WGT JANUARY
WINTER TOUR
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
The WGT
JANUARY WINTER TOUR event consists of a three-phase (qualifying round and two
championship rounds) skill-based contest and a sweepstakes. In the skill-based
contest, entrants compete for the best scores in a qualifying stroke play
tournament round between January 1st, 2012 and January 31st,
2012, and the 100 top scoring entrants in the qualifying round (plus any
additional entrants who are tied in the 100th position) compete for the best score in a
two-round championship stroke play tournament between February 1st , 2012 (Round 1) through
February 4th and February 5th through February 7th, 2011 (Round 2) (the “Contest”).
Contest entrants who meet geographic eligibility criteria for sweepstakes entry
as defined below (the “Sweepstakes”) will automatically be entered into the
Sweepstakes. The combined WGT JANUARY WINTER TOUR event including the Contest
and the Sweepstakes is referred to herein as the “Promotion.”
1. Sponsor/Promoter.
This Contest is
sponsored by World Golf Tour, Inc., 180 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor, and San
Francisco, CA 94104
2. Eligibility.
Participation in
the Contest is open to individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Note, however, that only individuals who
are legal residents of and physically located in the fifty United States and the
District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Germany,
Australia, Norway, Ireland, The Netherlands, and South Korea who are 18 years of
age or older or the age of majority in the entrant's state or province/territory
("province") of residence, whichever is greater are eligible to win
prizes.
The Sweepstakes
is open to individuals who are legal residents of and physically located in the
fifty United States and the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), the
United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, Japan, and South
Korea (the “Sweepstakes Geographic Eligibility” criteria) who are 18 years of
age or older or the age of majority in the entrant's state or province/territory
("province") of residence, whichever is greater. Residents of Australia are not
eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes and no Sweepstakes entries will be
accepted from residents of this country, even if they have entered the
Contest.
Employees,
officers, and directors of World Golf Tour, Inc. ("Sponsor), and each of their
affiliated entities, parent, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional agencies,
legal advisors, their immediate family members and persons living in their same
household with each, are not eligible to enter or win prizes in the Promotion.
Void where restricted, taxed or prohibited by law.
3. How To Enter.
To enter the WGT
JANUARY WINTER TOUR ("Promotion") you must do the following:
a. Step One.
Have a valid registered World Golf Tour account (free); and
b. Step Two.
Contest Qualifying Round Entry and Sweepstakes Entry: Log in to the website at
www.wgt.com between 1:00 am Pacific Time (in other words, California Time)
("PT") January 1st, 2012 and 11:59
pm PT January 31st, 2012, agree to the terms and condition of these Official
Rules, and play and complete the designated 18-hole stroke play game (the
"Qualifier") between 1:00 am PT January 1st, 2012 and 11:59 pm PT January 31st,
2012 (the "Qualification Period" and the “Sweepstakes Period”) and you will
automatically be entered into the Qualifier and, if you meet the Sweepstakes
Geographic Eligibility criteria, the Sweepstakes. No Credits will be deducted
from your World Golf Tour account to enter the Qualifier or the Sweepstakes. You
may play the game as many times as you wish during the Qualification and
Sweepstakes Period, however, only the lowest final score received by you during
the Qualification Period will be recorded as your entry for the Qualifier round
of the Contest, and only one entry per person, per World Golf Tour user account,
and per email address will be accepted for the Sweepstakes.
Alternative
Method to Enter Sweepstakes. Contest entrants who meet Sweepstakes Geographic
Eligibility criteria will automatically be entered into the Sweepstakes. You may
also enter the Sweepstakes by registering for a free World Golf Tour account at
www.wgt.com (if you have not already), and sending a 3"x5" card with the
following information hand-written on it: your name, address, your World Golf
Tour User Name, Email Address, And Date Of Birth, To: World Golf Tour, Inc., WGT
JANUARY WINTER TOUR Entry, 180 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA
94104. No other methods of entry will be accepted. Mail-in entries must be
hand-written. Computer generated, typewritten, and other electronically or
mechanically reproduced mail-in entries are not acceptable. Mail-in entries that
do not conform with the requirements herein will not be acknowledged and Sponsor
will disregard such entry requests and any such entry requests will not be
eligible to enter or win. Mail-in entries must be postmarked during the
Sweepstakes Period and received by January 31st, 2012. Each mail-in entry must
be mailed separately and, if in an envelope, each must be mailed in a separate
outer envelope. Limit: one Sweepstakes entry per person, per WGT user account,
and per email address, regardless of method of entry.
c. Step Three.
