2023 USGA MATCH PLAY CHALLENGE

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 The 2023 USGA Match Play Challenge event consists of a seven-round (qualifying round, four bracket rounds and live stream) skill-based contest. In the skill-based contest, entrants compete for the best scores in a qualifying stroke play tournament round between  July 31, 2023 and September 3, 2023 .  The 64 top scoring eligible entrants in the qualifying round will be automatically entered into one of four brackets.  The winner of each bracket with then play in the livestream on September 16th, 2023. The combined 2023 USGA Match Play Challenge event is referred to herein as the “Promotion.”

 

   1. Sponsor/Promoter.

       This Contest is sponsored by World Golf Tour, Inc., 100 California St., Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94111

For the avoidance of doubt, Apple Inc., Google Inc., and Amazon Inc., are not sponsors of, or in any way involved in, any Competitions.

   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.  Only players who reside in countries eligible to win prizes will be entered into the live stream tournament.

       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 2023 USGA Match Play Challenge ("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: Log in to the website at www.wgt.com between 12:00am Pacific Time (in other words, California Time) ("PT") July 31st, 2023 and 11:00 pm PT September 3rd, 2023, agree to the terms and condition of these Official Rules, and play and complete the designated 18-hole stroke play game (the "Qualifier") between 12:00am PT  July 31st, 2023 and 11:00 pm PT September 3rd, 2023 (the "Qualification Period") and you will automatically be entered into the Qualifier. No Credits will be deducted from your World Golf Tour account to enter the Qualifier. You may play the game as many times as you wish during the Qualification 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.

       c. Step 3.  Bracket tournament.  The top 64 scores from the qualifier will be placed into a bracket tournament.  Four 16-player brackets will be filled and the first round will begin on September 7th, 2023.  The first round must be completed on September 7th.  The second round must be completed on September 8th.  The third round must be completed on September 9th.  The fourth round must be completed on September 10th.

      d.Step Four. Championship Live Stream Entry: The winner of each bracket will be eligible to compete in the live stream on September 16th, 2023

       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, your bracket match will be forfeited and you will be disqualified from the Contest and ineligible to win the Contest prize. Players who do not play all Championship bracket matches will be disqualified.

      IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ENTRANTS: ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE ENTRY PERIOD TIMES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TIME ZONES.

 

      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 2023 USGA Match Play Challenge Contest is a 126-hole stroke play and match 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 64 eligible entrants (the “Qualifying Entrants”) will  advance to the Bracket tournament provided the entrant is eligible to win prizes based on the country of residence.  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).

Bracket Tournament.  The top 64 scores from the qualifier will be placed into a bracket tournament.  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 bracket round, the number of strokes plus penalties are totaled and comprise the entrant's score in that Game.  The score will be compared to their opponents score and the better score will win the match and will move on to the next round.

Live Event. The bracket winners will advance to the live stream tournament where they will play an eighteen hole Match Play game against an opponent.  The winners of the two semi-final match play games will play each other in the Match Play Championship match.  The live event is scheduled for September 16th, 2023.

 

   5.

       Prizes.

The top scores in the live stream tournament will win:

1st Place:  $750 Pre-paid gift card, and a $500 USGAShop gift card

2nd Place:  $550 Pre-paid gift card, and a $250 USGAShop gift card

3rd Place:  $300 Pre-paid gift card, and a $100 USGAShop gift card

4th Place:  $300 Pre-paid gift card, and a $100 USGAShop gift card

       6. Winner Selection and Notification.

      CONTEST WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Winner of the Contest will be determined on or about September 16th, 2023. 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 September 16th, 2023  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 three (3) 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 three (3) 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 three (3) days of attempted notification in order to claim the prize. Potential winners may be required to show proof of identification within three (3) 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 three (3) days of attempted notification in order to claim the prize. Potential Contest winner may be required to show proof of identification within three (3) 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 have 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 "2023 USGA Match Play Challenge" 100 California St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Requests must be received by October 31st, 2023.

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