WGT Golf News

Congratulations to the following recent tournament winners. Can you beat the best? "Friend" these top players to make it easy to invite them to a multiplayer round next time they are online!

Jan Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

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1st: GLADSTONESCREWER
Prize: $100 Amazon.com Gift Card

2nd: TailorMade
Prize: $75 Amazon.com Gift Card

3rd: nlkeson
Prize: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card

AMATEUR TIER

1st: noodon
Prize: $150 Amazon.com Gift Card

2nd: Finks
Prize: $100 Amazon.com Gift Card

3rd: ncviz
Prize: $75 Amazon.com Gift Card

Jan Golf Gear Tournament

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1st: JaimePBPro
Prize: $75 Golfsmith Gift Card

2nd: CMANGS
Prize: $50 Golfsmith Gift Card

3rd: SlimShady
Prize: $25 Golfsmith Gift Card

AMATEUR TIER

1st: DrFeelgood
Prize: $100 Golfsmith Gift Card

2nd: nivlac
Prize: $75 Golfsmith Gift Card

3rd: ncviz
Prize: $50 Golfsmith Gift Card

Jan Shopping Spree Open

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1st: SlimShady
Prize: $75 Amazon.com Gift Card

2nd: abitadog
Prize: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card

3rd: Chuck1971
Prize: $25 Amazon.com Gift Card

AMATEUR TIER

1st: CKEVIN2
Prize: $100 Amazon.com Gift Card

2nd: tibbets
Prize: $75 Amazon.com Gift Card

3rd: ncviz
Prize: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card

Week 5 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner 1: billeee
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 2: Cathie
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 3: cowboyns
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Week 6 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: bp1169
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: tibbets
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 6 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: Dawg2244
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: tibbets
Prize: WGT Credits

For a more accurate result when clicking on the swing meter, try using a corded mouse. Wireless mice inherently have a lag between your click and your computer’s reception of the click, so it is harder to time your click for the perfect swing. Hope this helps!

The World Series of Golf will be hosting "Get Acquainted" events at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort on February 23, March 30, and April 20. This is your chance to explore the courses and hone your strategy in a real tournament atmosphere before the actual competition during the week of May 11, 2009. The buy-in is $10,000 with the winner receiving $300,000. Learn more here: http://www.worldseriesofgolf.com.

We've all been there—you're in the middle of your best game ever, and you need to take a call, or leave for an appointment, or your kid/wife/mother-in-law (you name it) is calling you from the other room. Worst, you hit Menu / End Round/Main Menu thinking you could resume later, only to discover that you've lost the game.

Remember that whether you're playing a tournament or ranked round, choose Save & Quit if you need to continue the game later. In a multiplayer round, if you need to drop off be sure to finish it later...you'll keep a lot more friends that way.

Cheers,
WGT

Congratulations to ZACHT, who sunk an amazing 100 foot putt and won the first-ever community-organized putting competition. See the replay here!

Congratulations to the following recent tournament winners. Can you beat the best? "Friend" these top players to make it easy to invite them to a multiplayer round next time they are online!

WGT New Year's Tournament

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1st: Drop-n-a-2
Prize: WGT Credits

2nd: DougieWaugh
Prize: WGT Credits

3rd: eleigh
Prize: WGT Credits

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1st: AvatarLee
Prize: WGT Credits

2nd: nivlac
Prize: WGT Credits

3rd: oneluv
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 1 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner 1: SMidgett87
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 2: Zeroironvansmack
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 3: flasher57
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Week 2 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner 1: AMPI
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 2: pozo02
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 3: BuddyGreen
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Week 3 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner 1: gopherman1
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 2: Swingtime
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 3: gehring
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Week 4 Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner 1: chrispro
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 2: dkmrocks112
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

Winner 3: FredO56
Prize: 1,000 WGT Credits

December Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner: adghonda
Prize: 2008 US Open DVD

Week 51 (2008) Closest-to-the-Pin Sweepstakes

Winner: Fillyb
Prize: WGT Polo Shirt

January Stroke Play Tournament

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1st: Rferg
Prize: WGT Credits

2nd: Barcomb14
Prize: WGT Credits

3rd: silverado02
Prize: WGT Credits

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1st: ncviz
Prize: WGT Credits

2nd: wags66
Prize: WGT Credits

3rd: CKEVIN2
Prize: WGT Credits

January Amateur's Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

1st: ncviz
Prize: Taylor Made Burner

2nd: noodon
Prize: Cargo Golf Travel Case

3rd: tibbets
Prize: Titleist Pro V1 balls

Week 3 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: jwj62
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: tibbets
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 3 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: 420magic
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: tibbets
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 4 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: Manuntdfan
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: ncviz
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 4 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: tinhat
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: AvatarLee
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 5 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: jcwinter
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: walks911
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 5 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: Spindoctor62
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: oneluv
Prize: WGT Credits

We have a new video tutorial on how to putt, for those of you who are new to the game or just want to brush up. We have also updated our "How to Hit the Ball", "How to Aim", and "How to Start a Multiplayer Game" tutorials (please note the links have also been updated):

• How to Putt
• How to Start a Multiplayer Game
• How to Hit the Ball
• How to Aim

Remember that there is also an in-game tutorial that walks you through the basics of gameplay. You can view it by clicking on MENU and selecting TUTORIAL.

Enjoy!

New tournaments for February are now live! Here are some of the highlights:

WGT International Open - since our tournaments are not open to all countries, we decided to have a special tournament for bragging rights only that everyone can play. So get your game ready and good luck!

Kiawah Resort Challenge - everyone who enters gets a discount to the exclusive Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Check tournament rules for details.

ExpertCEO Open - challenge other CEOs from around the world and win Amazon.com gift cards.

St. Valentine's Open - win Restaurant.com gift cards and take your date out to a nice meal. Open to US residents only.

Have fun,

WGT

We released some upgrades to the product earlier today and here are the highlights:

• Top Players list ordered correctly
• Leaderboards showing both tiers
• Resolved some cases of the session time-outs in game
• Resolved some cases of swing meter stuttering
• Improved messaging for cancelling a tournament, noting it will forfeit your tournament entry

Thanks for your support.

WGT

In honor of today's inauguration, we wanted to share with you this article from Golf Digest, which included an anecdote about Obama playing Bali Hai during his presidential campaign:

"Not long after Obama announced his run for president, on the steps of the Old State House in Springfield, he landed in Las Vegas late one weekday afternoon for a campaign stop the next morning. There were only two hours of light left. Obama and three aides raced over to the Bali Hai Golf Club, just off the strip and not far from Mandalay Bay, for a quick nine holes. Obama and Marvin Nicholson, a 10-handicapper, teamed up against Robert Gibbs, a single-digit handicapper who was the campaign's communications director, and Reggie Love, the candidate's close personal aide and a former Duke University basketball and football player who was a wild boomer with his big-headed driver. On the first tee, Love announced the stakes: $10 per hole. 'Whoa,' Obama said. 'Reggie, you must be good.' They were required to take carts, though Obama insists on walking when it's an option. Gibbs played the round of his life, one-putting nearly every green. By the end of the nine holes, they had been in Vegas less than three hours, and Obama and Nicholson had each lost $30."

Are you ready to squeeze in a round on Bali Hai?

Photo: Golf Digest