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Starting June 9th, get ready for the summer indoor golf tournament that could land you a $10,000 USD grand prize! This 10-week tournament also offers a chance each week to win $1,000 USD and other great prizes.

Why watch golf pros compete online or on TV when you can be in the game to WIN the game? From the inception of aG Tour, our golf simulator tournaments were made for you and your family – not just the pros. It’s free to enter and you can play on any aG golf simulator with an internet connection. 

Participants have told us these competitions are a great cure for families with the stuck-at-home blues and have been a big success with over nearly 900 entries so far. So, by popular demand we’re expanding our aG Alpha Tour next week by kicking off the Summer 2020 season, and it’s bigger and better. There are different, exciting new challenges and more and bigger prizes. This 10-week online tournament virtually spans the globe by including our network of Indoor Golf Center partners and features seven different competition formats.

Like you, most of us have been stuck in our homes, and are feeling distanced not only from friends and family but also the hobby and passion we hold dear to our hearts. And a $1,000 USD or even $10,000 grand prize winner’s check doesn’t hurt either! 

Our latest winner of the recent Alpha Home Tour, Chelsea Acree, may have put it best: “I grew up golfing with my dad and brothers. I love that we have the simulator in our house so I can golf with my husband and kids and make fun memories with them. During quarantine, golfing together has been the best part of our evenings. My 4-year-old loves that he can golf in his underwear. We love a little family competition! My husband got second place a few weeks ago, and now I can say I officially beat him getting first this week!” She and her family competed and won $1000 USD, and now they’ll have a chance to win up to $10,000 USD. 

If you haven’t tried one of our golf simulators yet, it’s easy. Just download the free aG Locker app to locate an indoor golf center near you. If you already have a simulator at home, you’re all set to go with an internet connection. Some details: For each weekly event, prizes will be awarded as follows: $1,000 USD for first place, a Yeti Cooler for second place, and a Patagonia Duffle for third place. At the end of the 10-week aG Summer 2020 Tour, a grand prize of $10,000 USD will be awarded to the player who has accumulated the most aG Points. The more you play, the more points you can earn over the next 10 weeks with six exciting new competition formats which will keep novices and experts equally entertained.

For details on competition formats, amazing worldwide courses from Tuscany Reserve to Texas Tour to Whistling Straits, and aG’s rules and regulations, check out the aG Tour webpage.

Here’s a flyover view of the first challenge taking place at Pine Rivers Championship Golf Course, or just click the course image below. This course was created by aboutGOLF developers looking to test even the most skilled golfers. Hole 4 awaits you and is a 192-yard drive from the blue tees.

Here is how it works: In this final round, each player gets five shots at the 5th hole of the beautiful Teeth of the Dog Golf Course in the Dominican Republic. If you are closest to the pin, you take home the prize! Join in from any aG golf simulator with an Internet connection.

To see a flyover of this Teeth of the Dog Golf Course, visit: https://vimeo.com/417377134 Last week in week 7 of the tour, player "Snaab" won the round at Bay Hill, coming in at just 2.64 feet from the hole and taking the win for the $1000 (USD)! "Snaab" also played a close second to our week 6 winner. Congratulations “Snaab,” and way to go closing in for the win! Fans who want to track tour competitors and standings can visit: https://www.aboutgolf.com/blog Competitors must download the aG Locker app for Android or Apple by visiting https://www.aboutgolf.com/ag-locker 

For people who have not tried an industry-leading aG simulator, the mobile app also provides a list of nearby golf centers which can introduce you to golf without boundaries. The simulator and app are also incredible training-aids, since data from every swing can be shared with a golf-instructor of your choice. With exciting challenges like the Alpha Home Tour, aG remains committed to providing competition and entertainment to its customers. aG CEO Brett Campbell said, “The aG Alpha Home Tour continues to be a great way for friends and families to have fun and compete for a prize, while helping to manage the stuck-at-home blues.” The aG Alpha Home Tour is just one way aG keeps families entertained. aG simulators also offer a host of family entertainment activities, including home cinema and a variety of games. aG continues its commitment to entertaining customers from the comfort of their homes throughout this crisis and beyond.

Here is how it works: In this new round, each player gets five shots at hole 17 at Bay Harbor. If you are closest to the pin, you take home the prize! Any aG golf simulator with an Internet connection can get you involved. Competitors must also download the aG Locker app for Android or Apple by visiting https://www.aboutgolf.com/ag-locker For people who have not tried an industry-leading aG simulator, the mobile app also provides a list of nearby golf centers which can introduce you to golf without boundaries. The simulator and app are also incredible training-aids, since data from every swing can be shared with a golf-pro of your choice. Last week, player David Chaikin won the round at Donald Ross Memorial, coming in at just 1.18 feet from the hole, and taking the win! Great job, David! If you’d like to track the tour competitors and standings, visit: https://www.aboutgolf.com/blog During this period of social distancing, aG remains committed to providing challenge and entertainment to its customers. aG CEO Brett Campbell said, “The aG Alpha Home Tour continues to be a great way for friends and families to have fun and compete for a prize, while helping to manage the stuck-at-home blues.” The aG Alpha Tour is just one way aG keeps families entertained. aG simulators also offer a host of family entertainment activities, including home cinema and a variety of games. aG continues its commitment to entertaining customers from the comfort of their homes throughout this crisis and beyond.

 It’s also ideal for coaches who need to deliver a new dimension of data, insight, and credibility to their coaching practice. The product is only available for a limited time and comes to your door ready to install yourself in any 10-foot space.* Trainer is a simple, DIY version of aG’s premium award winning, custom-installed simulators. It’s packed with the same 3Trak® technology that makes aG simulators the most acclaimed on the market, but in an affordable package that gives golfers and their instructors the rich data they need, without the entertainment frills and expense of a custom installation. At the heart of Trainer, 3Trak® provides the most precise swing and ball measurements from dozens of images per swing. The aG Trainer kit includes a high-performance laptop calibrated to calculate thousands of data points per swing. It arrives with hitting and stance mats and comes with a one-year aG Trainer Subscription. The total cost of the system is $17,500 USD. The subscription includes access to 29 courses and retains all shot data in the cloud for reference by golfers and their instructors. aG CEO Brett Campbell discussed why the company is making this limited time, DIY offer: “We find golf is a great way to destress, even if you’re stuck indoors. At aG, we want to provide people a way to keep playing the game, and we want to deliver it right to their doorstep. With access to swing data and online competitions through aG Tours, Trainer will give players more confidence when they walk back onto their home course,” Campbell said. *Single hitting area fits in a 14’ L x 10’ W x 9’ H space