This Week in Ultimate Golf!
Your home base for the official weekly schedule of Ultimate Golf tournaments & weekly events. Check back each Monday for the latest information!
BIG NEWS: Bear's Best Atlanta is available to ALL players THIS WEEK! To celebrate the latest course to join our community, we'll be featuring Bear's Best Atlanta in several events throughout the week. Bear's Best events are marked in orange below. For more details, check out this page — and keep your eye out for all the upcoming opportunities to play the new course! 🏌️
For the Week of: September 8th - September 14th
UP Exclusive
Monday through Thursday
Exclusive to our Ultimate Passholders, this 3-round Tournament will have two days of 9-hole events, concluding with a 48-hour 18-hole round on Wednesday & Thursday.
Heart of Glass Showdown
Monday through Sunday
Once we had a love, and it was this Showdown at Spyglass Hill! Three separate 9-hole qualifiers will run Monday through Wednesday, but you only need to qualify ONCE to move on! The Semi Finals are a 48-hour, 18-hole event held across Thursday and Friday; make the cut and move onto the Finals (another 48-hour, 18-hole event), held across Saturday and Sunday. For more info on Showdowns, check out this page.
Daily Shootouts
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Play a shootout each day through Friday! Monday and Thursday will have TWO shootouts each; Tuesday and Friday will only have ONE shootout each. Wednesday will have THREE shootouts available for play.
* Team Scoring will be boosted for all Shootouts
* Wind Jitter will be ON in Red Shootouts
* Wednesday's Gold Shootout will be a Scramble format with custom tee placements
Remedial Physics 18
Monday
Syllabus for U of G's Remedial Physics
Description: This remedial physics course is designed to provide students with a foundation in basic golf physics concepts and principles. It is intended for students who may have limited prior exposure to golf or who need to strengthen their understanding of fundamental topics.
Schedule: Players will be given 48 hours to play 18 holes across a variety of different courses.
Objectives: By the end of this tournament, players should be able to...
1. Prove their understanding of fundamental principles and concepts of golf physics through hands-on, experiential learning at some of the easiest golf holes.
2. Solve basic physics problems related to wind adjustments, spin, draw, fade and overpower.
3. Apply physics concepts to precision shot attempts over 18 holes.
4. Prepare for more advanced physics challenges in upcoming tournaments.
Tournament Royales
Monday
Play six 2-minute rounds where the top 6 scores from each round move on. Scores will be added together over all six rounds to crown the overall winner at the end! Tournament Royales will run from 11:00AM ET to 2:00PM ET, and from 7:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET.
Monday Night Pick 'Em
Monday
Who do you think will win tonight, Chicago or Minnesota? Enter the Monday Night Pick 'Em and choose the team you're rooting for. If the team you choose wins, you'll receive an additional reward in-game the next day!
Bear's Best Front 9 Tournament
Tuesday
Play the Front 9 holes at Bear's Best Atlanta in this Tuesday's 9 Hole Tournament!
Bear's Best One & Done Tournaments
Tuesday
Play just one hole at Bear's Best Atlanta in this quick 30-minute tournament, where the first player to get the highest tiebreaker score wins. All holes will be Ultimate Scramble style! Tournaments will run every half hour, all day long. For more details, check out this page.
*Wind Jitter will be turned ON for this event
Casino Royales
Tuesday
Play seven rounds where only your best score counts! Scores will be added together over all seven rounds to crown the overall winner at the end. Casino Royales will run from 11:00AM ET to 2:00PM ET, and from 7:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET.
The 9 Hole Collections Tournament
Tuesday
Stock up on Collection Tokens by teeing off in this 9 Hole Tournament!
Gridiron Challenge
Wednesday through Friday
Celebrate the return of football with 3 rounds of full contact GOLF! Enter the 9-hole Quarter Finals on Wednesday to compete for a spot in the 9-hole Semi Finals Thursday, and the 18-hole Finals on Friday! All Hole 7s for the Quarter Finals, all Hole 14s for Semi Finals, and ALL rounds of this Challenge will feature holes from our US courses.
The King Front Tee Frenzy 18
Wednesday
Kick back, relax, and enjoy two of the King's signature courses — Bay Hill and Latrobe — all from the front tees in this 18-hole Wednesday tournament!
Instant Royales
Wednesday
Play two 2-minute rounds in these super speedy events, which run every 4 minutes! Scoring is per-round, meaning each round's score is counted on it's own, not added to any other round scores. Instant Royales will run from 12:00PM ET to 6:00PM ET.
Blitz Royales
Wednesday
Play just one single 3-minute round where every shot counts. Your first Blitz Royale is free to enter, and the next 3 will cost Game Cash to enter but will feature better rewards than regular Royales, including a chance to earn club cards! Blitz Royales run from 7:00PM ET to 11:00PM ET.
The 9 Hole Collections Tournament
Thursday
Stock up on Collection Tokens by teeing off in this 9 Hole Tournament!
