WGT Golf News

The next stop on the WGT Virtual Tour is the Criquet Cup, played on the Best of Par 3 course.

Compete on some of the best par-3 holes in the game on this special mash-up course for your share of the 200,000 WGT Credit total purse. Be sure to post your best Round 1 score by 6/25 to qualify for Round 2, plus you get a free Criquet virtual vapor ball when you enter.

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Remember to play the Virtual Tour every month and accumulate credits all season long, to qualify for the Virtual Tour Championship in December and play for a record ONE MILLION CREDIT PURSE, split among the Top 64 season qualifiers in the Pro thru Tour Legend tiers.

 Golf Channel is also covering the WGT Virtual Tour all year, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours! See Golf Channel Coverage.

Scores have been posted and results are in for the Cutter & Buck Classic, held on historic Royal St. George’s, site of the 2011 Open Championship.

It couldn't have been closer, as four talented Tour Legends tied for first with a two-round total of 110. Ultimately, the decision was left to a tie-breaker, and it was CptWomp (CAN), a Double Eagle Country Club member, who edged out cadaviar (USA), javiertorg (COL) and BigNick092785 (USA).

Congratulations to all winners and players in the Cutter & Buck Classic in May...

• Tour Legend: CptWomp, 110 (CAN)
• Legend: papadeaux, 111 (USA)
• Tour Master: Widowsbite, 114 (CAN)
• Master: Atlas3804, 115 (USA)
• Tour Pro: EmiliaJokinen, 114 (FIN)
• Pro: RPhillips2051, 126 (USA)

With all the new winners in May, there have been some changes to the Virtual Tour season standings. For example, CptWomp moved up to 7th place in the Tour Legends, and still a wide-open race in all the tiers to qualify for the Virtual Tour championship in December.

View Virtual Tour Season Standings

In June the WGT Virtual Tour moves to the Best of Par 3 Holes course for the Criquet Cup. Play is already underway on a selection of the most beautiful and challenging par 3 holes in golf, which includes the difficult 2nd hole at Congressional Country Club, the historic 8th at St Andrews, and the daunting 17th at Kiawah.

The top 70 combined scores in each tier (Pro and higher) will split the 200,000 WGT Credit purse. The Criquet Cup is open to WGT players of all skill levels, and features an unlimited play first round through 6/25 and a single-play final round concluding on 6/30.

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See what's new on WGT today, including more ways to play Brackets and new PING virtual equipment upgrades...

New Country Club Brackets

Good news Country Club members, now you can compete against other players in your club with new Country Club Brackets.

Create Bracket tournaments within your club just like you create any other stroke play tournaments now.

Visit Your Country Club (or Join One Now)

Closest-to-the-Hole Brackets

Now play closest-to-the-hole WGT Brackets for a faster challenge against other WGT players. 

There's a Bracket for everyone, including stroke play or closest-to-the-hole (for 9 fast shots), daily rounds or quick Speed Rounds, free or with entry fee for WGT Credit payouts.

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New PING G25s

Get the latest PING G25 virtual clubs for more distance and a slower WGT swing meter. Starts unlocking at Level 16, available now in the WGT Pro Shop...

• PING G25 Driver
• PING G25 3 Wood and Hybrid
• PING G25 Iron Set
• PING G25 Full Set

PING i25 Clubs

Upgrade to the new PING i25 virtual clubs to get more distance on your shots. Clubs unlock in the Pro Shop, starting at Level 36...

• PING i25 Driver
• PING i25 3 Wood and Hybrid
• PING i25 Iron Set
• PING i25 Full Set

New PING Wedges

Get the new Tour Gorge virtual wedges from PING to get more control and accuracy on your approach shots. 

New wedges start unlocking at Level 18 in the WGT Pro Shop.

See Gorge Wedges

Make sure you post your best Round 1 score in the Cutter & Buck Classic by 5/26 to qualify for Round 2 this month.

Add to your WGT Virtual Tour year-long earnings by placing in the top 70 combined scores in your tier, and splitting the 200,000 WGT Credit total purse.

Continue accumulating credits throughout the year to qualify for the Virtual Tour Championship in December, with a record one million credit purse!

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Plus, Golf Channel is covering the WGT Virtual Tour all year, including online scores, virtual leaderboards, updates and even interviews with WGT players, just like the professional tours! See Golf Channel Coverage

The first round of the Cutter & Buck Classic is underway, and competition is heating up as low scores are being posted across all tiers. Top WGT players are teeing it up on historic Royal St. George’s, site of the 2011 Open Championship for a share of the 200,000 Credit purse.

