Win a Mercedes-Benz 4x4 Golf Drive to The Open

Includes three rounds of golf, VIP Open Championship hospitality and much more

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Win a once-in-a-lifetime 4x4 Golf Drive to The Open with Mercedes-Benz

We've teamed up with Mercedes-Benz, Official Patron of the Open Championship, to give one lucky winner the chance to take part in the '4x4 Golf Drive to The Open'

Are you a car and golf lover? Would you like to be at St Andrews this July to see the world's best compete for the Claret Jug?

We've teamed up with Mercedes-Benz, Official Patron of the Open Championship, to give one lucky winner the chance to take part in the '4x4 Golf Drive to The Open'.

The prize includes…

- A place in the Golf Monthly team alongside contributing editor Rob Smith - Traveling with brand-new Mercedes-Benz SUVs: the GLE and GLE Coupe - Flights to and from Edinburgh airport - where it all begins - and accommodation - Rounds at some of Scotland's best golf courses: Kingsbarns, St Andrews Links Castle and Gleneages, which has three courses in Golf Monthly's 2015/16 Top 100 UK&I course rankings - Hospitality at the Open Championship on Saturday and Sunday as a special VIP Mercedes-Benz guest - An evening with Mercedes-Benz brand ambassadors at The Open - Challenges along the way against other international teams and winners of a Mercedes-Benz Facebook competition (last year's participants below)

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The 4x4 golf drive to The Open takes place from July 15-20.

Daily highlights:

Wednesday July 15 - arrive at Edinburgh Airport Thursday July 16 - round at Kingsbarns Friday July 17 - round at the Castle Course Saturday July 18 - VIP hospitality at The Open Sunday July 19 - VIP hospitality at The Open Monday July 20 - round at Gleneagles All travel in new Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLE Coupe (below) SUVs

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How to enter:

To be in with a chance of winning this incredible prize, all you have to do is tell us (in no more than 200 words) why you want to be part of the Golf Monthly team to take part in the Mercedes-Benz 4x4 Golf Drive to the 2015 Open Championship.

Please submit your entry, with the following information, to golfmonthly@timeinc.com with 'Mercedes-Benz 4x4 Golf Trip' in the subject line.

Full name Home address Mobile number Country of residence Handicap Date of birth

Terms and Conditions:

The winner must hold a full UK driving license and be able to attend all days of the Mercedes-Benz 4x4 Golf Trip to the 2015 Open Championship. The closing date for all entries is midnight on May 31, 2014. The lucky winner will be announced on June 12.

To whet your appetite, here's some highlights from last year's action:

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Golf Monthly terms and conditions:

All prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as offered. Employees of Time Inc. (UK) and its subsidiary companies, their families, agents or anyone connected with this promotion are not eligible to enter. Only one entry per person. Entries must not be sent through agencies or third parties; any such entries will be invalid. The promoter cannot accept responsibility for entries that are incomplete or delayed. The winners will be the specified number of winners and/or runners-up drawn at random after the closing date. Some competitions will be decided by a judging panel. All winners will be notified within 28 days of the draw. Winners must be prepared to co-operate with any publicity arising as a result of winning the competition. A list of the winners can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope specifying the name of the competition to Golf Monthly, Marketing Department, Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU. No correspondence will be entered into. The decision of the promoter in all matters is final and binding. The promoter is Golf Monthly Magazine, Time Inc. (UK), 7th floor, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU. Entry implies acceptance of these rules.

Closing date for entries: May 31, 2015

Nick Bonfield
Content Editor

Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, commissioning and feature writing. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x