WGT Golf News

Special Olympics Red Glove

• We’re proud to partner with Special Olympics on a new glove to help make golf more diverse, inclusive and fun for all
  
• All proceeds from this limited edition glove will be donated to Special Olympics
  
• Available soon
  

County Fair Showdown

• Send off summer in style with the Fifth Annual County Fair Showdown and stake your claim on the top of the leaderboard
  

County Fair Hat

• What’s cooler than the County Fair? A backward camo hat, of course
  

Bug Fixes

• UK players can now assign their location to England, North Ireland, Scotland, or Wales and have their flag on their profile
  
• Fixed an issue when editing apparel where switching tabs may leave the player looking at the wrong set of items
  
• Fixed an issue when editing apparel where equipping a new item still shows the old item with the EQUIPPED tag on it
  
• Fixed a visual issue where editing apparel on 1024x768 resolution on desktop would have the avatar and UI colliding
  
• Fixed an issue when editing apparel where opening the set bonus panel and then changing tabs would continue to show the set bonus panel
  
• Fixed an issue where players sometimes see an avatar posed in the swing follow-through pose at the start of their turn
  
• Fixed an issue where the remove friend option would not immediately remove the player from the friends list
  
• Fixed an issue where long tournament descriptions would not start at the very top of the text
  
• Fixed an issue in Match Play games where situational text was incorrect or not showing
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the Travis Matthew El Capitan and Presidential Suite hats not rendering properly
  
• Fixed an issue causing an incorrect rental item available at level 105
  
• Fixed an issue where the FTE (tutorial) could lock up during the apparel section
  
• Fixed an issue in the FTE where the Customize Avatar goal would not autocomplete for players who had previously customized their avatar
  

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

* Bug fixes

It's hot out, but not as hot as your short game, probably.

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
  

Match Play Limited Time Coin Room Game Coming Soon!

• Match play has entered the coin rooms
  
• Find a quick match against someone worldwide and go head to head until the end
  

First Book Open Tournament

• First Book is on a mission to ensure that all children can succeed by removing barriers to equitable education.
  
• Tournament entry is U.S. only and will be played on Congressional CTTH
  
• Runs 8/1 - 8/31
  
• Receive a free bucket hat for entering the tournament
  

Animation Bug Fixes

• Improved putting swing animation
  
• Fixed an issue where using the swing circle too quickly caused the player not to go into backswing pose
  
• Fixed visual of hands on putter in reverse view
  
• Fixed animation going to 100% swing power pose when using less than 100% power on pitch, chip, and flop
  
• Fixed an alignment issue where switching to chip swing type had the club not meeting the ball position
  
• Fixed an issue where it looked like player was choking up on clubs in follow-through
  
• Fixed an issue causing player to take a full swing with a putter on the green
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visual issue where Showdown rules text would be overlapped by top tabs
  
• Fixed a visual issue with Cuater Between The Lines Club causing it to appear all white
  
• Fixed an issue where the player hands would go off screen in some cases when equipping a glove
  
• Fixed an issue where the player would sometimes going into a default pose when equipping apparel
  
• Fixed an issue where new players were facing increased disconnections
  
• Fixed an issue on Desktop causing Wolf Creek Hole 2 tees to appear cut off
  

Red Hot Showdown

• Crank up the hot in a new Showdown
  
• Grab the Red Hot Hat in the Pro Shop
  

Topgolf Gloves

• Three new Topgolf gloves are now live in the Pro Shop
  
• Zebra
  
• Cheetah
  
• Blue checkered