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Speedway Showdown



Race to the top of the leaderboard, secure your spot on the podium and celebrate with your winnings!

First time playing in a Showdown? We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know.

Qualifying Round
  • The qualifying round lasts three days
  • Players have a daily chance each day of the qualifying round to secure their spot in the elimination round
  • The top 50% of the qualifying round leaderboard advance to the elimination round
  • Players that qualify on day one (top 50%) do not need to play on day two or three of the qualifying round
  • Players that do not qualify on day one are still eligible to compete on days two or three to secure an elimination round spot
Elimination Round
  • The elimination round lasts two days
  • Players only get one chance to grab a spot in the final round, unlike the qualifying round
  • The top 50% of the elimination round leaderboard advance to the final round
Final Round
  • The final round also lasts two days
  • If you’ve made it this far, you’ll receive a prize no matter what, but the higher you rank, the bigger the prizes
Other Things to Know
  • We base scoring on total strokes, meaning the fewer shots you take to complete your matches, the higher you rank on the leaderboard
  • Incomplete or forfeited holes score as bogeys

1.176.0 Release Notes

New Pins on Pinehurst No. 2
  • Pinehurst No. 2 has some fresh new pins
  • Give them a try in the Pinehurst No. 2 Invitational Presented by Honda starting 5/1
Welcome Malbon Apparel
  • Sometimes golf can be a bit stuffy, but now the golf brand with the most personality is in the Pro Shop
  • The first Malbon drop features shoes, shirts, vests and more
Speedway Hoodie
  • Vroom, vroom
  • Speedway Showdown begins 5/6
All cameras are now available on all platforms
  • All camera angles are now even across pc and mobile
  • This should make many approach shots on mobile more well approachable with all camera angles available
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a visual bug on Puma Matte Peak polo
  • Improved the issue where players can’t join a new country club (it wrongly says they’re already in a club)
  • Improved error where some desktop players purchased 6 WC shots and got 500 credits instead
  • Fixed issue directly impacting Apple subscriptions

Server Downtime Tonight (4/29)

WGT will be down for server maintenance tonight beginning at 9:00 PM PT.

Expected downtime is only 3 hours.

We'll have you back on the course as quickly as possible.

Thanks,

-WGT Dev Team

Spring Break Showdown



No work, no school, all play!

First time playing in a Showdown? We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know.

Qualifying Round
  • The qualifying round lasts three days
  • Players have a daily chance each day of the qualifying round to secure their spot in the elimination round
  • The top 50% of the qualifying round leaderboard advance to the elimination round
  • Players that qualify on day one (top 50%) do not need to play on day two or three of the qualifying round
  • Players that do not qualify on day one are still eligible to compete on days two or three to secure an elimination round spot
Elimination Round
  • The elimination round lasts two days
  • Players only get one chance to grab a spot in the final round, unlike the qualifying round
  • The top 50% of the elimination round leaderboard advance to the final round
Final Round
  • The final round also lasts two days
  • If you’ve made it this far, you’ll receive a prize no matter what, but the higher you rank, the bigger the prizes
Other Things to Know
  • We base scoring on total strokes, meaning the fewer shots you take to complete your matches, the higher you rank on the leaderboard
  • Incomplete or forfeited holes score as bogeys

Full Court Showdown



Dunk on the competition, win in-game rewards!

First time playing in a Showdown? We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know.

Qualifying Round
  • The qualifying round lasts three days
  • Players have a daily chance each day of the qualifying round to secure their spot in the elimination round
  • The top 50% of the qualifying round leaderboard advance to the elimination round
  • Players that qualify on day one (top 50%) do not need to play on day two or three of the qualifying round
  • Players that do not qualify on day one are still eligible to compete on days two or three to secure an elimination round spot
Elimination Round
  • The elimination round lasts two days
  • Players only get one chance to grab a spot in the final round, unlike the qualifying round
  • The top 50% of the elimination round leaderboard advance to the final round
Final Round
  • The final round also lasts two days
  • If you’ve made it this far, you’ll receive a prize no matter what, but the higher you rank, the bigger the prizes
Other Things to Know
  • We base scoring on total strokes, meaning the fewer shots you take to complete your matches, the higher you rank on the leaderboard
  • Incomplete or forfeited holes score as bogeys