WGT Golf News

WGT partner GolfPac is giving away a golf package for two at the Grand Golf Resorts of Florida.

Play in the free GolfPac Travel Fall Challenge on WGT and one lucky sweepstakes winner, and a friend, will get two nights deluxe accommodations and two rounds of championship golf at one of three resorts, including Innisbrook in Tampa, a recent host of the PGA Tour.

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*Special tournament open to residents of USA and Canada only, free to enter and runs thru 11/8/13. Includes hotel and golf, but does not include transportation or air travel. See rules for details and eligibility.

A weekly update from the WGT Winter Tour... Still time to enter!

In this first tour stop for October, WGT players are posting their best scores on historic Pebble Beach to qualify for the two championship rounds the last two weeks in October, and win part of the double WGT Credit purse.

Players are competing against other players in the same WGT tier (Pro, Tour Pro, Master, Tour Master, Legend, Tour Legend) in this closest-to-the-hole tournament, trying to place in the top 50% of scores to make the first-round cut.

The Qualifier round on Pebble is open now thru Thu 10/17, and it's unlimited so you can play again to post your best score, with the top 50% of scores in each tier moving on to the two single-play championship rounds. Round 2 on Harbour Town runs 10/18-10/24, and Round 3 on Wolf Creek runs 10/25-10/31, both more challenging single-play rounds to determine the final combined scores. The top 70 combined scores in each tier earn the WGT Credit prizes.

Here are the current leaders by tier. Keep in mind that these are Closest-to-the-Hole scores, so the scores are the combined distance from the hole for the 9 challenge holes...

• Tour Legend: dansamcam, USA – shot a 35
• Legend: mapewest, Italy – shot a 35
• Tour Master: cbmeise, USA – shot a 41
• Master: Matterpat, USA – shot a 33
• Tour Pro: L1hm, USA – shot a 55
• Pro: dtbrown757, Canada – shot a 66

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Don't forget to play and post your score before the cut on 10/17. And everyone gets a free TaylorMade Lethal virtual golf ball just for entering. Good luck, and stay tuned for updates on the WGT Winter Tour...

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There are always new virtual golf tournaments being played on WGT and we have some recent tournament winners to announce. A variety of great prizes have been awarded, including dream golf trips, golf outings, gift cards and WGT Credits. Please note that as tournament details and prizes require time to finalize, there may be a slight delay in the official announcements. 

Congratulations to all of these WGT players joining the WGT Winners Circle!

First Tee Oakland Charity Tournament
Winner: VegasBlofeld
Prize: This stroke play tournament on The Olympic Club golf course benefited the First Tee of Oakland charity. As the lucky sweepstakes winner, VegasBlofeld received a golf outing for four people at The Olympic Club course in San Francisco, home to the 2012 U.S. Open. 

Virtual U.S. Open Front 9 Challenge
Sweepstakes Winner: Phillip2626
Prize: As part of the 2013 Virtual U.S. Open tournament, this lucky sweepstakes winner received a $500 Gift Card to USGAshop.com by participating in the closest-to-the-hole, Front 9 Challenge at Merion Golf Club.

Virtual U.S. Open Back 9 Challenge
Sweepstakes Winner: Groganman
Prize: Groganman was the sweepstakes winner of the Back 9 Challenge tournament, that was part of the 2013 Virtual U.S. Open on WGT, and received a $500 Gift Card to USGAshop.com. Hope you enjoy that USGA gear!

Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier
Sweepstakes Winner: Quantum007
Prize: As the lucky sweepstakes winner of the 2013 Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier, Quantum007 receives a Grand Prize trip to the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No.2 to experience the historic course and the excitement of the U.S. Open Championship, live. Be sure to let us know how your trip goes, so we can share your experience with the WGT community!

Be sure to check the WGT Tournaments page for new tournaments to play!

Golf.com recently released a list of the Top 10 Municipal Courses from around the country, and WGT features the #1 golf course on this impressive list – Bethpage State Park's Black Course.

If you can't make it out to New York right now, you can still experience the historic venue and challenging layout of Bethpage Black, free on WGT. Ranked #1 on this "Top 10 Municipal Courses" list and #36 on the Golf.com Top 100 Courses, Bethpage will play host to the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2024 Ryder Cup.

Here's the full list from Golf.com:

1. Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale, NY
2. Chambers Bay, University Place, WA
3. Torrey Pines (South), La Jolla, CA
4. TPC Scottsdale (Stadium), Scottsdale, AZ
5. Olympic Course at Gold Mountain, Bremerton, WA
6. Wintonbury Hills, Bloomfield, CT
7. TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, CA
8. Butterfield Trail, El Paso, TX
9. Desert Willow (Firecliff), Palm Desert, CA
10. Pacific Grove Golf Links, Pacific Grove, CA

If you haven't signed up for WGT yet, you can sign up free here to play Bethpage Black and other championship golf courses in HD quality online.

WGT partner Allianz is hosting a special tournament this month with a total purse of over 100,000 WGT Credits.

Players in all countries can compete against other players in the same WGT tier in the free Allianz Golf Challenge tournament.

Post your best score in this 18-hole stroke play tournament on St Andrews with the top 70 scores in each tier splitting the Credit purse.

Play Free Tournament

This special tournament is free to enter and runs thru 10/31/13.

Play WGT any time between now and Sun, 10/6 and get a free virtual golf ball in honor of the President's Cup this weekend.

Players from the USA will get the new USA Team virtual ball, while players from all other countries will get the new International Team virtual ball. Both virtual golf balls feature country flags and matching vapor trails, and are based on the popular WGT GI-SD ball with extra distance and spin.

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These special virtual golf balls are also available in the WGT Pro Shop now, and make great gifts!

*Special offer for WGT players that log in to WGT between 10/3/13 and 10/6/13, receive 1 free USA Team or International Team virtual golf ball based on country.

By popular demand, the WGT Winter Tour is back – making its first tour stop this month.

Post your best score on Pebble Beach by 10/17, and the top 50% of scores in each Tier will make the cut and move on to championship rounds 2 and 3 for a double WGT credit purse.

As a special offer, everyone who enters this closest-to-the-hole tournament will get one TaylorMade Lethal virtual golf ball.

Play Winter Tour

This free, multi-round tournament is played across 3 WGT courses: play Round 1 on Pebble Beach and post your best score by 10/17 to qualify for single-play Round 2 on Harbour Town and Round 3 on Wolf Creek. The Top 70 combined scores in each WGT tier will earn WGT Credit prizes. Open to WGT players in all countries.