WGT Golf News

To celebrate Father's Day weekend, enjoy free WGT club rentals this Sat-Sun, 6/18

Log on to WGT and try out the new and popular clubs you've had your eye on, including clubs from Callaway, Nike, TaylorMade and more – all free!

Rent Clubs Free

To rent clubs, just find the virtual club you want in the Pro Shop, click the RENT or TRY ME button and it's yours free for 24 hours. You can rent as many clubs as you want for free, Sat-Sun (6/18/16-6/19/16).

Play the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier for your chance to win a grand prize golf trip to next year's U.S. Open!

While you're following the action at Oakmont in the U.S. Open this week, experience the course for yourself, free on WGT.

Compete in the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier for your chance to win a grand prize trip for you and a friend to the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, and a $500 USGAshop.com gift card.

You'll face all 18 championship holes to test your virtual golf skills, plus everyone that enters will get a free USGA avatar, a Lexus virtual golf ball and Lexus-branded Putter Pal.

Play Free Now

*See tournament rules for details and eligibility.

Play CC Event #25, going on NOW through 6/11.

Compete against other WGT Country Clubs for club status and in-game rewards, including these new pinwheel tees and flags to add some fun color to this week's Event!

Go to Country Club Page 

CC Events allow WGT Country Clubs to compete against each other for golf glory and special in-game rewards. The club that earns the most total points from their Clashes wins.

Each Event is made up of Club Clashes that last for a limited amount of time (usually a few hours). When your club enters the event, you'll get matched with another club close to your skill level, and a timer will show how much time is left in that Clash. Club members from both clubs can play as many rounds as they want during that time, using Club Passes and Superpasses to earn points.

Learn more about CC Events and Club Clashes

The "WGT 19th Hole" series focuses on featuring the players, personalities and country clubs that make up the global WGT community.

Fraenkel - The Avatar-Changing Italian

Fraenkel has been playing WGT since September 2011 and says he still remembers the day he clicked on the WGT ad to get him here, "After almost 5 years I am still here, excited as if it's the first day." You may have played against the WGT veteran but it's unlikely you would recognize him by his avatar, he changes it almost once a week (his favorite is "Crimson Pride!")

Known by David outside of WGT, he lives in Milan, Italy, happily married and working for a telecommunications company. He says he's lucky enough to play WGT for almost 2 hours a day, where he manages the Crowned Masters Golf Resort. Fraenkel enjoys golf in all forms, including real world golf at Italian courses in Tuscany, watching golf on TV and playing WGT. He says he always thought playing golf would be an expensive sport choice, but thanks to WGT he was able to turn it into a "pure passion."

What's your favorite virtual course on WGT?

"Pebble Beach is the best course I've played on WGT, but my favorite one can be only Bethpage Black."

Do you have any WGT stats you're particularly proud of?

"I am a proud owner of WGT Country Club, Crowned Masters Golf Resort and with this, I would like to thank all my directors and members." He adds that he's also proud of being featured in the WGT 19th Hole, saying it's "a real milestone."

What equipment is currently in your virtual golf bag?

• Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 9.0 Driver
• Callaway Big Bertha 3 Wood
• Nike Vapor Iron Set
• Cleveland Wedges 588 RTX 2.0
• Odyssey Versa #1 Black Putter

When it comes to tips for new players Fraenkel says he's "not a mentor and [he's] not even one of the best WGT players so [he has] no special tips to share," but he assures new players, that good karma will pay off with "consistency and perseverance in the game, mixed with respect for the WGT rules, the people in the Community and the Staff." Overall, his message is to first and foremost you should just enjoy the game.

Thanks for sharing and keep up the awesome work in your WGT Country Club!

WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU! If you'd like us to feature you or someone you know in a future "WGT 19th Hole" profile, please let us know at: players[at]wgt.com.

Play the Who's Your Daddy SkyTrak Challenge tournament on WGT and you could win a free SkyTrak personal launch monitor with new WGT integration!

Father's Day is coming up, and what better way to show dad he's appreciated than with a brand new SkyTrak? (Or keep it for yourself, we won't tell...)

This tournament ends 6/15, so be sure to play before then for your chance to win! One lucky sweepstakes winner will be chosen at random to receive a free SkyTrak featuring WGT Golf.

Win a SkyTrak

This tournament is open for all WGT players to enter, but only eligible countries can win prizes. See rules for details and eligibility.

Time to bust out the sunblock -- June is here, bringing with it the Kiawah Championship on WGT!

Play this month's Major tournament to close out the Apr-Jun Quarterly Season in the WGT Virtual Tour. 

Post your unlimited first round score by 6/24, followed by two single-play second rounds, and the top 70 combined scores in each tier will split an increased total purse of 200,000 WGT Credits.