With only a few days remaining to post a round 1 score by 5/26, the early lead in the Tour Legend tier belongs to BigNick092785 (USA) after carding an impressive 51. Following in close second are AllyKennedy (UK) and Lizard69 (South Africa) who both fired 52. Three-time WGT Virtual Tour champion, dansamcam (USA) sits just two shots off the lead with a 53.

The Legend tier is crowded at the top, with four players tied in 1st after posting 53, including papadeaux (USA), Appetit (Albania), WaLk0fLiFe (CAN), and WeidaDeNei (USA).

Early Round 1 highlights include this ace on the par-3 3rd by Legend WaLk0fLiFe (CAN) and a hole-out by Amateur taiger70 (Italy) on the par-4 17th.

Round 1 of the Cutter & Buck Classic wraps up on 5/26 and will be followed by a single-play final round concluding on 5/31. Credits accumulated throughout the year-long season will determine which players qualify for the one million WGT Credit purse Virtual Tour Championship in December.

Sign up for the Cutter & Buck Classic today

Cutter & Buck Leaderboards

There's still time to play the free Pinehurst No. 2 Back 9 Challenge on WGT, for your chance to win a $500 USGAshop.com gift card.

Two players will each get a $500 gift card to USGAshop.com, one to the player with the top leaderboard score and the other to a lucky sweepstakes winner chosen at random, regardless of score.

Play Pinehurst Back 9

This closest-to-the-hole tournament is part of the 2014 Virtual U.S. Open on famed Pinehurst No. 2, leading up to the real U.S. Open Championships event run by the USGA in June.

Famed Pinehurst No. 2 is being rolled out as part of the 2014 Virtual U.S. Open, with the full 18 hole stroke play Qualifier available now. The live USGA events are in June, including both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open Championships, the first time both events will be played on the same course in back-to-back weeks.

Now you can play WGT Brackets against players in your same WGT tier for better chances to win.

WGT Brackets are new games where you compete against other WGT players head-to-head, with 16 players starting and advancing thru 4 rounds on different courses.

With new tiered Brackets, Tour Legends can play against Tour Legends, Legends against Legends, and so on, for more evenly matched competition.

Choose to play either free Brackets or paid brackets to win WGT Credits, and new Speed Brackets with faster rounds.

Play Brackets

*Brackets are currently available on WGT on the web, not on mobile yet.

Upgrade to the new Callaway X2 Hot virtual wood set on WGT for even more distance and forgiveness.

WGT players loved the first X Hot driver, so Callaway expanded the line to a full wood set.

• X2 Hot Driver - more off the tee, unlocks at Level 32 and Level 72
• X2 Hot 3 Wood - more off the fairway, unlocks at Level 33 and Level 73
• X2 Hot Hybrid - more on long approach shots, unlocks at Level 34 and Level 74
• X2 Hot Wood Set - best value for all 3 clubs, unlocks at Level 34 and Level 74

All three new X2 Hot virtual clubs and the full wood set are available now in the WGT Pro Shop.

The popular TaylorMade SLDR virtual driver now in all white and unlocking earlier this summer only on WGT.

The SLDR driver is the top driver on tour, and TaylorMade released an all-white version that WGT is unlocking earlier. The black SLDR unlocks at Levels 28 and 89 but the white SLDR unlocks at Levels 23 and 79, for a limited-time only.

This SLDR has extra distance, trajectory and forgiveness, making it ideal for players who like to control their shots by swinging earlier or later on the WGT swing meter, without giving up as much distance.

Get the white SLDR in the WGT Pro Shop...

• Level 23
• Level 79

Play all 18 holes of full stroke play golf at Pinehurst No. 2 on WGT.

The main event of the 2014 Virtual U.S. Open has arrived, the full 18-hole Qualifier. Drive, chip and putt on all 18 holes of the historic host course for the 2014 U.S. Open Championships.

Everyone that enters the Qualifier gets:

• Free USGA avatar
• Free Lexus virtual golf ball
• Free Lexus Putter Pal
• Chance to win a GRAND PRIZE TRIP to next year's U.S. Open: one sweepstakes winner and one to the ultimate champion

Play Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier

As part of the 2014 Virtual U.S. Open, players automatically receive a free USGA Avatar Male 3, but all six male and female avatars are available free in the Pro Shop during the Virtual U.S. Open for players to choose and equip.