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With over 1 million rounds posted in the Virtual U.S. Open Qualifier, 210 WGT players have qualified for the Virtual U.S. Open Championship. The qualifying cutline was 59 and the best score posted was a 54 by BolloxInBruges, last year's champion who's just returning from his grand prize trip to Congressional in DC.

The Virtual U.S. Open Championship rounds starts today for the 210 qualifiers to decide the ultimate champion and winner of the grand prize trip to Olympic in San Francisco, site of the 2012 U.S. Open. The first round must be played by end of day Wed 6/22 PST and the second round must be played by end of day Sun 6/26. The lowest combined score wins the grand prize. Unlike the Qualifier, these are single-rounds not unlimited-play, so every shot counts.

SCORING UPDATE...with over 50 scores already posted today, Funkyjunkie3000 is leading with a 58, cyl6 with a 61, Hanswurst72 with a 62, and 5 players are tied at 64...but there's lots of golf left to play. Watch the leaderboard here.

Check out the leaders

WGT will be following the Virtual U.S. Open Championship and reporting updates on the WGT Blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts, so stay tuned!

 

2011 Virtual U.S. Open Qualifiers

 

BolloxInBruges

elvinomepego

AvatarLee

mohuyu

dansamcam

lateball

Funkyjunkie3000

PGAbound67

NelsonPesce

KyRock75

PRIESTESS

suncity28

nickolijj

rnegv

dunbryan

Starsandros

zant

Infinito3010

ashanem

kam4122

NMart23

jimbean346

JCOlson

TheLighterDark

 jakestanfill7

jaderoks

speedyschic

LACHICK

Ecco2

sbirul

LeodStotch

simovoice

gobbog

Win1Soon

Kriztjan

Solid1

cyl6

coolswing

Shankette

Lobwedgex60

chunkNskull

stuffix

ryan4spurs

timpyron1980

Woodsy747

PortsD

dsdiego

PhiEaglesFan

losersss

restorethis

BartMania

bigddogg19

Daskino

chrisironsbones

Stryker37

heffdiddy

WakingLife

Jerm65

dud_doodle

LifeSux

bigcountry317

mongo441

23MoJo23

Jethro09

joebowler

mrenn29

CASH11

jaycen129

TDHarvey

TugboatDoug

BradySeven

BigKnight

nellyg

lbcgolf

pluer

villadeoro

Minkywinkster

United4Life

Kurtsbuford

Robbie0102

genorb

ccrume

Leftysway

taptate

em3griedel

poolmaniac6

MBaggese

geordieles

dimaier

Mike3226

FarFoo

iwb1

brettl5

rowlets

Golfspieler

imcoola

odaddy68

YOTADOG

Hightower3

Turtle35

Wesdogg75

flocke2308

Caven

mgd300

JulioMoot

AHudd

wildcat18racing6

westhamchris

Dianne81

Lisa03

craiger85

chubbyhugs35

JayJensen

pauls

Mem11

VaporKing

Penners

mao69

SGTBilko

TallAcePaul

TheTommyD

bjoernov

Hiroshi

Threot

Beeski

bulfrog2004

Buckthebuck

spinmaster

BigHittrTheLama

DougBieker

TuckerYNWA96

Broohar

VanXmiC

SteveLuzzatto

MacGillicuddy

flippem1972

merlin42

paulmcm

claremoreblue

Fortesque99

columbiacgt

bobis

cody6202000

gunsmokelizzy

GentleB3

TarheelsRule

slavy

OwenCrew

xxblueeyesxx

seniorbruno

zcarter1000

rainman692

whyalla

WhyYouLoveMe

jeffreyb1

TaterNater

shandohickey

KnuckleWoods

usfgolfman

gotstewart

rustan

mreddy

Christofff

hesomist

tiaz79

sunshinewilly

PTgolf904

tiffer67

MElli22631

roaddawgstyle

GoHardGoHome

ironking34

williamricker

jbooch09

AllyKennedy

KingTuck

borlick

Egolilly

Hunter0353

Switz71

DarSum

dscroggs4

stevenharkin

cappiest

nateh311

GoodyChamp

cincogolfer

CMcCartney727

seanobrien

bkelley

oksymoron

racoondad

skeetern196

pedro007

StoneColdKiller

AndresVas

yoban

Seekerb

dsheavills

Hef111

Ffudd

lvietri

Wontonamo

MrMisters

jarikuri

Hanswurst72

b0geybuster

BrianSJMA

Teedaawg

rlweller

 

