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2015 Virtual Tour Improvements

• WGTadmin 1,166 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 10:20 AM

  Based on lots of WGT player feedback, we're making some improvements for the 2015 Virtual Tour...

  • More Champions – This year will be divided into 4 shorter seasons, with 3 monthly tournaments each including 2 Tour events and 1 Major event
  • More Competition – Monthly Tour events will still include 1 unlimited play round and 1 single-play round, but each Major event will now include 1 unlimited play round and 2 single-play rounds
  • Current Tiers – The season leaderboards will now be updated at the end of every monthly tournament and include players based on their current Tier, to be more fair to players across tiers
  • Credit Prizes – Prize purses will continue to be 200,000 WGT Credits for monthly Tour events and 400,000 WGT Credits for each Major event, which is a total of 3,200,000 in prizes planned for 2015
  • Tier Prizes – Prize purses will be shifted even more to the higher Master/Tour Master and Legend/Tour Legend tiers, with smaller purses for the Pro/Tour Pro tiers as most of those winners tier-up quickly anyway
  • Season Standings – Champions will be based on the season standings after each 3-month quarter, with a final match streamed live on Twitch.TV, so there will be 4 Quarterly Champions for 2015
  • Quarterly Championships – The top 2 Tour Legends after each 3-month quarter season will compete in a 2-player match play Quarterly Championship that players must stream live on Twitch.tv for an additional winner-take-all 10,000 WGT Credit prize
  • Golf Channel – WGT Virtual Tour scores will continue to stream live on Golf Channel TV and golfchannel.com, and champions will be interviewed on Golf Channel as well
  • Schedule Changes – Some schedule changes were required: Pinehurst No. 2 is now a Major in June, Bethpage Black has been added for October, and Pebble Beach (full stroke play) has been moved to the final Major in December
  • Fair Play – WGT will increase monitoring of Virtual Tour standings for any violation to WGT terms and service, including players creating multiple accounts to win at lower tiers, or using third-party software that impacts the swing meter, etc.

• Lute345 2,483 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 12:04 PM

  Everything looks and sounds great. But will WGT enforce the last statement it's made about Fair Play. I'll believe that when I see it.

• TopShelf2010 10,935 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 12:21 PM

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• TheAceFactor 2,147 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 12:57 PM

  Yes...tour looks and sounds great...however , I had personally hoped that the fairplay action being/to be taken wouldn't have been telegraphed , but rather had just nailed those involved to the cross...or maybe they have other ways of gathering intelligence and have already nailed them...either way...thanks for the hard work WGT. Honoring the game (of golf) honors the players involved in it.

• demcug 1,456 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 1:03 PM

  WGTadmin:

  Based on lots of WGT player feedback, we're making some improvements for the 2015 Virtual Tour...

  • More Champions – This year will be divided into 4 shorter seasons, with 3 monthly tournaments each including 2 Tour events and 1 Major event
  • More Competition – Monthly Tour events will still include 1 unlimited play round and 1 single-play round, but each Major event will now include 1 unlimited play round and 2 single-play rounds
  • Current Tiers – The season leaderboards will now be updated at the end of every monthly tournament and include players based on their current Tier, to be more fair to players across tiers
  • Credit Prizes – Prize purses will continue to be 200,000 WGT Credits for monthly Tour events and 400,000 WGT Credits for each Major event, which is a total of 3,200,000 in prizes planned for 2015
  • Tier Prizes – Prize purses will be shifted even more to the higher Master/Tour Master and Legend/Tour Legend tiers, with smaller purses for the Pro/Tour Pro tiers as most of those winners tier-up quickly anyway
  • Season Standings – Champions will be based on the season standings after each 3-month quarter, with a final match streamed live on Twitch.TV, so there will be 4 Quarterly Champions for 2015
  • Quarterly Championships – The top 2 Tour Legends after each 3-month quarter season will compete in a 2-player match play Quarterly Championship that players must stream live on Twitch.tv for an additional winner-take-all 10,000 WGT Credit prize
  • Golf Channel – WGT Virtual Tour scores will continue to stream live on Golf Channel TV and golfchannel.com, and champions will be interviewed on Golf Channel as well
  • Schedule Changes – Some schedule changes were required: Pinehurst No. 2 is now a Major in June, Bethpage Black has been added for October, and Pebble Beach (full stroke play) has been moved to the final Major in December
  • Fair Play – WGT will increase monitoring of Virtual Tour standings for any violation to WGT terms and service, including players creating multiple accounts to win at lower tiers, or using third-party software that impacts the swing meter, etc.

  tyvm for this improvement.

  Appreciated that WGT, listens feedback from players.

  Especially for the two single play round and especcially for:

  • Fair Play – WGT will increase monitoring of Virtual Tour standings for any violation to WGT terms and service, including players creating multiple accounts to win at lower tiers, or using third-party software that impacts the swing meter, etc.

  I personally would have liked a general classification that considered 11 months, and then to play the last event (Pebble Beach) only to TOP 10 (for example).

   

• ISH47 1,963 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 3:48 PM

  Seems like maybe you guys are listening to us after all..  

  I like the extra single play round in the Major's, which was definitely put forth by the forum community.. and hopefully your dedication to nailing the cheaters and multi's is more than just lip service.

  Overall, a very nice package of improvements put together here.. Much appreciation for the effort.

  ISH

• 9,041 Posts

  Tue, Feb 3 2015 7:35 PM

  WGTadmin:

  Fair Play – WGT will increase monitoring of Virtual Tour standings for any violation to WGT terms and service, including players creating multiple accounts to win at lower tiers, or using third-party software that impacts the swing meter, etc.

  Hahaa......

  Spot the fools 6 shots ahead of the field with no accounts .

  Though....the smart ones will still prosper !!

  ^^ THEY haven't been winning the Tier  Monthlies for the last year ++

  ( anyone with an ounze of... spotted that, that was a dead giveaway )

  Nice 'Misson Statement'.....still

  even if you have no way to monitor 3rd party software yet..

  Maybe one of the plethora out there on a good day  !!

  Andy

• Fuzzygazz 1,469 Posts

  Wed, Feb 4 2015 11:21 AM

  One of better posts i've seen in a while. Is the Phoenix rising? You have the head out the sand with fair play act. Kudo s WGTadmin. Changes look good. More ctth too.

• sinisavrc1 445 Posts

  Wed, Feb 4 2015 11:48 AM

  Finaly something good in thi season.

  I have just checked this season standings and i can see something of in legend tier. Who are those pleyers that von 93 credits. In laderbord for Bandon there is last place 88 creds and before that 122creds but ther is no 93creds. So can u please check and respond tanks at front ur loyal player

• bubbsboy 6,879 Posts

  Wed, Feb 4 2015 12:45 PM

  Tournament full of CTTH pfft