WGT Golf News

Today is the last day to post a score in the Virtual U.S. Open Front 9 Challenge tournament on Chambers Bay.

Don't miss your chance to win a $500 USGAshop.com gift card to use on U.S. Open merchandise and memorabilia. Two players, one with the top leaderboard score and one lucky sweepstakes winner, will each win a gift card.

Play Front 9 Challenge

See rules for details and eligibility.

On Tuesday, the top two Tour Legends from the Jan-Mar Virtual Tour Quarterly Championship standings competed in a heated match play game for a bonus WGT Credit prize on Kiawah.

In case you missed the streaming Twitch match-up between poldimaier (Germany) and fmagnets (UK), watch the replays here...

Note, to see the match from poldimaier's point of view select his replay, and vice versa to watch from fmagnets', but both videos include both player shots.

• poldimaier Match Replay
• fmagnets Match Replay

After last month's Kiawah Championship tournament in the WGT Virtual Tour, top Tour Legends poldimaier (Germany) and fmagnets (UK) ranked #1 and #2 in the quarterly standings, earning spots in the first quarterly championship match of the year.

SPOILER ALERT below, so avoid scrolling if you don't want to see who won just yet!

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

...Congrats to fmagnets on becoming the first WGT Virtual Tour Champion of the 2015 season!

Tune in to our Twitch.tv page TODAY, 4/21 at 1:00 PM PDT to watch the top two Tour Legends in the Jan-Mar Virtual Tour Quarterly Championship standings compete for a bonus 10,000 WGT Credit prize.

After last month's Kiawah Championship tournament in the WGT Virtual Tour, top Tour Legends poldimaier (Germany) and fmagnets (UK) ranked #1 and #2 in the quarterly standings, earning spots in the first quarterly championship match of the year.

Today, you can watch them compete in a LIVE match play game on the same course as the March Major, Kiawah, streaming on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf

MATCH PREVIEW: poldimaier vs. fmagnets
(4/21, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM BST / 10:00 PM CEST) 

poldimaier

Level: 106

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Aphrodite

Notes:

• 2014 Virtual U.S. Open Champion
• Currently tied for 43rd in the April Transamerica Challenge

VS

fmagnets

Level: 117

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Wooden Tee Country Club

Notes:

• 2014 WGT Virtual Tour Champion
• Currently tied for 2nd in the April Transamerica Challenge

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

Tune in to our Twitch.tv page tomorrow, 4/21 at 1:00 PM PT to watch the top two Tour Legends in the Jan-Mar Virtual Tour Quarterly Championship standings compete for a bonus 10,000 WGT Credit prize.

After last month's Kiawah Championship tournament in the WGT Virtual Tour, Tour Legends poldimaier (Germany) and fmagnets (UK) ranked #1 and #2 in the quarterly standings, earning spots in the first quarterly championship match of the year.

Tomorrow, watch them compete in a LIVE match play game on the same course as the March Major, Kiawah, streaming LIVE on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/wgtgolf

MATCH PREVIEW: poldimaier vs.  fmagnets
(4/21, 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM BST / 10:00 PM CEST) 

poldimaier

Level: 106

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Aphrodite

Notes:

• 2014 Virtual U.S. Open Champion
• Currently tied for 43rd in the April Transamerica Challenge

VS

fmagnets

Level: 117

Tier: Tour Legend

Country Club: Wooden Tee Country Club

Notes:

• 2014 WGT Virtual Tour Champion
• Currently tied for 2nd in the April Transamerica Challenge

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

We're kicking off a new tournament series, the Road to the PGA Championship, starting with the Flashback to Valhalla tournament going on now.

Play this 9-shot closest-to-the-hole tournament on Valhalla, and the top 70 scores in each tier will split a 200,000 WGT Credit purse. Plus one lucky sweepstakes winner will win a $100 gift card for the PGA Shop at shop.pga.com.

Play Free Now

See rules for details and eligibility.

Slow down your WGT Swing Meter with the new Focus Boost, for those big shots you really need to make.