Championships Entry: The top scoring 100 players in the Qualifier round plus any
additional entrants who are tied in the 100th position (the “Championship
Players”) will be eligible to compete in both rounds of the Championships (the
“Championships”) to determine the winners of the Contest. If you receive one of
the best 100 scores in the Qualifier round (or one of those tied in the 100th
position) to qualify for the Championships, you may enter Round 1 of the
Championships by logging in to the website at www.wgt.com between 1:00 am PT
February 1st, 2012 and 11:59 pm PT
February 4th, 2012 (“Round 1”), and playing and completing the 18-hole stroke
play game between 1:00 am PT February 1st, 2012 and 11:59 pm PT February 4th,
2012. You may enter Round 2 of the Championships by logging in to the website at
www.wgt.com between 1:00 am PT February 5th, 2012 and 11:59 pm PT February 7th,
2012 (“Round 2”), and playing and completing the 18-hole stroke play game
between 1:00 am PT February 5th, 2012 and 11:59 pm PT February 7th,
2012.
No Credits will
be deducted from your World Golf Tour account to enter the Championships. You
may play each of the Championship rounds only once, and the score received by
you will be recorded as your entry for the Championship round of the Contest.
You must be available to play a Championship Game during the Championship
Period. If you are unable to do so and/or do not play and enter a score during
the Championship Period, you will not be entered into the Championship and you
will be disqualified from the Contest and ineligible to win the Contest prize.
Players who do not play both Championship rounds will be
disqualified.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO ENTRANTS: ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY
PERIOD TIMES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TIME ZONES.
Electronic
entries for the Qualifier and Sweepstakes must be initiated during the
Qualification and Sweepstakes Period. Completed electronic entries for Qualifier
and Sweepstakes must be transmitted and received by 11:59 pm PT on January 31st,
2012. Electronic entries for the Championships must be initiated during the
Championship Periods, and completed electronic Championship entries must be
transmitted and received by 11:59 pm PT on February 1st, 2012 for Round 1 and
11:59 pm PT on February 5th, 2012 for Round 2. Mail-in entries must
be postmarked during the Sweepstakes Period and received by February 1st, 2012. No other methods of entry will
be accepted. Limit one entry per person, per email address, and per WGT user
account for the Qualifier and for the Sweepstakes and, for each Championship
Player, one entry per person, per email address, and per WGT user account for
the Championship. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be
returned.
Use of multiple
email addresses or multiple WGT user accounts to enter is prohibited. To enter,
the registered user of designated WGT user account must personally play the Game
or the entry will be disqualified. Use of a false email address or a false WGT
user account, or an incorrect mail address will disqualify an entry. You may not
allow any third party to play the Game in this Contest using your WGT user
account. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE THAT ALL SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT OR
IMPROPER ENTRIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED BY SPONSOR AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION. Sponsor
is not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, lost or
unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete,
lost, late, misdirected, illegible, mutilated, postage-due, garbled or delayed
entries or other communications or other technical problems related to entries.
Sponsor and its agents and subcontractors accept no responsibility for entries
lost or delayed in submission. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who
tampers with the entry process or the operation of the website or the game, or
who otherwise violates these rules. In the event of a dispute over who submitted
an entry, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account designated in the
entrant's World Golf Tour user account will be deemed to be the entrant. Contest
is void in Quebec, and where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All
federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.
4.
Game
Description.
The WGT JANUARY
WINTER TOUR Contest is a 54-hole stroke play contest.
Qualifier. The
entrants will be given eighteen holes throughout the golf course, and are
challenged to get the ball into the cup for each hole in the fewest strokes. The
number of stokes taken to get the ball into each cup, plus any penalties, will
be recorded for each entrant. When entrant completes all eighteen designated
holes in the Qualifier round, the number of strokes plus penalties are totaled
and comprise the entrant's score in that Game. The lowest final score received
by you for a Game during the Qualification Period will be recorded as your entry
for the Qualifier. The lowest scoring 100 entrants, plus any additional entrants
who are tied in the 100th position (the “Qualifying Entrants”) will be able to
advance to the Championship rounds.
If any Qualifying Entrant(s) are not eligible to win a prize, the
prize(s) for such entrants will be awarded to the entrant(s) eligible to win a
prize with the next lowest score(s).
Championships.
The Qualifying Entrants will advance to the Championships rounds where they will
be given eighteen holes throughout the golf course in each of two rounds, and
are challenged to get the ball into the cup for each hole in the fewest strokes.
