So, last year, about a day or two before the U.S. Open, CoachChappy made a post in jest about whether anyone bought a Callaway driver from Dick's so that they could enter the Give-a-Way contest for the U.S. Open.

I realized that in the past you could go to Dick's and pick up an entry without having to actually buy a driver (nonreturnable) in advance. So, I went to the official RULES webpage and discovered that you only needed to send in an entry via snail mail to enter. Unfortunately, there was only a day or two to enter so not too many of us actually did it. Many posters were disappointed that they missed sending in an entry.

But, a few of us did pick Jon Rahm and actually won a $550 driver.

So, as a PSA, I am going to give Golf Board posters a few weeks notice on entering this year's contest. To be fair, I had kind of forgot about it but I saw a commercial yesterday watching the Colonial and looked it up online.

So....

HERE is the official page. That page sends you to a PDF of the official rules. The official rules provide:

quote:
PARTICIPATE BY MAIL-IN ENTRY (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY): To participate without purchasing a Promotional Item, send your first name, last name, date of birth, mailing address, email address, and your selection as to which Callaway Staffer you believe will win the U.S. Open in an envelope (with proper postage affixed) to: Links Unlimited; ATTN: If Callaway Wins, You Win; 1101 Regina Graeter Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216. Submissions must be postmarked by June 15, 2022 and received no later than June 22, 2022. Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned, and proof of sending will not be deemed proof that the submission was received. Your entry entitles you to pick only one Callaway Staffer who you believe will win the U.S. Open. Once you have made your selection, your choice is final. You will not be able to change your selection of Callaway Staffer regardless of any changes in tournament participation or if the Callaway Staffer withdraws or cannot compete for any reason. ALL MAIL-IN ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 15, 2022.

Last year, you got to choose from about 7-8 players. This year, there are only 3 players to choose from. But, they are the 3 best players Callaway sponsors, including LSU's Sam Burns (who wasn't available last year). Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm are the other two.

So, to make it simple, here's what you need to do. Address your entry to the following:

Links Unlimited
ATTN: If Callaway Wins, You Win
1101 Regina Graeter Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45216

Then, your entry should include:

Name:
D.O.B.:
Mailing Address:
Email Address:
Callaway Staffer:

One final note -- The rules seem to suggest that there can only be one entry (with one choice) per address. However, after the contest last year, several people said on a Reddit string that they had sent separate entries picking separate players from different people in their household. Many were worried that they would be disqualified for doing so. However, the administrator, Links Unlimited, apparently didn't really check that and sent them a driver for picking Jon Rahm. So, if you want to enter 3 different people from your address picking all three Staffers, you can try that.

On the other hand, most of us just sent in several entries using the addresses of friends and family that we knew wouldn't be interested in the contest so that we maximized our chances of winning just one driver.

So, if you want to take your chances with multiple entries from the same household (but with separate mailings), do so at your own risk. It would have paid off last year. As I recall, there were approximately 1,700 winners last year.

This post was edited on 5/30/22 at 2:48 am