Sometimes you really need to focus, so look for the new lightning bolt option above the swing meter to buy Focus Boosts in-game.

Play WGT Now

*New Focus Boosts currently available in practice games only.

Get the newest virtual clubs from TaylorMade on WGT, the R15 driver and 3 wood.

The new R15 virtual driver gives you higher launch and lower spin off the tee, and WGT player BakerPaul909 calls it "A Bomber!" Unlocks at Level 40 and Level 90.

Get the top performing R15 3 wood for more precision, forgiveness and a slower swing meter. It gets an all-caps "WOW" from WGT player MPhillips2003, unlocking at Level 41 and Level 84.

See TaylorMade R15 Driver in WGT Pro Shop

• Level 40
• Level 90

See TaylorMade R15 3 Wood in WGT Pro Shop

• Level 41
• Level 84

Play the new Apr-Jun Quarterly Season of the 2015 WGT Virtual Tour, starting with the Transamerica Challenge going on now.

Compete on Bethpage Black and post your unlimited first round score by 4/25, then your single-play second round score 4/26-4/30. 

The top 70 combined scores in each tier will split the total purse of 200,000 WGT Credits that count toward the current quarterly season standings.

Play Transamerica Challenge

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.

WGT Tour Legend poldimaier, who is also the reigning Virtual U.S. Open Champion (2014), wins the first Major of the 2015 WGT Virtual Tour in the March Kiawah Championship.

Shooting 54, 53 and 56 for a combined score of 163, poldimaier claimed the top spot by 4 strokes in the first Major tournament of the year to close out the Jan-Mar Quarterly Season. Tied for second with combined scores of 167 were Tour Legends including FarFoo, fmagnets, Lizard69, derekortt, KyRock75, Saurabh08 and UBCLU546.

This Major win also puts poldimaier at the top of the Jan-Mar Quarterly Season leaderboard, the first of four 3-month seasons in this year's WGT Virtual Tour. As one of the top two players on the leaderboard, he will be competing in our first Quarterly Championship match (streaming live on Twitch.tv) for an additional, winner-take-all 10,000 WGT Credit prize. Details and scheduling are still being finalized, so stay tuned for more information on when to watch -- coming soon!

2015 Jan-Mar Season Leaderboard

• Tour Legend - poldimaier (Germany)
• Legend - akash1592 (Canada)
• Tour Master - kurtschori (Switzerland)
• Master - briciole (Italy)
• Tour Pro -  impi2 (USA)
• Pro - curaddd (USA)

See full Jan-Mar Season Standings

Kiawah Championship Winners

• Tour Legend - poldimaier, 163 (Germany)
• Legend - akash1592, 168 (Canada)
• Tour Master - enormusjonson, 183 (USA)
• Master - kurtschori, 181 (Switzerland)
• Tour Pro - xlviii, 189 (Ecuador)
• Pro - themistroe12, 182 (USA)

See Full Kiawah Championship Leaderboards

Virtual Tour April Tournament

With the first quarterly season ending in March, we've started the new Apr-Jun Quarterly Season with this month's Transamerica Challenge tournament on Bethpage Black.

Play the unlimited first round and post your score by 4/25, then post your single-play second round score 4/26-4/30.

The top 70 scores in each tier will split a total purse of 200,000 WGT Credits, that count toward the Apr-Jun quarterly season standings. Be sure to play now to get on the leaderboard early!

Play Transamerica Challenge

Get your first look at the back 9 holes of Chambers Bay, host of this year's U.S. Open, in the Virtual U.S. Open Back 9 Challenge.

Chambers Bay is the host of the 2015 U.S. Open, and you can get an early look at the course in the Back 9 closest-to-the-hole tournament on WGT.

Play Back 9 Challenge

Post your best score in this unlimited play tournament for your chance to win a $500 USGAshop.com gift card. See rules for details and eligibility.

You can also experience the front 9 holes of Chambers Bay by playing in the Virtual U.S. Open Front 9 Challenge tournament, also going on now!