WGT Golf News

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.

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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.

Congratulations to the top four Tour Legends in the 2014 WGT Virtual Tour Championship... 

1. fmagnets - shot 53 and 57 for a combined final score of 110
2. WaLk0fLiFe - shot a 54 and 56 for a final 110
3. javiertorg - shot a 54 and 57 for a combined 111
4. BigNick092785 - shot a 55 and 57 for final 112

It was a close second round, but in the end these four Tour Legends are moving on to Part 2 of the Virtual Tour Championship competing for another 500,000 WGT Credit purse.

The unique part of this final round tournament is that each player will need to stream their rounds on Twitch for other WGT players to watch live. You'll be able to watch these streams on the WGT Twitch channel (twitch.tv/wgtgolf) when the players choose to play, between 12/11-12/14.

Stay tuned and we'll let you know when you can watch!

Congratulations to all of the 420 top players that qualified and played in the Virtual Tour Championship, who will split the record 500,000 credit purse based on their final combined scores.

Championship Leaderboards

Today is the last chance for the 420 top WGT players to post their best score in Round 1 of the WGT Virtual Championship, which has a record prize purse of 1 million WGT Credits, a $10,000 value.

Round 1 (12/2-12/5) is unlimited play on Kiawah, and here's where the leaders stand...

• Tour Legend - tinybo leads at 52, 6 players are tied at 53, and 13 players are tied at 54
• Legend - MyCorona leads at 54, arielgongon at 55, and 8 players are tied at 56
• Tour Master - shagadelic and onthegrind lead at 56, 3 players are tied at 57, and 3 players are tied at 58
• Master - borondon, SwenCaserio, DelaPoutine and geeberwocky all tied at 58, and 5 players are tied at 59
• Tour Pro - jmbeanball and mulligan46 tied at 55, 3 players tied at 58
• Pro - BigBlockVettes leads at 57, 2 players are tied at 61

...so it's a very close competition across all tiers.

In order to be eligible for the Championship prizes, players must post Round 1 by the end of today Fri 12/5, so they can play Round 2 (12/6-12/8), which is a more challenging single-play round in tougher conditions on Pinehurst No. 2. The top 70 players in each tier will split the 500,000 credit purse based on their combined scores from Round 1 and Round 2.

Then, the Top 4 Tour Legends will compete in a final round, on a brand new WGT course, from 12/11 to 12/14, for another 500,000 credit purse. Those 4 Tour Legends will also need to stream their final rounds on Twitch for other WGT players to watch live.

More updates early next week...

Championship Leaderboards

This week's Country Club of the Week is... Lobsters Lair, who just celebrated its fourth birthday last week!

The Lobsters Lair country club has 33 members, including 3 officers, with more than 1,406,600 Experience Points (XP) earned. They are quickly approaching Club Level 7, but currently at Club Level 6, they have unlocked a number of country club benefits, including a free Putter Pal and Shot Pal for all of their members and earning +5% Club XP per round. Keep playing using CC Passes to level up your club to unlock these benefits too.

Club Director Lobsterboy, a Level 99 Legend, describes the birthday club...

"What a great honor to be chosen as the CC of the week and the timing couldn't be better as the LLCC just celebrated her 4th birthday on the 24th of November!

The vision of the Lobsters Lair Country Club is that of an active, tight knit 'family' atmosphere. Above all else, the name of the game is to have fun and enjoy yourself here. We strive to be the most active, most fun, and very best CC in all of WGT! Not recorded in stats or numbers, but rather by each and every member knowing that there is no other place they'd rather be!

I'd like to thank all members past and present for making the LLCC the club she is today and I look forward to the next 4 years!

Cheers!"

Happy birthday, Lobsters! From everyone at WGT. 

The current Weekly Leaderboard below shows The Peoples Club at #1, followed by Sherbrooke Country Club, The old duffers retreat, The Madrid Golf Club and The Georgian.

The first-ever Virtual Tour Championship tournament starts today, for the top 70 players in each tier on the overall Season Leaderboard.

The top 70 players in the Pro thru Tour Legend tiers on the Virtual Tour Season Leaderboard have qualified for this final championship tournament on WGT, with a ONE MILLION WGT Credit purse, a value of $10,000 in credits.

Qualifying players can post their best score in an unlimited-play first round on Kiawah, 12/2-12/5, then play a single-play second round on Pinehurst No. 2 12/6-12/8, to determine their combined final score and share of the 500,000 credit purse.

The top 4 Tour Legends from this will also play a final round and stream it live on Twitch from 12/11-12/14, competing for another 500,000 credit purse.

See Championship Leaderboards

LIVE NOW, head over to our Twitch page - http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf - to watch Tour Legend 777999 play WGTicon LIVE.

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Tune in to watch and listen to all the action, get insights and tips, chat with players, ask questions of your own, plus get a free WGT gift!

This week's match-up: 777999 vs. WGTicon

777999

Level: 97

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: THE JERKY METER COUNTRY CLUB

Notes:

• Longest Putt Made: 74 ft.
• A regular viewer of WGT Twitch matches
• Has shot 2 holes-in-one

VS

WGTicon (aka iconian)

Level: 100

Tier: Tour Legend

Notes:

• WGT Forum Moderator
• Likes: dogs, virtual golfing in fancy skirts
• Shot his first ever 56 on Kiawah with PING Raptures

See past Twitch matches here and learn more about streaming WGT on Twitch, and how to stream your own WGT games on our FAQ.