WGT Golf News

Ring in the new year by climbing to the top of the leaderboard and earning 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
  

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 round – smaller leaderboards but with a better chance of winning!


Qualifying Round

• Three qualifying days in the qualifying round. If you're eliminated in the first day, you can enter the qualifying round again in days 2 or 3.
  
• The top 50% of each 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 bogeys!
  

Countdown Showdown 2025

• The countdown is on! 2025 is just around the corner, and so is this celebratory Showdown
  
• Starts 12/31
  

Green Speeds show at the start of the game instead of when reaching the green

Avatar Improvements

• Fixed several minor apparel issues around pattern changes, fitting problems, and reflections
  
• Fixed an issue where female avatar grip on club bent awkwardly at the wrist
  
• Android: Fixed an issue causing missing shadows on some devices
  
• Updated the hand position on the club for the female avatar on the main menu
  
• Fixed an issue where left handed opponents hand goes invisible
  
• Fixed an issue where tapping swing selection too quickly can leave them glowing
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the info on the aim box could be blocked by the flag stick
  
• Fixed an issue where the platinum apparel box was too shiny
  
• Fixed an issue where players would see a giant golf ball on the tee
  
• Fixed an issue where the green view colors were too light
  
• Fixed an issue causing heartbeat flashes to be too bright
  
• Fixed an issue in Putting Practice where re-drop still shows the last ball on the green
  
• Fixed an issue where some players were seeing buttons in club goals in a language other than selected
  
• Fixed an issue where TyrAds doesn’t require the player to login
  
• Fixed an issue in the re-connect screen where players may see game objects like golf balls or aim markers in the background
  
• Fixed an issue in Alt Shot where players choose 5 or 7 timeouts only to get DQd after 3
  
• Fixed an issue in Alt Shot where players go to hole 18 even when the losing team can not win the match
  
• iOS: Fixed an issue where a Showdown bundle was incorrectly showing as $49.99 instead of $4.99
  
• Made improvements to an issue where players get an error trying to join a new country club
  
• Made improvements to an issue where players can’t delete pending CC requests on web
  

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

Ice the competition as you trudge to the top of the leaderboard and 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