TPC Invites MasterCard® Cardholders to Become a "Member for a Day"

June 17, 2011 - PRLog -- PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – PGA TOUR Official Marketing Partner, MasterCard, is teaming up with the TPC Network to offer consumers exclusive, elite golf opportunities. Available only to MasterCard cardholders, golfers can become a “Member for a Day” at private clubs across the TPC Network on various Mondays beginning July 11 through Oct. 17, 2011. To learn more information and sign up, visit TPC.com/MasterCard.

Chance to Win PGA TOUR Player Experience at TPC Sawgrass**
MasterCard cardholders who take advantage of the Member for a Day program can enter into a drawing to win a foursome in the series finale, a PGA TOUR Player Experience at TPC Sawgrass Nov. 11-13, 2011. One winner from each of the 15 qualifying events, along with three players of his or her choice, will walk the same path that the world's greatest players take during the annual THE PLAYERS Championship. The foursome will feel like professional golfers while conquering THE PLAYERS Stadium Course and the famous island green No. 17.
In addition, one of the 15 finalists will be chosen on the evening of Nov. 12, 2011 to participate in the Pro-Am at the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.

Commitment to Golf
MasterCard's commitment to PGA TOUR fans includes many prominent programs and events. As the preferred payment system of the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, MasterCard sponsors the scoreboards for fans and spectators at 60 events each year. For the past eight years, MasterCard has been the presenting sponsor of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The PGA TOUR Player Experience Prize

Two-night accommodations at the Sawgrass Marriott
One “warm-up” round on Dye’s Valley Course on Nov. 11, 2011
PGA TOUR Player Experience for a foursome on Nov. 12, 2011
Designated locker in the TOUR Player locker room
Private behind the scenes tour of the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse
Breakfast in the TOUR player family dining room
Private TOUR Academy instruction
Personalized bag tag, engraved money clip and authentic PGA TOUR yardage book
Round on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course
Personal caddie
Dinner at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse

Member for a Day Qualifying Events

July 11, 2011 – TPC Potomac —Washington D.C.
July 25, 2011 – TPC Summerlin — Las Vegas, Nev.
Aug. 1, 2011 – TPC Southwind — Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 8, 2011 – TPC Wakefield Plantation — Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 15, 2011 – TPC Stonebrae — San Francisco, Calif.
Aug. 15, 2011 – TPC Sugarloaf — Atlanta, Ga.
Aug. 22, 2011 – TPC River’s Bend — Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug. 29, 2011 – TPC Valencia — Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 12, 2011 – TPC Jasna Polana — Princeton, N.J.
Oct. 3, 2011 – TPC Boston — Boston, Mass.
Oct. 3, 2011 – TPC Craig Ranch — Dallas, Texas
Oct. 10, 2011 – TPC Potomac — Washington D.C.
Oct. 11, 2011 – TPC River Highlands — Hartford, Conn.
Oct. 17, 2011 – TPC Eagle Trace — Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Oct. 17, 2011 – TPC Twin Cities — Minneapolis, Minn.

To learn more and sign up to become a “Member for a Day,” visit http://TPC.com/MasterCard.

*Must be cardholder as of July 10, 2011
**No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. TPC Member for a Day Sweepstakes is sponsored by the PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties. Open to legal residents of the U.S., 18 & older who are MasterCard cardholders as of 7/10/11. Begins 7:00a.m. ET on 7/11/11 and ends 8:00p.m. ET on 10/17/11. For rules, see entry box in participating TPC pro shop.

TPC Network
Licensed by the PGA TOUR, the TPC Network is comprised of 32 premier private, resort and daily fee golf properties designed by some of golf’s most elite architects.  Eighteen of the clubs are operated by affiliates of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, Inc., including one that is currently under construction. Each TPC has hosted or has been designed to host TOUR-sponsored golf tournaments.  Since TPC Sawgrass first opened its world renowned PLAYERS Stadium Course in the fall of 1980, TPCs have provided the PGA TOUR with rent-free venues for tournaments, helping to boost championship golf purses and increasing charitable donations to grass roots non-profit organizations.  At the same time, TPCs have provided recreational golfers with the unique opportunity to test their skills on the same layouts where the world’s best golfers compete.