Win a legendary golf outing from Hilton HHonors

Are you a golf fan looking for an epic escape with your buddies this year? Than you’ll definitely want to enter the Legendary Golf Getaway contest from Hilton HHonors, which could send you and seven of your closest friends, on a once in a lifetime golf outing.

The contest, which launched last week, will award one lucky winner a fantastic prize that will take them, along with their guests, to one of three Waldorf Astoria Resorts for four days of fantastic golf. The grand prize includes airfare for eight, lodging at the resort, complimentary tee times for three rounds of golf, and a clinic with the local pro. They’re even throwing in a $5000 Hilton Worldwide gift card and 100,000 Hilton HHonors points for the winner and 50,000 points for each of the guests.

The three resort options that are available to the winner include The La Quinta Resort & Club located in California, The Boulders, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Arizona, or the Waldorf Astoria Orlando in Florida. Each of these locations offers a world class golf course to challenge players and plenty of fantastic fun while away from the course as well.

The contest runs through September 5th with a grand prize winner being selected a few weeks later. Six first prizes will also be awarded as well, with those prizes consisting of a TaylorMade R11 Driver and 50,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points.

To enter the contest click here, and then start pairing down your guest list to the lucky seven you’ll take along on this legendary golf outing.

[Photo courtesy Fevi Yu via WikiMedia]

Name a cactus, win a vacation

The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa is holding its third annual cactus naming contest. For those of you who already name everything you see anyway, this is the contest for you.

Visit the Name Our Cactus website and have a gander at the six cacti. Does one remind you of a celebrity? An animal? Do you have a great cactus name saved up you’ve just been dying to use? Go for it; you could win one of six “amazing vacation getaways to this world-renowned Boulders Resort including transportation vouchers, accommodations, dining, golf and more” — and have the opportunity to be introduced to your cactus and maybe even stroke it lightly.

More detail about what winners will receive:

  • Two nights in a deluxe casitaat the AAA Award winning, Waldorf Astoria Collection The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa.
  • $500 airfare giftcard
  • Daily breakfast for two at Palo Verde
  • Two twosomes at The Boulders Golf Course

For a little guidance, check out the previous winners here. Seriously, they’re pretty cute — the one pictured here was named “Applause.”

Click here to enter by June 1, 2010!