Nouvelles WGT Golf

Pebble Beach is America's top-ranked and most famous golf course. The famed Pebble Beach Golf Links golf course is the most recent addition to World Golf Tour, now available as a free closest-to-the-hole online game.

If you ever get a chance to play Pebble Beach in real life, the tee shot on the first hole can be pretty nerve racking, as there's always a large crowd of tourists watching.

However, the fairway is wide and you just need to get your tee shot in play. The approach shot is actually more challenging, to an elevated small green protected by bunkers.

In the 2000 U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach, Hal Sutton holed his approach from 136 yards using an 8-iron for the first-ever eagle on this hole during the Open championship.

On World Golf Tour, the closest-to-the-hole shot on Hole 1 is from the same 136 yards. See how close you can get your approach.

Pebble Beach Hole 1 Tip - Keep your approach shot to the left as the green breaks left to right.

You can sign up for World Golf Tour here and play Pebble Beach, St Andrews and other famous golf courses free online.

See Pebble Beach Hole 6 Preview

Coming Soon - More Pebble Beach Previews

WGT players are earning WGT Credits every day for shooting a hole-in-one.

The new Hole-In-One Challenges are available on par-3 tee shots on the closest-to-the-hole golf courses on World Golf Tour. Earn WGT Credits by shooting a hole-in-one, or for landing the ball within 1 or 5 feet of the hole. Choose either 10, 50 or 100 WGT Credits, and you'll see the potential payout for each hole.

See Hole-In-One Winners

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

Check-out the Valentine's Day offers on World Golf Tour, and earn free WGT Credits in the process.

See offers from top companies like ProFlowers, FTD and Shari's Berries. For example, save 50% on ProFlowers and get 1,500 free WGT Credits. It's easy to find the perfect gift fo for the special people in your life...including you.

Earn Free Credits

Also this Valentine's Day, get the new WGT Heart Vapor Ball – featuring a fluttering heart vapor trail, but with more distance and durability, making it a great gift for WGT friends who deserve some love.

We've just added hole-in-one challenges that let you try your luck to earn bonus WGT Credits by making a hole-in-one, or landing the ball within 1 or 5 feet of the hole. This is a new feature in closest-to-the-hole games, and excitingly we already have a few winners!

The first hole-in-one winner was RampagingRodent, a Level 96 Legend player, on Pinehurst.

And we've had three more WGT players score a hole-in-one: WillieG34, stuckat23 and MannyHazard, who all saved their replays to share with the world.

• WillieG34's shot on the beautiful Pebble Beach course -- our newest WGT golf course! (Hint: try watching with camera angle #3...just perfect)
• stuckat23's shot on Hilversumsche -- featuring a lucky green ball (I like camera angle #4 here)
• MannyHazard backs his shot up on Pinehurst -- awesome use of backspin (see camera angle #3 to get the full effect)

You can try your luck too in closest-to-the-hole games on par-3 hole shots from the tee. Keep an eye out for the "Hole-In-One Challenge" option to pop up on the right side of your game screen...you could be next!

This is a very exciting release, featuring Pebble Beach and much, much more. Enjoy!

Pebble Beach

America's top golf course is now available on World Golf Tour. Play 1 of the 2 new closest-to-the-hole challenges on Pebble Beach, which also hosts the AT&T Pro-Am this month.

New Best Of Par 3 Stroke Play

Play the newest "Best Of" virtual golf course on WGT, featuring 9 of the very best par 3 holes, in full stroke play format.

New Hole-in-One Challenges

Exciting new WGT feature now available in closest-to-the-hole games. Earn bonus WGT Credits by making a hole-in-one or landing the ball within 1 or 5 feet of the hole. Try your luck!

New Nike RZN Balls

The new Nike 20XI series balls have been upgraded with a new RZN core for 2013. These new RZN golf balls deliver top distance and control, but feature a slower WGT Swing Meter to “ding” more shots, for top WGT players.

• Nike RZN Level 60 and Level 61 
• Nike RZN Level 80 and Level 81

Heart Vapor Ball

The new Heart Vapor Ball has a vapor trail of floating red hearts, plus extra distance and durability, making it a great gift for WGT friends this Valentine's Day. Share the love on the course today!

