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!

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

WGT wishes you a happy Martin Luther King day, and hopes that his vision will continue to inspire the world.

 
Photo: Seattle Times

Congratulations to the following recent tournament winners:

Holiday Open

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1st: stephd
Prizes: Nintendo Wii


2nd: wags66
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card


3rd: FeistyPhil
Prizes: $50 Amazon.com gift card

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1st: tibbets
Prizes: $500 Amazon.com gift card


2nd: AvatarLee
Prizes: $250 Amazon.com gift card


3rd: nivlac
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card

Ladies Tournament

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1st: fishyjacko
Prizes: Coach handbag

2nd: kkw00488
Prizes: Coach wallet

3rd: stephd
Prizes: Coach cosmetics bag

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1st: tibbets
Prizes: Coach handbag

2nd: ncviz
Prizes: Coach wallet

3rd: moochie28
Prizes: Coach cosmetics bag

Shopping Spree Open

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1st: Guygolf
Prizes: $250 Amazon.com gift card

2nd: pricklpit
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card

3rd: FeistyPhil
Prizes: $50 Amazon.com gift card

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1st: tibbets
Prizes: $500 Amazon.com gift card

2nd: nivlac
Prizes: $250 Amazon.com gift card

3rd: Noondon
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card

Winter Tournament

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1st: Pricklpit
Prizes: Scotty Cameron putter

2nd: jbhkenobi
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card

3rd: fishyjacko
Prizes: $50 Amazon.com gift card

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1st: tibbets
Prizes: TaylorMade irons

2nd: Reignbare
Prizes: $150 Amazon.com gift card

3rd: pozo02
Prizes: $100 Amazon.com gift card

Week 1 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: Fooshead
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: RookSteak
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 1 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: Condor37865
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: flagator89
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 2 Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

HACK: DrM1968
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: ncviz
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 2 Stroke Play Tournament

HACK: willeeee
Prize: WGT Credits

AMATEUR: AvatarLee
Prize: WGT Credits

We made some updates to the product today, and here are the highlights. As always, you can check the Announcements & Latest News forum for full details on our system updates.

• Progress bar loader – a new game loader shows you the progress of the load, so you know how far along you are.
• Online status sort – the WGT Players list is now sorted by online status by default, making it easier to form multiplayer games.
• See More Friends – you will now see up to 250 of your friends in the Friends widget on the left hand side of your screen.
• Screen resolution alert – if your screen resolution is lower than the recommended 1024x768, you will be alerted.

Congratulations to the following recent tournament winners. New tournaments started January 1st, but you have to play to win!

December Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament

Hack: jwt61561
Prizes: WGT Credits & polo shirt

Amateur: tibbets
Prizes: WGT Credits & polo shirt

December Stroke Play Tournament

Hack: TrickMilton
Prizes: WGT Credits

Amateur: Bent1
Prizes: WGT Credits

Week 52 Stroke Play Tournament

Hack: Lawdog328
Prize: WGT Credits

Amateur: jdwestnightmare
Prize: WGT Credits

Week 51 Stroke Play Tournament

Hack: oneluv
Prize: WGT Credits

Amateur: nivlac
Prize: WGT Credits

If you haven't already, check out some of the new tournaments we have lined up in January. Happy new year, and good luck!

New Year, New Gear Sweepstakes - Enter for a chance to win a Dell 24" Flat Panel Monitor

Jan Golf Gear Tournament - U.S. players face off against each other for hundreds of dollars worth of Golfsmith gift cards

Amateur's Closest-to-the-Pin Tournament - Amateur Tier players compete to win premium golf gear!