National Offers Chance to Win VIP Package to Ryder Cup
National Car Rental, the official rental car of the PGA of America and an Official Partner of the 2016 Ryder Cup, is offering a chance to win a two-person VIP package to the 2016 Ryder Cup.


National Car Rental, the official rental car of the PGA of America and an Official Partner of the 2016 Ryder Cup, invites golf fans to enter the “Road to the Ryder Cup” sweepstakes for a chance to win a two-person VIP package to the 2016 Ryder Cup at Minnesota’s Hazeltine National Golf Club.
From now until July 24, 2016, fans can register at the “Road to the Ryder Cup” website for a chance to win a grand prize that includes tickets to the 2016 Ryder Cup, four nights lodging, round-trip airfare for two to Minneapolis, Ryder Cup apparel, and $1,000 cash for travel expenses, according to National.
Daily and weekly prizes also will be awarded to select sweepstakes entrants who play the instant-win golf game. The six weekly prizes include two sets of Srixon irons, two sets of three Cleveland wedges, or two Srixon drivers plus Ryder Cup golf shirts. The daily instant-win prizes (10 per day) are a dozen Srixon Z-Star golf balls.
“The Ryder Cup tournament offers golf enthusiasts the unique opportunity to watch their favorite individual players work together as a team, and we’re pleased to offer fans the chance to witness the excitement in person,” said Rob Connors, National Car Rental’s vice president of brand marketing. “Many of our business travel customers are passionate about the game of golf, so we created this sweepstakes to show our appreciation for their continued business by providing an experience of a lifetime.”
Additionally, fans who visit the sweepstakes website can earn bonus entries in the following ways:
1. Tell a Friend Referral: Submit the first names and email addresses of up to three friends per day. For each friend who registers, one additional entry into the grand-prize drawing can be earned.
2. Refer a Friend on Facebook: Share the promotion on your Facebook wall or a friend’s wall. For each friend who registers, one additional entry into the grand-prize drawing can be earned (limit 10 entries).
3. Follow @NationalCarGolf on Twitter: Click the Twitter follow button to receive one additional entry (limit one entry).
4. Share on Twitter: Click the “Tweet” button to tweet a message about the promotion. Each click on the “Tweet” button will receive one entry into the grand-prize drawing (limit three entries).
5. Join the Emerald Club: Upon sweepstakes registration, Emerald Club members can enter their membership number to receive five additional entries into the grand-prize drawing (limit one entry).
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