World Golf Tour has a new owner as Topgolf brings its ‘driving ranges on steroids’ online

You usually don’t shuffle in golf, but that’s what Topgolf is doing after acquiring a major competitor today.

The operator of driving ranges and entertainment centers has added World Golf Tour, the top online golf gaming in the world with 14 million players on web and mobile. The move brings Topgolf into the $25 million online golf market, and it will also expose WGT players to its entertainment centers. Topgolf’s game is “a driving range on steroids,” as a company spokesperson told GamesBeat in a phone interview, turning the targets into what’s essentially a dartboard. This will be playable in World Golf Tour, and it pairs well with the online and mobile game’s bite-size golf challenges and larger competitions.