WGT Golf News

Have a great match on WGT? Now it's easy to buy your opponent golf balls after a round.

Holiday giving spirit. Playing for a sleeve of balls. Just being a nice person...

Whatever the reason, you now have a quick and easy way to send a gift at the end of a multi-player game.

Just click the new gift box icon after your round to buy your opponent a sleeve of the balls that they're currently playing.

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Note, with this new feature you're buying the virtual golf balls just like you would by selecting "GIFT" in the Pro Shop, so your Credit balance will reflect the purchase.

Not only is the new Best of Bandon Par 3's course beautiful and challenging, but now you also have 18 chances to earn credits with Hole-In-One Challenges.

Win WGT Credits by shooting a hole-in-one, or landing the ball within 1 or 5 feet of the hole. Choose either 10, 50 or 100 credits and you'll see the potential earnings that vary for each hole.

Hole-In-One Challenges are available on par-3 tee shots in both closest-to-the-hole and ranked stroke play.

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*Hole-In-One Challenges are available to players in all countries, except in three U.S. states: Montana, Tennessee and Vermont.

This week's Country Club of the Week is... BRIDGESTONE Golf, which clearly has some proud club members!

The BRIDGESTONE Golf country club has 90 members, including 4 officers, with more than 4.5 million Experience Points (XP) earned. They are approaching Club Level 9, but currently at Club Level 8, they have unlocked a number of country club benefits, including a free Putter Pal and Shot Pal for all of their members and earning +3% XP per round. Keep playing using CC Passes to level up your club to unlock these benefits too.

Here's what Club Director stevereilly, a Level 101 Tour Legend, had to say...

"Bridgestone CC is proud to follow in the footsteps of several other  great CCs in being named 'CC of the Week.' This award is kind of special, because until they read this, our owner Moosetaya and the rest of the club have no idea they are up for the award.

Moosetaya, took over the CC, from the previous owner and the CC has grown steadily under his leadership. Many of the members have risen from the lower tiers to Tour Legend, because of the help and guidance given within the CC.

Finally, Bridgestone would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing many old friends, plus some new ones in the new year."

The current Weekly Leaderboard below shows The old duffers retreat in the top spot, followed by The Peoples Club, followed by Sherbrooke Country Club, IBIS GC, The Georgian and the The Madrid Golf Club.

The popular new Volvik virtual golf balls just got vapor trails.

Get the new Volvik Crystal Vapor balls in the same bright colors, but now with matching color vapor trails to help you trace your shots thru the air. Choose from yellow, green, orange, pink and pearl colors.

These are the #1 color golf balls on tour, available now on WGT with vapors to add more distance, short game control and a slower WGT swing meter for your game.

See Volvik Vapors

New Volvik Vapor virtual golf balls unlock in the Pro Shop at Level 28 and Level 53.

CC Event #4 is now over, thanks to the thousands of country clubs who participated!

Members of all the top 1,000 finishing country clubs have each earned rewards, which are awarded automatically. These include bonus CC Passes and Speed Boosts so players can play more games faster to earn more points for their country club.

Plus, the top 25 finishing clubs have been awarded the new Snowman tee markers and flags, that they can use in their own country club tournaments for a winter-y touch anytime of the year.

Congrats to No Quitters Here Please, the winning club of the event that gets to award one lucky club member with a gold MAX CC Putter. At Club Level 9, the club has earned more than 6 million Experience Points (XP) thanks to its 95 members. Who will club owner thesnakeyes choose to receive the new putter?

See Event Leaderboard in the Country Club section in-game.

Note, our system incorrectly rewarded some players in CC Event #4 more free CC Passes than they should have earned, but player accounts have been updated with the correct number of free CC Passes, and in some cases players may end up with a couple extra free CC Passes to enjoy.

Top 100 country clubs in CC Event #4

From now through the end of the year, WGT Nation members can play TruGolf courses for no charge, a small thank you to our top customers.

Play Chateau Whistler for some mountain golf, appropriate for the winter season, and then jump over to Cabo del Sol to warm up on the beach. No green fees on either course now thru 12/31.

