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This story appears in the Jan 19, 2015 issue of VentureBeat:

WGT scores 3M downloads as it shifts its golf simulation to mobile

"WGT Media, a social-mobile game publisher which started life as World Golf Tour and makes realistic social sports simulations, has made a successful jump to mobile. The company told GamesBeat exclusively that its free-to-play WGT Golf Mobile title has hit 3 million downloads over the past year on iOS.

And now, between WGT Golf and WGT Baseball, the company has had more than 20 million downloads. It made the shift to mobile a year ago with the launch of WGT Golf Mobile on iOS, and the Android version is available in a few countries now. The Android edition will be more widely available in the U.S. and the rest of the world in February. With the results so far, WGT Media expects that the golf game will become the most-downloaded mobile golf title in 2015."

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Based in San Francisco, Topgolf Games creates and distributes advanced media content, enabling the Topgolf community to experience the best times of their lives. The division enhances in-venue golf games as well as creating experiences outside of the venues with apps, websites and virtual experiences. In addition, Topgolf Games cultivates relationships with global partners, sponsors and ambassadors to promote innovation within the Topgolf brand.

WGT Golf (www.WGT.com and mobile app stores) is the #1 free golf game with over 450 million virtual rounds played and 5+ million mobile downloads. WGT Golf features 24 famous virtual golf courses including Bandon Dunes, Pebble Beach® and St Andrews. WGT Golf runs the annual Virtual U.S. Open in partnership with the USGA, and has partnered with NBC's Golf Channel and David Leadbetter. WGT Golf offers a range of virtual golf equipment from leading manufacturers, including Callaway, Cleveland, Nike, Ping, Srixon and TaylorMade.

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WGT Golf: Pebble Beach on Apple iPad; St Andrews on Google Android; Pebble Beach; St Andrews Old Course
WGT Virtual U.S. Open: Chambers Bay, Front 9; Chambers Bay, Back 9
PGA Championship Virtual Challenge: Valhalla Hole 13; Valhalla Hole 18

WGT Virtual Golf Courses

Bandon Dunes (Bandon, OR) – the No. 1 Golf Resort in North America according to Golf Digest
Bethpage Black (Farmingdale, NY) – host of 2009 U.S. Open and 2013 Golf.com #36 Top Golf Course
Celtic Manor Twenty Ten Course (Wales, UK) – host of 2010 Ryder Cup and 2013 Wales Open
Chambers Bay (University Place, WA) – host of the 2015 U.S. Open Championship
Congressional Country Club (Bethesda, MD) – host of 2011 U.S. Open and 2013 AT&T National and 2011 Golf Digest #77 Top Golf Course
Edgewood (Lake Tahoe, NV) – host of 2013 American Century Celebrity Golf Championship and 2011 Golf Digest #65 Top Golf Course
Erin Hills (Erin, WI) – host of the 2017 U.S. Open Championship
Harbour Town Golf Links (Hilton Head, SC) – host of 2013 PGA Heritage Tournament and 2011 Golf Digest #21 Top Golf Course
Kiawah Island Ocean Course (Kiawah, SC) – host of 1991 Ryder Cup and 2010 PGA Championship, and 2011 Golf Digest #4 Top Golf Course
The Experience at Koele (Lanai, Hawaii) – Greg Norman design course
Challenge at Manele (Lanai, Hawaii) – Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
Merion Golf Club hosted five U.S. Opens including the 2013 U.S. Open, and 2013 Golf.com #9 Top Golf Course
Oakmont (Oakmont, PA) – hosted eight U.S. Opens including the 2009 U.S. Open and 2013 Golf.com #8 Top Golf Course
The Olympic Club (San Francisco, CA) – hosted five U.S. Opens including the 2012 U.S. Open, and 2013 Golf.com #9 Top Golf Course
Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach, CA) – America's greatest public golf course, the host of 13 USGA championships and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pinehurst No. 2 (Pinehurst, NC) – host of the 2014 U.S. Open Championships
Pinehurst No. 8 (Pinehurst, NC) – 2010 Golf Magazine #100 Top Golf Course
Royal St. George's Golf Club (Sandwich, UK) – host of 14 British Open Championships including the 2021 Open, and 2013 Golf.com #29 Top Golf Course
St Andrews Old Course (St Andrews, UK) – the birthplace of golf, host of the most British Open Championships, and 2013 Golf.com #4 Top Golf Course
Valhalla Golf Club (Louisville, KY) – host of the 2014 PGA Championship
Wolf Creek (Mesquite, NV) – 2011 Golf Digest #28 Top Golf Course

