice meal. Open to US residents only.

    Have fun,

    WGT

  • Product Updates 1/22/09

    22 Jan 2009

    We released some upgrades to the product earlier today and here are the highlights:

    • Top Players list ordered correctly
    • Leaderboards showing both tiers
    • Resolved some cases of the session time-outs in game
    • Resolved some cases of swing meter stuttering
    • Improved messaging for cancelling a tournament, noting it will forfeit your tournament entry

    Thanks for your support.

    WGT

  • Obama Plays Bali Hai

    20 Jan 2009

    In honor of today's inauguration, we wanted to share with you this article from Golf Digest, which included an anecdote about Obama playing Bali Hai during his presidential campaign:

    "Not long after Obama announced his run for president, on the steps of the Old State House in Springfield, he landed in Las Vegas late one weekday afternoon for a campaign stop the next morning. There were only two hours of light left. Obama and three aides raced over to the Bali Hai Golf Club, just off the strip and not far from Mandalay Bay, for a quick nine holes. Obama and Marvin Nicholson, a 10-handicapper, teamed up against Robert Gibbs, a single-digit handicapper who was the campaign's communications director, and Reggie Love, the candidate's close personal aide and a former Duke University basketball and football player who was a wild boomer with his big-headed driver. On the first tee, Love announced the stakes: $10 per hole. 'Whoa,' Obama said. 'Reggie, you must be good.' They were required to take carts, though Obama insists on walking when it's an option. Gibbs played the round of his life, one-putting nearly every green. By the end of the nine holes, they had been in Vegas less than three hours, and Obama and Nicholson had each lost $30."

    Are you ready to squeeze in a round on Bali Hai?


    Photo: Golf Digest

  • Happy Birthday, Dr. King

    19 Jan 2009

    WGT wishes you a happy Martin Luther King day, and hopes that his vision will continue to inspire the world.

     
    Photo: Seattle Times

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