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Not a WGT Nation member yet? See if you're eligible and join free here. 

*Special offer available to WGT Nation members, play TruGolf virtual golf courses, Chateau Whistler and Cabo del Sol with no 18-hole stroke play green fees, 12/15/14-12/31/14.

Over the weekend, the Top 4 Tour Legends in the 2014 WGT Virtual Championship had the chance to stream their rounds on Twitch and compete for the rest of the record 1,000,000 WGT Credit prize purse, a total value of $10,000.

With hundreds of other WGT players watching live on Twitch, it was fmagnets who posted -8, hanging on to the lead over WaLk0fLiFe who was unable to birdie the 18th hole and shot -7 to finish in a close second place. In third place was javiertorg with a -3, and unfortunately BigNick092785 was unable to stream their round.

You can watch full replays of the 3 rounds below, seeing how these top players handled the high-wind conditions and championship greens on Bandon Dunes, the newest course on WGT, which is an 18-hole stroke play featuring all par-3 holes with a total par of 54.

1. fmagnets - 46 (-8) - watch replay on YouTube here
2. WaLk0fLiFe - 47 (-7) - watch replay on Twitch here
3. javiertorg - 51 (-3) - watch replay on Twitch here
4. BigNick092785 - did not stream

The WGT Virtual Tour will return for an all new 2015 season, debuting on Bandon Dunes on January 1st, so start practicing now.

Watch the WGT Virtual Tour Championship this weekend, as the 4 top Tour Legends play their final round of the WGT Virtual Tour Championship, competing for a 500,000 WGT Credit purse, on Bandon Dunes in challenging high-wind conditions.

WATCH NOW

Here are the current standings for the top 4 Tour Legends:

1. fmagnets - 46 (-8) final round score - watch replay on YouTube here
2. WaLk0fLiFe - 47 (-7) final round score - watch replay on Twitch here
3. javiertorg  - 51 (-3) final round score - watch replay on Twitch here
4. BigNick092785 - waiting to stream...

Learn how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.

Play CC Event #4 this weekend to compete against other country clubs for new rewards, including new winter-y Snowman Tee Markers and Flags for your country club tournaments, and the gold MAX CC Rewards gold putter.

CC Event #4 runs for 48 hours all day Sat 12/13 and Sun 12/14 with multiple 4-hour Clashes, so be sure to play as many games as you can for your club this weekend, and keep your eyes on the Leaderboard.

When a CC Event starts, anyone in your country club can enter your country club in the event. Once your club is entered, you'll get matched up with another club, similar to your club's skill level, which starts the Club Clash and a timer will show how much time is left in each 4-hour clash.

Each Club Clash is played on nine-holes at either Bandon Dunes (NEW!), Bethpage, Congressional or Merion. Post as many good rounds as you can for your country club in each Club Clash, using either a Club Pass or a Superpass to multiply your points.

The winning clubs in each Club Clash receive additional bonus points, and at the end of the CC Event, the top 1,000 clubs all win prizes like Speed Boosts, the top 25 clubs win new Snowman Tee Markers and Flagsticks (keep an eye out for a sneak preview as you play in the event!) and the first place club wins the new MAX CC Rewards Putter for a lucky club member.

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Bandon Dunes is the newest full stroke play course available on WGT.

The 5 courses at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort are located on the stunning Oregon coast and are among the top-ranked in the country.

Fans of Bandon Dunes have selected their 18 favorite par 3 holes from all 5 courses, and WGT has created a Best of Bandon Par 3s stroke play course.

The par 3 holes at Bandon Dunes will challenge WGT players at all levels, placing demands on iron accuracy and putting on the huge undulating greens, as well as scrambling from the rough, bunkers and fescue around the greens.

Play Bandon Dunes

Choose to play either the 18-hole stroke play course or the closest-to-the-hole game with 9 quick shots on WGT and WGT Golf Mobile.

To learn more about reserving your trip to Bandon Dunes, visit BandonDunesGolf.com.