The number of strokes taken to get the ball into each cup, plus any penalties,
will be recorded for each entrant. When entrant completes all thirty-six
designated holes in theChampionships, the number of strokes plus penalties are
totaled and comprise the entrant's final score. The lowest scoring entrant in
the Championships will be a potential Contest winner (subject to the provision
below in the event of a tie between two or more entrants, and subject to meeting
eligibility and all other requirements in these Official Rules). If the lowest
scoring entrant in the Championships is not eligible to win a prize, the prize
will be awarded to the next entrant eligible to win a prize with the lowest
score in the Championships.
In the event of
a tie, the better scoring entrant between or among the tied entrants will be the
entrant with the lowest combined score for the final nine (9) holes of the Game.
If any ties remain, the better scoring entrant between or among the remaining
tied entrants will be the entrant with the lowest combined score for the final
six (6) holes for such Game. If any
ties remain, the better scoring entrant between or among the remaining tied
entrants will be the entrant with the lowest combined score for the final three
(3) holes for such Game. If any ties remain, the better scoring entrant between
or among the remaining tied entrants will be the entrant with the lowest score
for the 18th hole (9th for nine
hole games) in such Game, and any
remaining ties will be determined by identifying the lowest scoring entrant for
each individual game hole, in sequence from 17th (8th for nine hole games)
through to 1st, as is necessary to determine a winner, and if any ties remain at
that point, the earlier-submitted entry between or among the tied entries will
be deemed the better scoring entry.
5.
Prize.
SWEEPSTAKES
PRIZE: One player will be selected from each tier of players (only Pro, Tour
Pro, Master, Tour Master, Legend are eligible) to win one dozen virtual NIKE
golf balls. Odds of winning Sweepstakes depend on the
number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
One player
selected from all entrants into the JANUARY qualifier will be selected to win a
SkyCaddie SGXw device (retail price of $400).
CONTEST PRIZE:
There are 10 Contest prizes. The top ten finishers in the Championship rounds
will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card.
In the event of a tie, the better scoring entrant between or among the
tied entrants will be the entrant with the lowest combined score for the final
nine (9) holes of the Game. If any ties remain, the better scoring entrant
between or among the remaining tied entrants will be the entrant with the lowest
combined score for the final six (6) holes for such Game. If any ties remain, the better scoring
entrant between or among the remaining tied entrants will be the entrant with
the lowest combined score for the final three (3) holes for such Game. If any
ties remain, the better scoring entrant between or among the remaining tied
entrants will be the entrant with the lowest score for the 18th hole (9th for nine hole games) in such Game, and any remaining ties
will be determined by identifying the lowest scoring entrant for each individual
game hole, in sequence from 17th (8th for nine hole games) through to 1st, as is
necessary to determine a winner, and if any ties remain at that point, the
earlier-submitted entry between or among the tied entries will be deemed the
better scoring entry.
The top 3
finishers in the Championship tournament will receive automatic entry into the
4-round WGT WINTER TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (in April 2012) where the winner will
receive a $1000 Amazon gift card.
Prizes are not
transferable. No substitution of prizes for cash or for other goods and services
is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of
approximately equal or greater value if the advertised prize or parts thereof
become altered or unavailable. Prize details including, if applicable, color,
style, size, and denomination at Sponsor's sole discretion. All taxes,
including, without limitation, all federal, state, provincial, and local taxes,
and international tariffs, are the sole responsibility of the
winners.
All prizes
claimed in accordance with the Official Rules will be awarded. Contest Winner
may be required to provide a U.S., Canadian, United Kingdom, German, Australian,
Irish, Dutch, South Korean, or Norwegian shipping address to claim prize.
Sweepstakes winner may be required to provide a U.S., Canadian, United Kingdom,
German, Irish, Norwegian, Dutch, Japanese, or South Korean shipping address to
claim prize. Sweepstakes prize and Contest prize package confirmation will be
mailed or otherwise dispersed within twenty-eight (28) days following Sponsor's
receipt of the completed Affidavit of Eligibility and, except where and as
prohibited, a Liability Release and Publicity Release, as well as verification
of winner's eligibility.
6. Winner Selection and
Notification.
SWEEPSTAKES
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Winner of the Sweepstakes will be determined
by a random drawing from all eligible entries received, to be held at Sponsor's
address listed in Paragraph 1, on or about February 8th, 2012.
The judging will
be conducted by Sponsor or its designee, the judge of the Sweepstakes, whose
decisions are final and binding. Potential Sweepstakes winner will be notified
on or about February 8th, 2012 by an email sent to the email address specified
in the entry and posted on the World Golf Tour website. If potential Sweepstakes
winner cannot be contacted at this email, is contacted and does not respond as
directed within seven (7) days of attempted notification, refuses the prize is
ineligible to accept the prize or does not otherwise comply with these Official
Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Any
Canadian potential winner must also correctly answer a mathematical skill-based
question administered by the Sponsor in order to claim prize.
