Grand Slam Contest
Our Grand Slam contest, is now open for the open for the 2015-16 season.
Registration closes Thursday, April 5th, at 7 AM EST.
to your account to register, or
for an account if you do not have one. Of course, don't forget to bookmark
the site.
The contest covers the following 4 Major tournaments :
Date |
Tournament
Results |
April 7th
- 10th |
The
Masters |
May 12th -
15th |
THE
PLAYERS Championship |
June 16th
- 19th |
U.S.
Open |
July 14th
- 17th |
THE
OPEN |
July 28th
- 31st |
PGA
Championship |
Each Tournament field will be divided into performance groups based on World
Golf Rankings.
This is a contest of skill that requires Contestants to select 2 different
golfers from each performance group. Total Player Earnings of Contestant's
selection's in each event will determine winners. 80% of funds are paid out to the overall winners and 20%
will be paid out for the specific event winners. The Prize payouts will be
based on the # of participants. Last season the prize fund was $1,200 and paid
out
as follows:
* First Place 45%
* Second Place 25%
* Third Place 10%
* Masters Winner 5%
* U.S. Open Winner 5%
* The Open Winner 5%
* PGA Winner 5%
Contestants will make selections in each event however you only can use the same
player twice over the 4 events.
You may select amateur golfers from the tournament fields where applicable. While they may not receive earnings from the
tournament, you will receive in our Contest the equivalent earnings based on their final position in said
tournament.
If an entry is not received in time for any tournament participants will be provided with the highest
2 ranked
golfers from each performance group.
If an entry has a missing or duplicate selection, the empty or
duplicate selection will be replaced by the golfer with the highest
ranking from the same performance group not already selected by the entry.
If an entry has a golfer selected that does not start the tournament for any reason whatsoever, participants who have selected such
golfer will be provided with the highest ranked eligible golfer from the same
performance group not already selected. Such selections will meet the criteria
of not having being selected more than 4 times previously.
Participants who have selected a player who withdraws after having commenced play will not be provided with a substituted
player.
The Tournament field will be published on the Monday preceding Tournament play.
The presence of other players or changes in the Tournament field after it has been published shall in no way affect the outcome of this
contest.
An email will be sent to each registered contestant requesting player selections to be
submitted. Selections including changes will be accepted up until the event
deadline. Contestants should review
their selections on the PGA Tour site at http://www.pgatour.com prior to each
deadline.
Entry Fee:
The entry fee for this contest is $50 Canadian and payment must be sent before start of play to participate in this contest. Failure to send payment before start of play will result in the immediate removal of all your entries from this contest.
The following payment options are offered:
Canadian participants ... Interac & Cheque only
International participants ... PayPal & Cheque only
1) Interac
The preferred method of payment from Canadian participants is via an Interac E-Mail Money Transfer from your online bank account. Send payment to:
goforthegreengolfpools@gmail.com
2) PayPal / Credit Card
payments are only accepted from international participants and send to:
goforthegreengolfpools@gmail.com
Please include the PayPal transaction fee of $1.00 per entry.
Thank you
Although we use PayPal as a payment service provider, upon checkout, you may pay with either a PayPal account or a major credit card.
3) Payment by Mail
Payment by cheque, money order & bank drafts are also accepted by mail from Canadian participants however must be postmarked before start of play.
Make payment payable to "Séamus Maher" and send by mail or courier to:
Séamus Maher
121 Main Street West
Grimsby, ON L3M 1R5
Canada Any contestant whose payment is returned unpaid will be subject to immediate
loss of all entries for such contestant from all contests.
Entries: There will be no limit of the number of entries to the Contest.
Contestants may enter the Contest as many times as they wish, provided they pay the
stated entry fee for each of their entries.
Any Contestant whose payment is returned unpaid will be subject to immediate
loss of all entries from all Contests.
No responsibility will be accepted for Contestant's
registrations or selections which are lost, delayed, damaged, not received properly on the web
site or misdirected in any other manner in the mail or any other electronic
means including the Internet.
All entries become the property of the Contest Administrator and none will be
returned.
There is a 10% Contest administration fee applied to the winners.
This Contest is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the PGA Tour or any
other organization.
The Contest Administrator reserves the right to disqualify any contestant or to
withdraw or amend the contest at any time in its absolute discretion in case of
error, technical problem or any matter interfering with the conduct of the
Contest
as contemplated by these rules.
The decisions of the Contest Administrator is final on all matters of fact,
interpretation, eligibility, procedure and fulfillment. By entering this contest
you acknowledge acceptance of all Contest rules and agree to be bound by them.
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