One & Done Tournaments
Thursday
Play just one hole in this quick 30-minute tournament, where the first player to get the highest tiebreaker score wins. All holes will be Ultimate Scramble style! Tournaments will run every half hour, all day long. For more details, check out this page.
*Wind Jitter will be turned ON for this event
Thursday Night Pick 'Em
Thursday
Who do you think will win tonight, Washington or Green Bay? Enter the Thursday Night Pick 'Em and choose the team you're rooting for. If the team you choose wins, you'll receive an additional reward in-game the next day!
Gauntlet Royales
Thursday
Play nine 1-minute rounds where the lowest score is eliminated after each round. Scoring is per-round, meaning each score is counted on it's own, not added to any other round scores. Gauntlet Royales will run from 11:00AM ET to 2:00PM ET, and 8:00PM ET to 11:00PM ET.
Critical Thinking Challenge
Friday through Sunday
Syllabus for Critical Thinking Challenge
Description: This course leverages the game of golf to teach and enhance critical thinking skills. Golf is a sport that naturally requires strategic planning, decision-making, psychological resilience, and problem-solving. This course will allow students to apply critical thinking principles in real time, and will cover topics such as logical reasoning, stress management, and strategic thinking. This will be achieved by placing students in uniquely challenging situations on the golf course.
Schedule: Students are expected to attend two 9 Hole qualifying rounds on Friday and Saturday, followed by an 18 Hole Final Exam on Sunday. Location will be anywhere BUT a traditional tee deck.
Objectives: By the end of the course, students will be able to…
1. Apply critical thinking skills and utilize logical reasoning to make sound decisions on the golf course.
2. Develop strategic thinking by creating and implementing plans and adapting them in response to changing conditions during a game.
3. Enhance psychological resilience by managing stress, anxiety, and emotions to maintain focus and performance under pressure, especially when facing a tough crosswind from a sand trap on a long Par 5 after an errant tee shot.
Additional Notes: this will be a SCRAMBLE style event. For more details, click here.
Bear's Best Back 9 Tournament
Friday
Play the Back 9 holes at Bear's Best Atlanta in this Friday's 9 Hole Tournament!
Front Tee Friday 18
Friday
Play 18 holes of London Golf Club, all from the front tees in this Friday tournament!
One Shot Royales
Friday
10 players enter and compete over 9 rounds. The lowest score each round is eliminated, leaving just one ultimate winner! You get 30 seconds to shoot, and only your best shot counts. One Shot Royales will run from 11:00AM ET to 2:00PM ET, and 7:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET.
Risky Business 18
Friday & Saturday
For this week's Risky Business, you'll be teeing off from a variety of courses featuring some of the games most challenging scenarios! Scramble to save Birdie, and try to find an Eagle or 2 along the way to climb the leaderboard. For more details on the Scramble format, click here.
The 18 Hole Collections Tournament
Saturday
Stock up on Collection Tokens by teeing off in this 18 Hole Tournament!
Urban Studies 401 18
Saturday
Syllabus for U of G's Urban Studies 201
Description: This U of G class delves deeper into the complexities of urban environments, focusing on the critical challenges and potential solutions faced by golf course designers and players in urban areas. This class explores various dimensions of urban golf life, including hazards, distractions, environment, and course topography.
Schedule: Players will be given 48 hours to play 18 holes at Turnpike Valley.
Objectives: By the end of this tournament, players should be able to...
1. Analyze and critically evaluate shot challenges on contemporary city courses.
2. Explore the intersection of ball, club, and pin factors in urban golf contexts.
3. Examine the role of planning and policy in urban golf course design.
4. Develop research and analytical skills through replay sharing, Country Club discussions, and on-course play.
Instant Royales
Saturday & Sunday
Play two 2-minute rounds in these super speedy events, which run every 4 minutes! Scoring is per-round, meaning each round's score is counted on it's own, not added to any other round scores. Instant Royales will run from 10:00AM to 4:00PM on both Saturday & Sunday.
Blitz Royales
Saturday & Sunday
Play just one single 3-minute round where every shot counts. Your first Blitz Royale is free to enter, and the next 3 will cost Game Cash to enter but will feature better rewards than regular Royales, including a chance to earn club cards! Blitz Royales will run from 4:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET on both Saturday & Sunday.
Bear's Best Weekend Challenge
Saturday & Sunday
Cap off Bear's Best Week by joining this 48-hour weekend Tournament and playing all 18 holes of Bear's Best Atlanta!
Weekend World Tour #6
Saturday & Sunday
We're taking a victory lap around the UG world, once again playing one golf course at a time in the order they were introduced into Ultimate Golf. Come back for each World Tour stop to play the next course in the lineup, and for a chance to add your name to our overall ranking for the series! This week, we're heading back to course #6, Chateau Whistler.
* Elevated Event: a bonus multiplier will be added to Team CC points in this tournament! Click here for details.
The 18 Hole Collections Tournament
Sunday
Stock up on Collection Tokens by teeing off in this 18 Hole Tournament!