How about this idea Fellas.....All 4 majors.....I have signed up and I can set up a Buddy Group and invite everyone in the contest to Join......Check it out and see how you like it...Pretty cool concept
http://golf.sportsline.com/splash/golf/spln/challenge/freem?refcode=pga-fp_golfmm_06
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The Majors Match Up Fantasy Golf
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Official Rules
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</TD><TD width=10> </TD><TD>You've been waiting all year, and now it's finally here.
PGATOUR.com's official Majors fantasy golf competition begins with The Masters. Compete in each of the four Major Championships for a Major fantasy golf vacation to play where the pros play.
Compete during each of the 2006 Major Championships: The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship. Select your team of five PGA TOUR players under the $1,000,000 salary cap, and follow the action with real-time scoring. Challenge the best players in golf during the first Major -
The Masters.
- Four Majors, four chances to win.
- It's Free and it's Easy to play.
- Pick a team of five players under a $1,000,000 salary cap.
- Win a Major Fantasy Golf Vacation. Stay at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa. And play where the pros play - The TPC Sawgrass: Home of THE PLAYERS Championship.
Tee it up. Play today.
- The Masters - March 27
- The U.S. Open - May 29
- The British Open - June 26
- The PGA Championship - July 24
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2006 Majors Matchup - First Major - The Masters Tournament Official Rules
Introduction The Majors Matchup - First Major - The Masters Tournament
No Cost
Administrator
Eligibility
Signing Up
Golf Team Selecting Your Team
Team Selecting Deadline
Winner Notification
Scoring Point Values
Prizes Grand Prize
Prize Restrictions
Legal Disclaimers General Conditions
Rules/Winners Information
Internet
Sponsor/Administrator's Mailing Address
Introduction
The Majors Matchup - First Major - The Masters Tournament
Welcome to The Majors Matchup- First Major- The Masters Tournament (the "Contest"), presented by SportsLine.com, Inc. ("SportsLine") and PGA TOUR Licensed Properties ("PGA TOUR") where you can pick a team of your favorite golfers who are participating in the 2006 Masters Tournament and compete for great prizes. How do you win? By fielding the highest-scoring team during the Masters Tournament. You earn points based on the money your team of golfers earn in the Masters Tournament, as defined in the "Point Values" section below. You'll have $1,000,000 US dollars in fantasy money to spend on your team of five golfers. Each golfer will be assigned a salary and the combined salaries of the golfers you pick cannot exceed $1,000,000 US dollars. Salaries will be based on the World Golf Rankings.
No Purchase Necessary
The Majors Matchup- First Major- The Masters Tournament is FREE to play.
Administrator
SportsLine will serve as the administrator of the Contest and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise regarding violations of the rules or any other matters that may come up in connection with the Contest.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Contest, you must be (a) Registered Users (b) legal residents of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or Washington DC; (for purposes of clarity, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded) (c) at least eighteen (18) years of age or older (except in Alabama and Nebraska where you must be 19 years of age or older) at the date of entry in this Contest. For purposes of these Official Rules, "Registered User" means a person who has successfully completed the registration form and has obtained a User Identification ("ID") and associated password ("Password") on one or more of the following Websites: CBS.com, CBSnews.com, CBS SportsLine.com, upn.com, NFL.com, NCAAsports.com, SuperBowl.com and/or PGATOUR.com. If you are not a Registered User you may become a Registered User and obtain an ID and a Password by completing the SportsLine Service registration form by going here on the SportsLine Service. There is no fee or charge to you to become a Registered User. Void where prohibited by law. Excluded residents may play, but are NOT eligible to receive any prizes.
Employees of SportsLine, CBS Broadcasting Inc. and the PGA TOUR (collectively the "Contest Entities") and each of their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and members of the immediate family or household of each are not eligible to win. Immediate family member is defined as a parent, sibling or any person residing in the same household as an employee of the Contest Entities. Void where prohibited. Such excluded employees and/or family members may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes.
Signing Up
Registered Users can sign up any time by visiting the CBS SportsLine Website. Participants will be asked to go to the URL:
http://golf.sportsline.com/splash/golf/spln/challenge/freem and follow the onscreen instructions (the "Onscreen Instructions") in order to enter. Onscreen Instructions incorporated by reference in these Official Rules.
Golf Team
Selecting Your Team
During the Contest, you will be required to choose a team of five (5) golfers from the tournament field. You will have $1,000,000 in fantasy dollars to spend assembling your team. The golfers' salaries will be set based on the most recent World Golf Rankings prior to the start of the tournament. Once the salaries have been set, they will not change. Further, a golfer who is added to the field after the salaries have been posted will not be available for selection.
Team Selecting Deadline
The Contest will run from Thursday, April 6, 2006 through Sunday, April 9, 2006. The deadline for picking your team will be 6:00 AM ET on Thursday, April 6, 2006. If you fail to select a team for the Contest, you will be awarded zero points toward your overall total score.
Winner Notification
Winners will be notified via the valid e-mail address that was entered when signing up for the Contest. Notification will be made for all prizes within four (4) weeks following the completion of the Contest to allow time for the verification of all data and scores.
Scoring
Point Values
Each team will earn points according to the money earned by the golfers on your team (where $1 US Dollar= 1 point).
Prizes
Grand Prize Winner
The top point scorer will receive:
One (1) trip to The TPC at Sawgrass, the site of THE PLAYERS Championship, to play either the Stadium or Valley Course (based on current renovations to the courses).
Prize includes:
Roundtrip airfare for two (2) to/from Jacksonville, Florida, from a major airport closest to the winner's home.
Two (2) night stay for two (2) at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa.
