TERMS & CONDITIONS

Program Support, Responsibilities, Terms & Conditions

Valspar Championship Responsibilities

The Valspar Championship is responsible for the administration, management, and oversight of the Birdies the Tampa Bay Charities program. The tournament team will execute, and not limited to, the following duties:

Providing organizations with a liaison for day-to-day programming
Making of and upkeep registration portal or website
Acceptance or denial of non-profit organizations
Creating program materials and ancillary collateral with review of self-made materials
Processing and collection of donations
Tracking of Guess the Birdies submissions and winner selection
Post-program reporting

Charitable Organization Responsibilities

The Valspar Championship requests the following from participating organizations:

Sole responsibility in the solicitation of donations
Promote the tournament and Birdies for Tampa Bay Charities within your networks
Refer additional organizations that may be interested in participating
Appoint a primary contact for day-to-day programming

Following the conclusion of the 2027 Valspar Championship, organizations will receive a donation summary report and are asked to audit, review, and confirm that the information within is correct. If no confirmation is given, the tournament will assume the report is correct.

Terms & Conditions

Limited use of the trademarks of Copperhead Charities, the Copperheads, Birdies for Tampa Bay Charities, and the Valspar Championship will be granted to participating non-profits. Samples of materials bearing the trademarks must be submitted to the tournament team prior to distribution.

The 2027 Birdies for Tampa Bay Charities Terms and Conditions may be amended, changed, or updated at the sole discretion of the Valspar Championship and the Copperhead Charities Board of Directors.

Organizations must verify IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) status in surrounding counties. The included counties are Citrus, De Soto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter.
Interested organizations must register by completing the commitment form.
Copperhead Charities Board of Directors and its’ charity committee have the authority to approve and/or deny any organization’s commitment form in its sole discretion.
Commitment and donation forms open in October 2026 and extend through Friday, April 30, 2027.
Organizations understand that donors will not be reimbursed in any manner for any and all of their donations.
Self-donations (donations made by a participating organizations to themselves and paid by themselves) are prohibited.
Guess the Birdies submissions made via the donation form will be accepted and must be submitted by 5 p.m. (online) or postmarked (physical) on Friday, April 30, 2027.
Copperhead Charities is not responsible for online donations submitted or physical donation forms postmarked after Friday, April 30, 2027.
Participating organizations may not solicit donations in advance of the official donation period as defined by the Valspar Championship (October 2026).
A single donation cannot exceed $10,000.
Participating organizations are capped at $100,000 that will receive the 15% matching contribution.
Participating organizations are to raise $500 to receive the donated grounds tickets.
Clear, legible handwriting is the responsibility of all participants and donors.
Donations and payments without an identifiable charitable organization will be directed towards the Copperhead Charities. These donations will be used in the matching contribution funds benefitting organizations.
Copperhead Charities monies are at the discretion of the Copperhead Charities Board of Directors and its’ charity committee. The matching funds will only be distributed to organizations if they fulfill the requirements indicated within the Participating Organization and Donor Handbook.
Copperhead Charities matching contributions must be used in the Tampa Bay area.

Guess the Birdies Contest Participants

Birdies for Tampa Bay Charities and its Guess the Birdies contest is open to all participants eighteen (18) years of age or older. The contest is void where prohibited by law. A participant need not be present to win. No pledge, purchase, or donation is required to participate in the contest or to become eligible to receive a prize. A donation will not increase a participant’s likelihood of winning a prize.

No Purchase Necessary: During the donation period, contestants may complete a “no purchase necessary” entry. The official form must be completed in-person at the Valspar Championship tournament office between the hours of 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday, excluding holidays. Limit of one (1) “no purchase necessary” entry per person and per household.

Odds of Winning: Only one (1) grand prize will be awarded. The chances of winning are based solely on guessing the correct number of birdies made during the 2027 Valspar Championship and the actual number of participants who submit the correct guess. In the chance that no one individual guesses the number of birdies correctly, the grand prize will go to the individual closest to the actual number of birdies, not over the actual number.

In the case of a tie (or ties), the winner will be selected by the tiebreaker question on the donation form. Should there be a following tie (or ties) from those answers, there will be a random drawing among the finalists.

The exact number of birdies made during the Valspar Championship will include all birdies made by PGA Tour players beginning Thursday, May 6 and ending Sunday, May 9, 2027, plus any birdies made during a playoff round (if applicable).

In the event of any disruption to the Valspar Championship tournament play due to cancellation, inclement weather, or other conditions, the following number of birdies shall be added to the total number of birdies made presently to determine a final amount made during the competition rounds.

54-hole Tournament – 200
36-hole Tournament – 400
Entire Tournament Cancellation – 1,000

A $20 donation is equal to one (1) guess. Participants are limited to thirty (30) total Guess the Birdies submissions per donor. If more than thirty (30) guesses are submitted by an individual, only the first thirty (30) guesses received and recorded will be eligible for prizes.

Copperheads, Copperhead Charities Board of Directors, Valspar Championship staff members, and family members of the aforementioned charitable organizations are not eligible for the grand prize.

Guess the Birdies contest prizes are subject to change without notice at any time, and at the sole discretion of the Valspar Championship and Copperhead Charities Board of Directors. Guess the Birdies contest prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. The prize winner is responsible for any applicable taxes related to the prizes and additional spending.

Tiebreaker Question

In honor of the Valspar Championship and its programming, the tiebreaker question is inspired and implemented around special programming including a number of unique player and fan-friendly initiatives. Within the donation form, donors are asked how many PGA Tour players will personalize their caddie bib by adding a nickname during the 2027 tournament.

Players can choose the nickname, social handle, or message they would like on the back of their caddie bib. The number of PGA Tour players participating in the program will be guessed upon and used in the case of a tie (or ties) to determine the Guess the Birdies contest winner.