I live in China and while my internet connection is of a reasonable speed (8MBS claimed 5mbs achieved) it runs in peaks and troughs i.e. it will run at 5 for 5 mins then drop to 0.002 for 10 secs. Additionally depending on the feelings of the government I sometimes have to use a VPN, this can slow the connection speed down as as soon as you go 'outside' China the speeds can drop. I run CC cleaner and an antivirus daily, and I clear flash cache before every game, I also ONLY play the game on Comodo Dragon and the game is the only thing I do on that browser.
Running WGT with this leads to immense problems, the game hangs, the meter jumps, and about 70% of shots freeze after the shot and 50% of them mean I have to reload. Funnily enough this doesn't happen on any other game I play. What is more confusing is the connection issue also leads to problems with this forum (which is hardly an IT intensive activity).
Now up until about the start of the virtual US open this had become my norm I was lucky to get within 3mm of the ding but played around that and I accepted it (while hating it), then all of a sudden I didn't need the VPN, connectivity was smooth as a babies skin and I learned to hit the ding. Life was wonderful. This was the same up until WGT loaded the new monthly games on 1st July. Due to the time difference I was playing immediately before the new game loads and after it, the difference was so pronounced it was incredible.
Immediately after the new 'month' loads, the game was back to pre-open standards only now missing the ding by 1 bar (about 1mm) meant a lateral move of 10yds or more, and of course the connectivity issue was back (I'm using a VPN again just to stay ingame).
I don't know if this is a coincidence, but WGT would you please look at whatever it was you were doing during the virtual US open and carry on doing it?