PS: WGT NATION members should log in to WGT on Valentine's Day, 2/14 to get 1 free Heart Vapor Ball as our gift to you. You can see if you're eligible to join the free WGT Nation here.

Valentine Gifts and WGT Credits

Get your Valentine's Day gifts on WGT and earn free WGT Credits for yourself. See special offers from FTD, ProFlowers and Shari's Berries to earn WGT Credits while you save on special gifts for your loved ones.

New WGT Golf Shirts, Caps, Visors and Towels

Now use your WGT Credits to get real-world golf gear. See the new Elite Collection in the WGT Pro Shop, featuring "World Golf Tour" golf shirts, caps, visors and towels, all from Nike Golf and starting at 8,000 WGT Credits.

Win Golf at Olympic Club

Play The First Tee of Oakland Charity Tournament on WGT and you get a chance to win a foursome at the exclusive Olympic Club, host of the 2012 U.S. Open. Your 500 WGT Credit donation goes to support the First Tee of Oakland children's golf charity, and you will receive 1 free Callaway virtual golf ball just for entering. Play to support a good cause!

Country Club Cut Lines 

Now create Country Club stroke play tournaments with cut lines to add more fun and competition.

Golf Channel's popular "Morning Drive" TV show will re-launch on Monday (February 4) and will now air 7 days a week so you can get your daily fill of golf news and trends.

Starting Monday, hosts Gary Williams, Holly Sonders and Damon Hack will also be coming to you from a new set.

Check out this time lapse video of the new "Morning Drive" set being built...

You can now use Burger King gift cards to get Credits on World Golf Tour.

To use Burger King or other eligible gift cards:

• Go to Buy Credits page on WGT
• If you have a saved payment method, click "Change Billing Information" at the bottom of the page
• Choose Credit Amount and select "Gift Cards"
• Select type of card and enter the card number

Use your WGT Credits to upgrade your virtual golf equipment in the Pro Shop, enter virtual tournaments, or play match play or skins challenge games against other players.

WGT players in a number of countries and USA states are now eligible to play games for WGT Credits, including Ready Go tournaments and Challenge multi-player games.

New countries now eligible…

• Argentina
• Brazil
• China
• Japan
• Korea

New USA states now eligible…

• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• South Carolina
• South Dakota

Ready Go golf tournaments are fast stroke play competitions, limited to just 50 players with the top 30 players earning WGT Credit prizes. There’s always a Ready Go available, and WGT Credits are typically awarded within a day of all 50 players posting their score.

See Ready-Go’s

You can also now compete for Credits in Challenge games, where you play against other WGT players to win WGT Credits, including matchplay, skins or blitz challenge games.

Use all your WGT Credit winnings to upgrade your virtual golf equipment in the Pro Shop and improve your game.

Play this month's featured course in the Edgewood Challenge tournament on World Golf Tour.

This free closest-to-the-hole tournament is a fun 9-hole challenge with beautiful lake views on the scenic Edgewood Tahoe golf course, host of the American Century Celebrity Pro-Am every summer. The beautiful course is located on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, walking distance to casinos and minutes from Heavenly and world-class ski resorts.

Play Free Tournament

There's a new featured WGT course every month, so check back for new challenges!

If you're not already playing WGT, sign up free here.

To thank our NATION members this month, we're hosting the WGT NATION Appreciation Tournament and giving a free Speed-Up Boost to every member that enters.

Use Speed-Up Boosts to play WGT faster, so you can play twice as much, especially in multi-player games. The boosts don't affect your game performance in any way, they just make your shots display twice as fast. You can turn Speed-Up Boosts on/off in the Game Menu whenever you'd like.

This special online golf tournament is tiered, so the top 70 players in each tier will also split a double WGT Credit purse prize. It's free to enter and runs now thru 1/31/13, so don't miss out on the unlimited stroke play action.

Play NATION Only Tournament

WGT NATION is a free program for top WGT players. Learn more and see if you're eligible at http://www.wgt.com/nation.

*Special offer available to WGT NATION members who enter the tournament, get 1 free Speed-Up Boost (2x). Tournament runs now thru 1/31/13, see tournament page for details and eligibility.