And new this year, the winning players in each tier of both the monthly tournaments and Quarterly Seasons will display new "reigning champion" icons next to their player name, plus each Quarterly Season champion will receive an exclusive new WGT avatar!

Play June Major

Follow full WGT Virtual Tour coverage on Golf Channel, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours. See Golf Channel Coverage.

See what’s new on WGT today, including virtual golf equipment from Callaway and Nike...

NEW

Yellow & Black Truvis Ball – Get the newest Chrome Soft virtual golf ball from Callaway featuring Truvis Technology for more visibility with new yellow/black pattern.

Unlocks at Level 18 and Level 67 in the WGT Pro Shop.

Nike RZN Tour Platinum Balls – Get more distance without sacrificing control with the new RZN Tour Platinum virtual golf balls for top-level WGT players.

Unlocks at Level 94 and Level 96

Add Some "Fly" Style with These Clubs from Nike

Nike Vapor Fly 3 Wood – Get more forgiveness and higher launch for longer distance with the new Nike Vapor Fly 3 Wood.

Unlocks at Level 51, Level 86 and Level 99

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Nike Vapor Fly Hybrid – Get more forgiveness and power for increased distance with the new Nike Vapor Fly Hybrid.

Unlocks at Level 49, Level 83 and Level 98.

Nike Vapor Fly Pro Iron Set – Get higher flight and more distance to your shots with the new Nike Vapor Fly Pro Irons.

Unlocks at Level 52, Level 85 and Level 97.

Level-Up Boost – Did you know you can level-up immediately with Level-Up Boosts? Use these Boosts to level-up and unlock new virtual equipment even faster – now available to get up to Level 75. See in Pro Shop

FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

Forfeited Games – Players in head-to-head WGT Golf Mobile games are now correctly given the win after their opponent forfeits.

Merion Flags – Some views were missing the Merion flagstick display while the ball was in flight, now fixed.

Expired Rental Equipment – Fixed display issues where players with expired rental clubs were shown a message to buy or remove the item, even after the item was removed, or were shown negative timers after the rental had expired.

Cashplay – Fixed a few issues where players were being incorrectly marked as forfeiting, abandoning or losing a game.

WGT Brackets – Fixed a timer display that was incorrectly showing more time for some 24-hour WGT Brackets.

Get 3 free Gold MAX virtual golf balls now – a WGT favorite!

These special edition golf balls are back, free when you buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits now through noon (PDT) on Sat 5/28.

These are some of the most popular balls on WGT, in a new gold color with matching gold vapor trail to help you trace your shots through the air. Plus, the slower meter helps you "ding" more shots and lower your scores.

Go Gold

Use your WGT Credits to upgrade your virtual equipment and compete in paid games and tournaments for prizes.

The Gold MAX virtual golf balls will automatically be added to your inventory but not automatically equipped. To play with the new golf balls, just open your Equipment and equip them from your inventory.

* Special one-time offer for players that buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits 5/26/16-5/28/16 (12:00 PM PDT), get 3 free MAX Slow Meter Gold Vapor virtual golf balls (Hack+ or Pro+) on a single purchase.

Note, these limited-edition virtual golf balls are not available to buy in the WGT Pro Shop so this is your only chance to grab some!

Round up your club and compete in CC Event #24 going on NOW through 5/22.

Save yourself from walking the course in this event, we're giving away these golf cart tees and flags to help you get through CC Event #24!

Along with these new tees and flags, compete against other clubs for leaderboard status and more in-game rewards.

Go to Country Club Page

CC Events allow WGT Country Clubs to compete against each other for golf glory and special in-game rewards. The club that earns the most total points from their Clashes wins.

Each Event is made up of Club Clashes that last for a limited amount of time (usually a few hours). When your club enters the event, you'll get matched with another club close to your skill level, and a timer will show how much time is left in that Clash. Club members from both clubs can play as many rounds as they want during that time, using Club Passes and Superpasses to earn points.

Learn more about CC Events and Club Clashes

Kick the week off with some of our most popular virtual golf balls free, today and tomorrow.

Get 3 free MAX Slow Meter virtual golf balls when you buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits, giving you more overall distance and a slower WGT swing meter, making all your clubs easier to hit.

Use your new credits to upgrade your virtual equipment and compete in paid games for prizes.

Get Free MAX Balls

Note, the free MAX virtual golf balls will automatically be added to your inventory but not automatically equipped. To play with the new golf balls, just open your Equipment and equip the new MAX balls from your inventory.

*Special offer for players who buy 2,000 or more WGT Credits today through tomorrow (5/16/16-5/17/16), receive 3 free MAX Slow Meter virtual golf balls (Hack+) or 3 MAX Slow Meter Gold Vapor Balls (Amateur+).

Offer valid on one purchase of 2,000 or more WGT Credits during the promotion.