Important Notes Regarding The National Final

The Sectional winner package includes the following: accommodations (one standard guest room), event functions, hospitality and golf (1 practice round, 2 competition rounds) as specified in the Tournament Guide, for the winner only. Travel and incidental expenses shall be the responsibility of the individual except in those instances where air travel may be required (i.e., distances in excess of 200 miles between the host dealership and the Sectional venue) in which case MBUSA will issue a round-trip coach air ticket (to/from same city) for each team member, and if applicable, ground transfers to/from select Airport/host resort (on official arrival/departure days only). No mileage reimbursement will be given to any winner under any circumstances. Each team member is permitted to bring one (1) adult guest, 21 years and older (airfare on own). Winner’s guest will be included in designated hospitality and tournament functions. If applicable, air travel for team members must be booked through MBUSA’s travel agency. Should winners wish to make any changes to their travel itineraries, they will be doing so on their own, directly with the airline and applicable fees are the winner’s responsibility. Similarly, if a dealer, or any other individual or company, wishes to pay for upgraded winner airfare, book the winner guest airfare (which is the winner’s responsibility), etc. those arrangements will be made by the dealer (or individual) directly with the airline. MBUSA travel agents are not responsible for making such arrangements and/or changes. Under no circumstances will any airfare booked by an outside company or individual be reimbursed by MBUSA. There are no exceptions. Additionally, if Sectional Tournament winners wish to extend their stay, upgrade their room, secure adjoining rooms or make any change regarding accommodations, they will be doing so at their own expense directly with either the host resort or the Program Management Center. Changes of this nature are available on a first-come, first-served basis depending on the resort’s availability. MBUSA is not responsible for such changes. The National Final winner package includes the following: round-trip coach air travel (to/from same city), room accommodations, 1 (one) competition round of golf at ACC, ground transfers to/from an Augusta area Airport/host community (on official arrival/departure days only), as well as an invitation to participate in Mercedes-Benz Masters Experience event functions and hospitality. Incidental expenses shall be the responsibility of the individual. Winners are permitted to bring one (1) adult guest (21 years or older) to the National Final (airfare on own). Winner’s guest will be included in hospitality and tournament functions. Air travel for team members must be booked through MBUSA’s travel agency. Should winners wish to make any changes to their travel itineraries, they will be doing so on their own, directly with the airline and applicable fees are the winner’s responsibility. Similarly, if a dealer, or any other individual or company, wishes to pay for upgraded attendee airfare, book the winner guest airfare (which is the winner’s responsibility), etc. those arrangements will be made by the dealer (or individual) directly with the airline. MBUSA travel agents are not responsible for making such arrangements and/or changes. Under no circumstances will any airfare booked by an outside company or individual be reimbursed by MBUSA. There are no exceptions. Additionally, no mileage reimbursement will be given to any winner under any circumstances. Winners and winner guests will not be able to extend their stay. National Final attendance dates will be from April 4 – 7, 2011 (Date subject to change). There are no early arrivals or extended stays. There are no exceptions to this policy. As this is an adults-only program (21 years or older), infants and children are not permitted to accompany winners to any Sectional or National Final event under any circumstances. There are no exceptions. At the Mercedes-Benz Western Sectional Tournament dealer teams will compete in a two-day qualifier. During each round, teams will compete using a Modified Callaway System — with the individual gross scores of the two-person dealer team (utilizing this Callaway System) being combined to comprise the team score for that day. The team score from each day will be added together for the overall combined two-day team score. The top 3 teams from this Sectional will be invited to participate in the National Final to be held at Augusta Country Club, April 5, 2011 (date subject to change). This once-in-a-lifetime experience includes an invitation to participate in exclusive activities surrounding MBUSA’s international partnership with the Masters Tournament. Handicap indexes are not required to compete in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship golf program. Local dealer qualifying tournaments may require an established handicap depending on tournament format. With specific regard to Sectional and National Final competition, MBUSA reserves the right to review any scoring irregularities—and to disqualify any individual(s) from competing and/or advancing whom it deems to have acted improperly, inequitably, or unfairly. In such instance, the individual(s) disqualified shall be barred indefinitely from participating in this program. Players are reminded that under current USGA regulations, acceptance of a winner package at a Sectional or National Final event, including expenses, as well as participating in any of these events, can result in the loss of amateur status for participants. While the practical applications of forfeiture of amateur status are understood primarily to affect low handicap golfers who compete in scratch tournaments, concerned players should research this issue further with their local golf association. For 2010 only, MBUSA has suspended the “no repeat” winner policy (i.e. participants who attended any past Regional/National Final are eligible to participate in the 2010 Sectionals and National Final). For local qualifiers who cannot attend the Sectional Tournament, the next runner-up, as indicated on the approved Dealer Team Information Form (DTI), will be designated to fill the vacated spot. Similarly, for Sectional qualifiers who cannot attend the National Final, the next runner-up, as indicated on the approved DTI, will be designated to fill that vacated spot. No player substitutions will be permitted, for any reason, within two (2) weeks of a Sectional Tournament or National Final. No player airfare will be booked within two (2) weeks of a Sectional Tournament or National Final. Any Mercedes-Benz Dealership, MBUSA, MBUSA-affiliate company, selected charitable beneficiary, host club or agency employee; tournament volunteers; or any individual appointed to work the tournament by any of these parties, is not eligible to compete or win tournament competition prizes (i.e. these individuals cannot advance to a Sectional Tournament or National Final and/or win program designated contest prizes). Under no circumstances can Sectional Tournament playing spots be awarded via auction/raffle, etc. (i.e. such playing spots are only to be awarded via a legitimate golf competition). Players are not permitted to bring personal caddies to either a Sectional Tournament or National Final. There are no exceptions to this policy. MBUSA reserves the right to reassign selected dealer teams to either Sectional site, depending upon overall regional enrollment.Additional program rules and restrictions may apply. Please contact your host Mercedes-Benz Dealer for further details. Under no circumstances will there be any exceptions to the program rules and restrictions listed herein, as well as those contained in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Tournament Guide and Summary of 2010 Program Refinements which are provided to the host Dealer in advance of the local qualifying tournament. Further, MBUSA reserves the right to alter current policies surrounding the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship Golf Program.