OFFICIAL RULES

CHATTERBOX CHAMPIONSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS

General Event Overview: The Chatterbox Championship (“Chatterbox Championship”) is a series of golf qualifiers with a championship. Each one-day golf event is comprised of two-person teams playing a 2-Person Scramble format, with the championship event featuring Match Play. The events are open to all golfers 21 years or older who meet the eligibility requirements. The course date and start time are subject to change.

Eligibility and Rules of Golf: The Chatterbox Championship is will be governed by the USGA Rules of Golf, with specific outliers noted below. The events are open to all golfers 21 years or older who meet the following participant restrictions:

  • Participants must have an active residential or employment address within 60 miles of the qualifier course address. Must be active resident or employee by May 13th, 2025.

  • No professional experience of any kind within the past 3,650 days (10 years) of the qualifier.

  • No active collegiate players on NCAA, JUCO or NAIA sancioned programs.

  • No NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) amateurs within the past 3,650 days (10 years) of the qualifier.

In the spirit of Chatterbox Sports’ mission, the goal is to provide a local, weekend warrior competition, eliminating those with a significant competitive advantage. An official USGA-sanctioned handicap is NOT required to participate. Employees of Chatterbox Sports and persons working in any capacity at the local events are ineligible for prizes. Participants assume personal responsibility for ensuring that their amateur status under PGA/USGA rules is not adversely affected by participation. Local rules and Chatterbox Championship rules will be provided by each course and Chatterbox Sports will be available on-site upon request.

Questions regarding the rules of golf, local rules, Chatterbox Championship rules, and scoring will be settled by a Chatterbox Sports representative.

Format & Layout:

  • Format: 2-Person Scramble for qualifier events. The team with the lowest gross score will move to the Championship.

  • Tie breakers for any qualifier will be a sudden death playoff at the Closest to the Pin hole for 2 attempts. After 2 attempts, the team that has the closest shot to the pin on the next tee shot will be declared the winner.

  • The Championship event will feature Match Play format at Stonelick Hills on September 14th, 2025.

  • 2v2 teams competing over 9 holes, and winners advancing to a final 9-hole Match Play round for the grand prize.

  • Teams: Co-ed teams are accepted, including Men, Women, and Super Seniors (70+).

  • Course Layout: Men’s tees are expected to measure 6,400–6,800 yards. Women’s and Super Senior tees will be reduced by 500 yards from the Men’s tees.

Rules:

  • 2-Person Scramble: Each player tees off, and the team selects the best shot. Both players hit from that spot and repeat the process until the ball is holed.

  • Putting: All putts must be holed; no gimmies are allowed. Players must mark their ball on either side when putting to ensure the second putt is played from a nearly identical spot and does not get closer to the hole.

  • Lie Improvement: Players may improve their lie within the length of a scorecard, except on the fringe or green surface type. Players may not move their ball from one surface type to another (e.g., from rough to semi-rough, or semi-rough to fairway). If a ball touches two surface types, it may be played from the preferred type.

  • Tee Options: Women and Super Seniors (70years+) may play from the forward tees as designated by tournament officials.

  • Mulligans: No mulligans are allowed.

  • Scoring Limit: Double bogey maximum per hole.

  • Local Rules: Local rules apply and will be defined before competition.

  • Each hole will have scoring officials. Any score cards not matching the scoring officials, and competitor scores will be disqualified.

  • Final Authority: Commissioner Trace Fowler has the final say on any, and all matters.

Entries/Registration Fees: Space for each local event is limited, and entries will be accepted on a “first come-first served” basis. Registration fees are non-refundable, non-transferable, and all sales are final. Your registration is a license to attend a specific event you have purchased the ticket for, and such license can be revoked at any time if any of these Terms & Conditions or any host golf course code of conduct are violated by Participant. Entries do not include the greens fee of each course, and must be satisfied upon arrival.

Participant Obligations and Acknowledgements:

  • Participants must provide true, accurate, complete, and current information about themselves, their eligibility requirements when asked upon winning.

  • Chatterbox Sports reserves the right to suspend, refuse access to, or withhold prize money if a participant provides inaccurate, untruthful, or misleading information or violates these Terms and Conditions.

  • Cash prizes are void where prohibited.

  • Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying applicable taxes related to prizes.

  • Participants winning over $600 in prize winnings will receive an IRS Form 1099 at the end of the calendar year, with a copy filed with the IRS.

  • The Grand Prize will be $100,000 if registration is sold out. Otherwise, Chatterbox will provide 100% of entry fees, minus tournament cost to the winner.

  • All registrants will be responsible for paying their greens fee upon arrival to each qualifier.

Equipment: Participants are responsible for providing their own equipment. Chatterbox Sports cannot guarantee that any course will provide equipment for rent.

Event Cancellation & Inclement Weather Policy: Chatterbox Sports will make best efforts to hold the event on the scheduled date. If the host course or Chatterbox Sports, in its sole discretion, cancels play due to inclement weather, the event may be canceled or rescheduled for a rain date. Chatterbox Sports is not responsible for incidental costs (e.g., travel, lodging) resulting from inclement weather.

PUBLICITY RELEASE: Except where prohibited, participation in the Chatterbox Championship constitutes consent to the worldwide, royalty-free use of a participant’s name, photo, likeness, biographical information, entry, and statements by Chatterbox Sports for promotional purposes, including but not limited to inclusion on the Chatterbox Championship website, other Chatterbox Sports websites or apps, email communications, and other media chosen by Chatterbox Sports without compensation.

PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION: Chatterbox Sports may collect personal data about participants online and use such data in accordance with Chatterbox Sports’ privacy policy at https://513Golf.com/Privacy_Policy (“Privacy Policy”) and these Terms and Conditions. By participating, participants agree to such collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: (A) PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT THEIR REGISTRATION, ATTENDANCE, AND PARTICIPATION IS AT THEIR SOLE RISK. NEITHER CHATTERBOX SPORTS, ITS AFFILIATES, OR PARENT COMPANIES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CHATTERBOX CHAMPIONSHIP. THE CHATTERBOX CHAMPIONSHIP AND ANY PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES PROVIDED ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. (B) NEITHER CHATTERBOX SPORTS, ITS AFFILIATES, OR PARENT COMPANIES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS OR INAUTHENTICITY OF, INFORMATION RELATING TO THE CHATTERBOX CHAMPIONSHIP, OR FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM. IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF REGISTRATION, ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, TRAVEL, OR ANY PRIZE. (C) PARTICIPANTS AGREE THAT NEITHER CHATTERBOX SPORTS, ITS AFFILIATES, OR PARENT COMPANIES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS ARE LIABLE FOR DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS OR THIRD PARTIES, AND THE RISK OF INJURY FROM SUCH CONDUCT RESTS ENTIRELY WITH THE PARTICIPANT.

These Terms and Conditions, along with any event rules established by Chatterbox Sports for the Chatterbox Championship, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and supersede all previous written or oral agreements. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, USA, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Participants and Chatterbox Sports agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Hamilton, Ohio. No waiver by either party of any breach or default shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Section headings are for convenience only and have no legal import. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms invalid, the court should give effect to the parties’ intentions, and all other provisions remain in full force. All rights not expressly granted to participants are reserved to Chatterbox Sports and its affiliates.