WGT Golf News

Chug through the competition, seat yourself at the top of the leaderboard and earn 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
  

Puma Apparel

• Be the best by dressing like the best
  
• Head to the Pro Shop for a PUMA shopping spree
  

Halloween Skeleton Suit Bundle

• As nice as it is to rock it during spooky season, it’s even better when you rock it year-round
  
• Available 10/7
  

Grim Reaper Callaway Balls

• Have you ever seen a skeleton suit golfer hit a reaper ball? Probably not, but it’s never been easier to make it happen
  
• Load up on these limited-edition/time balls while you can
  
• Available 10/7
  

Callaway Opus Wedges

• Wedge design has never been better
  
• Opus gives you more control and spin so you can step up to your ball and swing with confidence on every shot
  

Oktoberfest Showdown

• Halloween isn’t the only thing that happens this time of year
  
• Celebrate the start of fall by playing in the Oktoberfest Showdown
  
• It’s even more fun if you bring your own pretzel and refreshments
  

Bug Fixes

• Improved an issue where players receive a “1075 error” when entering tournaments
  
• Fixed an issue causing limited time coin rooms to show 0 players online at all times
  
• Fixed an issue in alt shot where different texts overlapped on screen in some resolutions
  
• Fixed an issue on showdown tab on scorecards where the showdown art would overlap the back 9 scores
  
• Fixed an issue where pro shop cards would appear cut off, and several similar issues for some android devices
  
• Fixed an issue where a Showdown gold bundle was not offered on desktop
  

WGT will be down for server maintenance tonight beginning at 10:00 PM PT.

Expected downtime is only 3 hours.

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

Thanks,

-WGT Dev Team

Step right up and stake your claim at the top of the leaderboard to earn in-game rewards in the 5th annual County Fair Showdown beginning September 9 at 9am Pacific! (Carnival snacks not included)

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
  

Showdown Royale is a twist on the Showdown events you love, with the competition turned up. Each group will start with only 20 people, reducing by 50% with each daily cut – more competition with a better chance of winning!

This Royale features a 3 intense daily qualifying rounds. Players only need to qualify once to reach round 2.

Qualifying Round

• The qualifying round lasts one day, with only one chance to secure their spot in the elimination round
  
• The top 50% of the qualifying round leaderboard advance to the elimination round
  

Elimination Round

• The elimination round lasts one day, with only one chance to claim a spot in the final round
  
• The top 50% of the elimination round leaderboard advance to the final round
  

Final Round

• The final round also lasts one day
  
• If you’ve made it this far, you’ll receive a prize no matter what, but the higher you rank, the better 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 bogeysI