WGT Best Of Virtual Courses

Best of Famous Holes – 18 of the most famous holes on WGT (stroke play)
Best of Hardest Holes – 18 of the hardest holes on WGT (stroke play)
Best of Par 3 Holes – 18 of the best Par 3 holes on WGT (stroke play)
Best of Par 4 Holes – 18 of the best Par 4 holes on WGT (stroke play)
Best of Par 5 Holes – 18 of the best Par 5 holes on WGT (stroke play)
Best of Famous Shots – 9 of the most famous shots on WGT (closest-to-the-hole)
Best of Water Shots – 9 of the best shots over water on WGT (closest-to-the-hole)
Best of Putting – 9 of the toughest putts on WGT (closest-to-the-hole)

WGT Media Coverage

GeekWire
I just played five (virtual) holes at Chambers Bay...
06/18/2015
"This realistic game, produced by World Golf Tour, is certainly entertaining. The graphics are solid, and the game play is fun. The only thing missing: gentle breezes off Puget Sound."
USA Today
Surf Report: Tee off with these free golf apps
06/07/2015
"One of the highest-rated golf games at the App Store and Google Play, World Golf Tour (WGT) Mobile is a fun and accessible golf simulation that lets you hit the virtual fairways on world-famous courses, such as Pebble Beach, St Andrews, Chambers Bay, Pinehurst Resort and Bandon Dunes."
The News Tribune
Chambers Bay to be featured in World Golf Tour video game
05/01/2015
"In March, Chambers Bay will be featured in a new World Golf Tour video game."
SkyTrak
SkyTrak receives best overall ranking in the MyGolfSpy 2015 Personal Launch Monitor Buyers Guide
05/04/2015
"SkyTrak has recently entered into a licensing and development agreement with WGT Golf to integrate their golf game with SkyTrak to offer golfers everywhere the freedom to play championship courses with their own clubs in a stunning, high-definition virtual environment."
Post-Bulletin
Top apps: Tee up with your smartphone
05/01/2015
"This golf-simulation game features some of the world's best courses, meticulously re-created; courses include St Andrews and Pebble Beach."
VentureBeat
WGT scores 3M downloads as it shifts its golf simulation to mobile
01/19/2015
"It made the shift to mobile a year ago with the launch of WGT Golf Mobile on iOS, and the Android version is available in a few countries now."
BunkerShot
SkyTrak and WGT Golf Team up to Provide Golfers the Ability to Play Golf Virtually
01/16/2015
"Our partnership with SkyTrak adds another platform to WGT's presence across web, social and mobile, and puts WGT in the growing market of smart home sensor technology."
Golf Channel
New WGT season begins with Bandon Dunes Open
01/09/2015
"After fmagnets was crowned as the first Virtual Tour champion in December, a new season has already begun with the best virtual golfers in the world taking their shot at the Bandon Dunes Open."
GolfWeek
Fans again can pick Sunday pin for PGA Championship
07/29/2014
"World Golf Tour is providing an online feature that allows fans to play each of the hole locations in a video game before casting their vote."
USA Today
How you can influence the PGA Championship
07/28/2014
"One difference in the promotion this year, according to the PGA of America, is the World Golf Tour will have an interactive that will allow fans to 'play' each of the four locations on PGA.com before casting a vote."
PGA.com
Golf fans to select hole location at PGA Championship
07/28/2014
"New this year, World Golf Tour (WGT.com) will provide an interactive experience, which allows fans to 'play' each of the hole locations on PGA.com before entering their selection."
Fortune
Win the U.S. Open without leaving home
06/06/2013
"...is the first year the competition has been opened up to mobile gamers...this is the largest virtual golf tournament in the world..."
Grain Golf Magazine
Virtual U.S Open now a USGA Tradition
06/04/2014
"Last year 3.3 million virtual rounds were played at Merion."
Link Golf Magazine / HotLinks
The Online Open
06/2014
"Last year 3.3 million virtual rounds were played on Merion."
Pebble Beach - The Magazine
Virtual Online Golf
06/2014
"...the World Golf Tour (WGT) website, www.WGT.com - offers a virtual golf community so anyone with a computer can play family, friends or gamers from the other side of the world."
Marketing Week
In-Game Advertising: Mind Games
02/26/2014
"Allianz advertising within the game World Golf Tour enables it to target golf fans in digital media..."