 

Check-out more great shots in our second Virtual U.S. Open Highlights video on YouTube.

 

Watch the highlights now.

This week’s video features the longest drive, longest putt and longest hole-out of the week at Congressional.

Save your replays to be included in future highlight videos and subscribe to our WGT Channel on YouTube to get updated when new videos are posted.

 

 

To celebrate the exciting start of the 2011 U.S. Open, we've got two “must-see” videos on YouTube…

 

Virtual U.S. Open Highlights - Highlights of some of the great shots from this year’s Virtual U.S. Open being played on WGT.

 

 

Golf Boys - One of the hottest videos on YouTube with over 1 million views. Watch golf’s first boy band “Golf Boys” featuring golf pros Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan and Bubba Watson. Hysterical and your view helps out charities.

 

Watch both videos on YouTube and subscribe to WGTers for more golf highlights and tutorials from WGT.

We hope you’re enjoying all the U.S. Open action, live-streamed at www.usopen.com and there’s still time to enter the Virtual U.S. Open on WGT. Apparently, Congressional is just as challenging in real-life as it is virtually.

 

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Royal St George's now has all 18 holes available for full stroke play! The Qualifying Round for the Open Championship on Royal St George's, site of the 2011 Open, is available through July 17th. Compete for prizes and qualify for the Championship for a chance to win a dream trip to next year's Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Anne's.

The Back 9 Challenge on Royal St George's is also available with additional prizes.

 

 

New virtual equipment and improvements to the fringe around the greens. Let us know what you think in our forums or at members@worldgolftour.com

NEW - Callaway Vapor Trail Balls

We've added the popular Vapor Trail option to the Callaway Tour balls to help trace your shots through the air, including the Callaway Vapor Balls (L37+) and Callaway Legend Vapor Balls (L53+).

NEW - Srixon Yellow Vapor Trail Balls

We've also added Vapor Trails and the exciting Neon Yellow option to the Srixon Z-Star balls, including the Srixon Neon Yellow (L11+) and Srixon Vapor Balls Z-STAR (L21+).

NEW - Cleveland 64 Degree Lob Wedge

 

The Cleveland wedges have quickly become one of the most-popular clubs on WGT, so we expanded the existing set of 52, 56 and 60 degree wedges with a 64 degree Lob Wedge, perfect for landing the ball softly on the green. See the Cleveland 64 Degree Wedge (L31+) and Cleveland 64 Degree Wedge (L80+)

Improved Fringe

One of the top player requests has been to improve the performance and consistency of the fringe around the greens, which we’ve just done, so the fringe on all courses now plays more accurately.

This means you can more easily chip and putt from the fringe, and your approach shots will more easily roll through the fringe as well. It may take a little adjustment but it should be a more realistic experience. Please let us know what you think.

Best Scores

At the end of a good scoring round, you’ll now see your score compared to your other WGT Friends on that course. You’ll also have the option to post and highlight that score in your friends' Activity Feed, and for doing that you’ll earn 10 XP (Experience Points).

We’re planning to expand Best Scores more in the future, to help you compete against yourself and your friends more easily, so please provide your feedback on what you would like to do with your top scores on WGT.

 

 

Check out the new equipment and start posting your qualifying scores now in the Virtual U.S. Open Championship on Congressional. Let us know what you think in our forums or at members@worldgolftour.com

 

Play the Virtual U.S Open Championship

The qualifying round begins now! Play the Virtual U.S. Open Championship on Congressional, site of 2011 U.S. Open. Compete for prizes and qualify for the Championship for a chance to win a dream trip to next year's U.S. Open Championship at Olympic Club.

