Team Titleist Major Contest
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complete the entry form with your name, address, email address, your selected nominee’s (“Guest”) name (first and last) an essay (500 words max, written in English) explaining why you started playing golf and why you’ve chosen your Guest to accompany you on the trip. You will be required to acknowledge that your Guest consents to entry in this Contest. Winner’s Guest shall be contacted by email to confirm this acknowledgment.
Winner Selection: A random drawing to select thirty (30) entries for evaluation (“Finalists”) will be held on or around April 26, 2016 from all eligible entries.
A panel of Titleist judges will evaluate the thirty (30) Finalists’ essays based on the following criteria: (a) displayed passion for the game of golf (0 – 20 points); (b) description of why the entrant has selected their Guest to accompany them on the trip (0 – 20 points); and (c) description of why they started playing golf (0 – 20 points). The panel of judges will select one (1) Grand Prize winner by May 2, 2016 based upon the scores. In the event of a tie, the winner will be deemed to be the tied entrant with the highest score for “passion for the game.” All other Finalists will be awarded a Second Prize. The judges’ decisions will be final in all matters relating to this Contest.
Prizes: Twenty-nine (29) Second Place Prizes: winner will each receive a Team Titleist prize pack that includes: one (1) dozen Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls (model selected by winner, subject to availability); one (1) Team Titleist hat; and one (1) Team Titleist bag tag. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of ninety dollars ($90.00).
One (1) Grand Prize: a travel package consisting of round trip coach air transportation for two (2) persons (winner and Guest) from a major airport near winner’s house to Boston, MA or Providence, RI (departing June 9, 2016 and returning June 11, 2016); two (2) nights double occupancy hotel accommodations at an area hotel; one (1) Tour Fitting Experience for both the winner and Guest at the Titleist Manchester Lane Testing Facility in Acushnet, MA on June 10, 2016; a guided tour of the Titleist Headquarters in Fairhaven, Mass., Titleist Ball Plant III in New Bedford, MA; one (1) complete set of fourteen (14) Titleist golf clubs for both winner and Guest (final set compositions will be determined during the fitting experience) in the person’s choice of right or left hand; one (1) Titleist Premium Stand Bag for both winner and Guest; six (6) dozen Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x golf balls for both winner and Guest; and a six hundred dollar ($600.00) travel allowance for the winner to help offset airport transfers/rental car, meals, gratuities, and other expenses. ARV: Nine thousand seven hundred ninety six dollars ($9,796.00). All meals, airport transfers/rental car, taxes, gratuities and other expenses in excess of the travel allowance are the responsibility of the winner. Actual value of trip depends on winner’s and Guest’s choices of Titleist golf clubs, exact hotel accommodations, point of departure and airfare fluctuations. Guest accompanying winner must sign and return a liability/publicity release prior to travel. If winner’s guest is a minor, he/she must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian who must sign and return all required documents and travel with minor on trip. Exact travel arrangements subject to availability, provided that winner and Guest must travel on June 9, 2016 and return on June 11, 2016. If grand prize winner and/or Guest are unable to travel on the specified dates, the prize shall be forfeited and a new winner selected (the next highest scoring Finalist), time permitting.