CONTEST WINNERS
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Winners of the Contest will be determined on or
about February 10, 2012. The
judging will be conducted by Sponsor or its designee, the judge of the Contest,
whose decisions are final and binding. Potential Contest winner will be notified
on or about February 10th, 2012 by
an email sent to the email address specified in the Contest entry and posted on
the World Golf Tour website. If potential Contest winner cannot be contacted at
this email, is contacted and does not respond as directed within seven (7) days
of attempted notification, refuses the prize is ineligible to accept the prize
or does not otherwise comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be
forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Each Contest Period’s winner will
be determined and announced on or about fifteen (15) days following each Contest
Period from all eligible entries received for the applicable Contest. The
judging will be conducted by Sponsor or its designee, the judge of the Contest,
whose decisions are final and binding. Potential winners will be notified on or
about fifteen (15) days following the applicable Contest Period by an email sent
to the email address specified in the entry and posted on the World Golf Tour
website. If potential winner cannot be contacted at this email, is contacted and
does not respond as directed within seven (7) days of attempted notification,
refuses the prize is ineligible to accept the prize or does not otherwise comply
with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an
alternate winner. Potential winner may be required to complete and sign an
Affidavit of Eligibility and, except where and as prohibited, a Liability
Release and a Publicity Release in the form provided by Sponsor, within seven
(7) days of attempted notification in order to claim the prize. Potential
winners may be required to show proof of identification within seven (7) days of
attempted notification, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an
alternate winner.
Potential
Contest winner may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility
and, except where and as prohibited, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release
in the form provided by Sponsor, within seven (7) days of attempted notification
in order to claim the prize. Potential Contest winner may be required to show
proof of identification within seven (7) days of attempted notification, or the
prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
7. General Terms.
By entering the
Promotion, entrant accepts and agrees to abide by and be bound by the terms of
these Official Rules, and assumes sole liability and accepts all risk of loss
for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property, caused or
claimed to be caused by participating in this Promotion or the acceptance,
possession, shipping and handling, loss, use or misuse of, or travel to or from
or in connection with the Promotion or any prize awarded. Sponsor has the right
to cancel, terminate or modify this Promotion for any reason, including if it
cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention or technical failures and to select winner from
eligible entries received on or before the termination date. Sponsor is not
responsible for any failure to contact entrants, whether due to technical or
human error.
By entering this
Promotion, entrants grant to Sponsor a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, right
and royalty-free license to use the entry, and, except where prohibited by law,
entrant's first and/or last name, city and state/province of residence,
photo(s), voice and/or likeness; in any and all media but solely in connection
with this Promotion. By entering this Promotion, entrants agree (a) that Sponsor
has the right to exploit and utilize entrant's first and/or last name, city and
state/province of residence, photo(s), voice and/or likeness in any and all
media but solely in connection with this Promotion without any further
attribution, notification or compensation to Entrant, except where prohibited;
(b) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges; and (c)
to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or email regarding
this Promotion.
By entering the
Promotion, entrant releases and holds harmless the Sponsor, and the parent
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees or
agents of each from any and all liability whatsoever for any claims, costs,
injuries, losses or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, claims,
costs, injuries, losses or damages related to personal injuries, death, damage
to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation
or portrayal in a false light) arising out of or in connection with the
Promotion, the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize, or arising
out of or in connection with any travel to or from any Promotion or prize
related activity.
Any and all
claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no
event attorneys' fees; and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive,
incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for
actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied
or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
In the event
that any provision of these Official Rules shall be unenforceable or invalid
under any applicable law or be so held by applicable court decision, such
unenforceability or invalidity shall not render these Official Rules
unenforceable or invalid as a whole, and, in such event, such provision shall be
changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of such
unenforceable or invalid provision within the limits of applicable law or
applicable court decisions.
Information
collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's security and privacy policy
available at http://www.wgt.com.
8. Applicable Law.
The Contest is
governed by the laws of the state of California applicable to contracts entered
into by California residents and to be performed within such State without
regard to its conflict of law provisions, with venue in San Francisco County,
California.
9. Winners list.
A list of
Promotion winners is available by sending a stamped and self-addressed envelope
marked to "WGT WINTER TOUR," 180 Sansome Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA
94104. Requests must be received by January 31, 2012.
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