 

NEW - Srixon Balls

Srixon balls are now available on WGT! The Z-STAR unlocks starting at Level 11 and the Z-STAR XV unlocks starting at Level 13.

 

NEW - Burner 2.0 irons Level 79+

These new top-performing TaylorMade Burner 2.0 irons (Level 79+) will help you carry the ball farther and stop it more quickly on the greens. They're a perfect match with the Cleveland CG16 Wedges.

 

Full 18 Holes at Cabo Del Sol

This Jack Nicklaus resort course from Mexico offers beautiful views and birdie opportunities. You can find Cabo del Sol in the WGT game menus. Note that these new TruGolf courses are 0 credits for 9 hole closest-to-the-hole challenge, 100 credits for 9 holes, and 150 credits for 18 holes.

 

Updated Privacy Policy

We’ve updated the WGT Privacy Policy to be more clear about our email communications. When you join WGT, you agree to receive emails from WGT about WGT services. At any time you can opt-out of receiving WGT “marketing” emails, but will continue to receive WGT “transactional” emails which are sent as part of playing the game (ex. Entering a tournament, Making a purchase, etc). Review Privacy Policy

 

 

Royal St George’s is coming to WGT. This prestigious course is the host site of the 2011 Open Championship, has hosted 14 previous Open Championships, and is ranked #12 in the world by Golf Digest magazine.

You can get a sneak peek at Royal St George’s now by playing in the Virtual Open Challenge , a closest-to-the-hole challenge on the Front 9. The full 18 holes and Virtual Open Championship launch in June on WGT.

 

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8th in the U.S.

We wanted to let you know about new offers for Mother's Day that will also earn you free WGT Credits. Here are a few of the offers...

• FTD is offering up to 25% off high-quality flower delivery, and will give you $17.50 in WGT Credits for free.
• Shari's Berries offers gourmet treats, and will give you $12.50 in WGT Credits for free.
• Nordstrom offers luxury women's accessories and perfumes; spend over $100 and get $25 in WGT Credits for free.

See All Mother's Day Offers.

 

 

 

WGT is running a special offer this weekend thru Sunday April 24th.

Buy $20 WGT credits and you get 3 free Callaway Tour i(z) virtual balls. These top-selling virtual balls provide maximum distance and accuracy in WGT. They are normally not unlocked until Level 35, but are available free with purchase of $20 or more WGT Credits. Use your credits for match play challenges, Ready-Go Tournaments, or to upgrade your virtual equipment and get ready for the upcoming Virtual Opens.

Buy WGT Credits Here.

*One-time offer limited to WGT players. Buy $20 or more of WGT Credits by 4/24/11 and receive 3 free Callaway Tour i(z) (L35+) virtual golf balls.

 

WGT has partnered with TruGolf to add their golf simulator courses to WGT.com. These are high-quality full stroke-play courses from around the world. TruGolf is the core team behind the popular Links PC golf game.

The first new course available on WGT is Cabo del Sol, a resort course in Mexico designed by Jack Nicklaus and rated in the Top 100 World Golf Courses by Golf Magazine. WGT players will enjoy the beautiful ocean views and drivable par fours and reachable par fives.

 

Because TruGolf courses are licensed, WGT needs to charge players a greens fee for Cabo and future TruGolf courses, as follows:

0 credits – TruGolf closest-to-the-hole
100 credits – TruGolf 9-hole stroke-play
150 credits – TruGolf 18-hole stroke-play

This enables any WGT player to try nine great shots on TruGolf for free as often as they want, and those who are interested can use WGT Credits to play the whole course.

The TruGolf courses are optional courses on WGT that address requests from experienced WGT players for more stroke-play courses. The 12 existing WGT courses and other new WGT-produced courses will continue to be free of charge, including the upcoming Virtual Open courses this summer.

Give the new course a try! Play Cabo for Free Now