One (1) round of golf including cart fee for two (2) at the The TPC at Sawgrass, the site of THE PLAYERS Championship, on either the Stadium or Valley Course (based on current renovations to the courses).
Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Prize: Two-thousand five-hundred US dollars ($2,500.00). PLEASE NOTE: Golf and Accommodations are based on availability. Black out dates may apply. The trip must be taken within one (1) year of the end of the game segment won. Grand Prize Winner (as defined herein) and Prize Winner's travel companion is/are responsible for all transportation. Any difference between the ARV set forth above and the actual costs of the prize will not be awarded.
Prize Restrictions
Actual value of trip may vary based on point of departure and dates of travel. Certain travel restrictions may apply. If Grand Prize Winner resides within a 100 mile radius of host city, ground transportation may be provided in lieu of air transportation and no compensation or substitution will be provided for difference in prize value. The Grand Prize Winner and guest(s) will be required to travel together on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents. Grand Prize Winner and guest(s) must be available to travel on dates specified by PGA TOUR. Travel arrangements must be made through PGA TOUR. The guest(s) must be eighteen (18) years of age (or, in the case of legal residents of certain states or Washington DC where the age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age, such age of majority) and will be required to execute and return liability/publicity (unless prohibited by law) releases prior to ticketing. No assignment, transfer, conversion to cash or cash redemption or substitution of the Grand Prize is permitted, except Administrator reserves the right to substitute the Grand Prize or any of its components with a prize of comparable or greater value should the Grand Prize or any of its components become unavailable. Grand Prize is solely for personal use and may not be used in conjunction with any other promotion.
Legal Disclaimers
All participants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the Legal Disclaimers below, and by the decisions of Administrator, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the game.
General Conditions
By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decision of the Administrator, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Further, each entrant also acknowledges and agrees to the SportsLine Terms of Service, including, without limitation, the SportsLine Acceptable Use Policy. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. No transfer of any prizes in this Contest is permitted except by Administrator. Administrator reserves the right to substitute the Grand Prize for one of equal or greater value in the event that an advertised prize in this Contest is unavailable.
The Grand Prize Winner will be required to submit valid identification to Administrator and to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility/ Liability Release and where lawful, a Publicity Release (collectively the "Release Forms".), notarized within the state/province of legal residence, thirty (30) days following first attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and the awarding of a prize to the entrant with the next highest score.
Except where prohibited by law, the Grand Prize Winner's acceptance of the Grand Prize constitutes permission for the Contest Entities to use Grand Prize Winner's name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and address (city and state) worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. Entrants agree to Administrator's use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Grand Prize Winner's travel companion must complete, execute and return a Travel Companion Liability Release, and where lawful, a Travel Companion Publicity Release (collectively, the "Travel Companion Release Forms") prior to issuance of travel documents. Failure to return Travel Companion Release Forms timely may prevent your travel companion from participating in the trip. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Administrator, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the Contest, refuse to award points or prizes, and require the return of any prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct Administrator deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during Contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with SportsLine's administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this Web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) and/or return of any prize(s) shall in no way prevent Administrator from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, ADMINISTRATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Administrator is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected on-line entries, for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry information whether caused by an entrant, equipment, or technical malfunction or for any human error, technical error or malfunctions. Administrator reserves the right to halt or modify the Contest at any time during the Contest period if events beyond its control compromise the Contest's fairness or integrity.
Administrator is not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prizes hereunder. Administrator, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the Contest, refuse to award points or prizes, and require the return of any prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct Administrator deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during the Contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating points or prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating points or prizes, tampering with the administration of this Contest, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on the CBS SportsLine Web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize and/or return of any prize shall in no way prevent Administrator from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
Administrator reserves the right to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
This Contest may not be used for any form of gambling. Grand Prize winners is responsible for paying taxes on all prizes awarded in connection with this Contest.
Internet
If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Administrator which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Administrator reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. In such event, Administrator further reserves the right to award the prizes to the players with the most points as of the termination date.
Administrator assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or transactions. Administrator is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.
The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies, assume no liability and are not responsible for, and you hereby forever waive any rights to any claim in connection with, lost, late, incomplete, corrupted, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries or mail if applicable; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. The Contest Entities, and their parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by registration information submitted by end users or tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, ADMINISTRATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
In the event of a dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Any entry that is incomplete, late, does not include a validly issued User ID will be disqualified.
In the event that the Contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Administrator reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Administrator shall have no liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such an action.
Release and Indemnity
Each entrant in the Contest, including, without limitation, the prize winners, hereby release and agree to hold harmless Administrator, and CBS Broadcasting Inc. and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes hereunder, participation in this Contest and participation in any activity related to this Contest.
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties
IN NO EVENT WILL ADMINISTRATOR, CBS BROADCASTING INC., AND/OR THEIR PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CBS SPORTSLINE SITE AND/OR THE CONTEST, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE AND/OR THE CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE CONTEST AND THE CBS SPORTSLINE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE IMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
Arbitration
The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, in the City of New York, County of New York.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the New York state and federal courts located in the City of New York, County of New York, and State of New York. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
Rules/Winners Information
For winner information or an additional copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 2006 Majors Matchup- First Major- The Masters Tourmanent, 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Specify "Rules" or "Winners List". Residents of VT may omit return postage.
Administrator
SportsLine.com, Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.
Sponsors
SportsLine.com, Inc., 2200 W. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.
PGA TOUR, Inc., 112 PGA TOUR Blvd., Ponte Vedra, Fla., 32082.
Prize Providers
PGA TOUR, Inc., 112 PGA TOUR Blvd., Ponte Vedra, Fla., 32082.