Sports Business Journal
World Golf Tour Makers Create Year-Long Virtual Golf Tour
01/20/2014
"WGT Media, makers of online golf game World Golf Tour, have created the WGT Virtual Tour..."
VentureBeat GamesBeat
World Golf Tour game says virtual golfers have played 10M virtual U.S. Open rounds
09/23/2013
"The combined total of more than 10.3 million virtual rounds over five years reflects a 28 percent average annual growth rate."
Back9Network
9 Best Free Golf Apps
07/10/2013
"The No. 1 golf game on the internet makes its way to mobile. You can only play closest-to-the-hole games, not full stroke play, but World Golf Tour allows you to play some of the world's most famous courses."
GameSauce
WGT: HOW ONE SMALL START-UP REDEFINED GOLF AND OUT SHOT EA
06/25/2013
"Mission accomplished. The result of WGT's efforts has been nothing short of spectacular. Today, over 6-million virtual golfers from 120+ countries..."
Links Magazine
The Virtual Open
06/12/2013
"More than two million rounds have already been played in the 2013 Virtual U.S. Open, and you thought qualifying for the real U.S. Open was tough!"
Golf Channel
Merion Golf Club Hole 18 Previews with Trip Isenhour (video)
06/08/2013
"Take a virtual tour of Merion Golf Club hole No. 18 with Tripp Isenhour."
CBS Philly
Want To Watch the US Open But Can't Get To Merion? There's An App For That, Too.
06/07/2013
"And you can get on the fairway yourself with Tiger and Bubba and Rory — virtually, of course, with a high-def online video game version of Merion...it's just like playing like the pros."
GamerHub.TV
World Golf Tour Allows Gamers To Compete At Merion For Real Prizes
06/06/2013
"The Virtual U.S. Open just keeps growing. Over the past five years, we've seen over ten million virtual rounds played in the Virtual U.S. Open, and have delivered over three billion impressions to USGA sponsors."
The Sun UK
Play the US Open course with SunSport
06/06/2013
"Take to the tee today with ultra-realistic World Golf Tour simulator game"
Golf.com
Play Merion video game online – for free!
06/06/2013
"If, like most of us at Golf.com, you narrowly missed qualifying for this year's U.S. Open, here's your chance to take on Merion anyway."
Golf Channel
Holly Sonders WGT Merion Hole 1 Preview (video)
06/02/2013
"Watch Holly Sonders take on a challenging shot at Merion hole 1."
VentureBeat GamesBeat
WGT partners with NBC's Golf Channel for online golf game
01/17/2013
"The Golf Channel Virtual Tour will be promoted both online and on air, with Golf Channel's popular morning show, Morning Drive, taking the lead. Co‐hosts, including Gary Williams and Holly Sonders, will talk about their favorite WGT courses, favorite holes and may even compete against each other virtually."
Hollywood Reporter
Golf Channel Goes Virtual With 'World Tour Golf' Video Game
01/17/2013
"The video game world and real golf continues to blend. Golf Channel, a division of NBC Sports, is giving its viewers a chance to play some of the best golf courses in the world for free through a new partnership with WGT, makers of the free-to-play online game World Golf Tour."
Broadway World
Golf Channel Embraces Online Gaming Campaign with WGT Partnership
01/17/2013
"As the best-in-class among online golf gaming platforms, World Golf Tour offers our users unmatched service and experience. And to have the experience to compete against the team from Morning Drive is a unique opportunity only Golf Channel and the World Golf Tour can provide."
Golf Vacation Insider
The One Golf Game That's Not Playing Around
12/20/2012
"That is, I've never found one that does a great job simulating real golf...until now. The developers of World Golf Tour have figured it out, and with more than six million players, they've quickly become the No. 1 online golf game in the world."
Golf.com
Eight Golf Apps You Need Right Now
Best App for Playing Kiawah Without Going to Kiawah: WGT Golf Lite
10/15/2012
"This escapist app lets you play a match against your buddies on a virtual layout that looks strikingly real."
Fortune
How To Beat Tiger Woods
09/10/2012
"Although EA's Tiger Woods title still rules the console business, with 30 million copies and $1.2 billion in revenue to date, Cheng says WGT attracts 20 to 30 times as many players as EA's Tiger Woods online game."