Virtual Fan Swing: Your chance to take on the DP World Tour pros
What if you could do more than just watch the world's best golfers compete?
What if you could stand in their footprints, same shot, same pin, same pressure, and see how you measure up?
That's the idea behind the Virtual Fan Swing, a new joint venture from Trackman and the DP World Tour that turns spectators into competitors. Golf has always been a game of comparison. Your card against the course, your score against your memory of better rounds, and now it's a game of comparison against the pros themselves, shot for shot.
Instead of chasing them over 18 holes, you'll meet them on the one piece of common ground every golfer shares: a single shot, closest to the pin, no excuses.
Bringing fans closer to the game
The idea behind the Virtual Fan Swing is simple: create a competition that connects amateur golfers and DP World Tour players in a way that has never been done before.
Throughout the series, fans face the exact shots that DP World Tour players face during some of the Tour's marquee events. While the professionals hit their shots during tournament play, fans can step into a Trackman simulator or visit a Trackman Range facility and see if they can get closer to the flag. A well-struck shot is a well-struck shot, whether it's hit in front of ten thousand people, or alone in the sim.
Four chances to beat the pros
The Virtual Fan Swing runs across four virtual closest-to-the-pin tournaments, each timed to a key stop on the DP World Tour calendar:
Danish Golf Championship
Omega European Masters
FedEx Open de France
DP World Tour Championship
The first three are qualifiers. Beat the field's proximity-to-the-hole number in any one of them, and you've punched your ticket to the Virtual Fan Swing Final, contested virtually alongside the DP World Tour Championship itself.
Play from anywhere
Whether you’re practicing indoor in a Trackman simulator or visiting a Trackman Range, you can join golfers from around the world in a shared competition against the game's elite players.
The result is a genuinely global event that brings fans closer to the professional game while creating a challenge golfers of all skill levels can take part in.
Ready to Take Your Shot?
The first Virtual Fan Swing tournament tees off on August 10, opening the door for golfers everywhere to test themselves against the best players in DP World Tour — not in theory, but on the same shot, the same day, the same target.
Learn more about the format, schedule, prizes, and how to enter by visiting the official tournament page.