American Golf is inviting golfers across the UK & Ireland to enter its biggest ever competition and be in with a chance of scooping $1million.
American Golf has teamed up with Million Dollar Hole In One, the company that runs the popular hole-in-one-challenge around Europe, to give golfers the chance to win a place at American Golf’s Championship finals at the Belfry in September, where ten players will be given one shot to score a hole-in-one and win the $1million prize.
Qualifying for the final began on July 11, and will take place in American Golf stores across the UK & Ireland. Using the Foresight GC2 simulator, entrants will have three attempts to get nearest the pin on the 7th hole at the Belfry’s Brabazon course.
When the competition closes, on August 20, the 10 closest players will progress to the grand final to take part in the $1m shootout. One shot to make a hole-in-one and take the jackpot home.
“This is a life-changing prize,” said Daniel Gathercole, director of marketing and communications at American Golf. “A hole-in-one is the holy grail of golf. Some would argue it’s luck more than judgment that gets the ball in the hole first time, but, ultimately, it doesn’t matter how you do it. We just hope someone has the nerve, skill and luck to hit an ace and win the $1m jackpot.”
The prize shootout will take place on the iconic 10th hole on the Brabazon, the scene of many memorable Ryder Cup tee shots. But American Golf won’t even be expecting any Seve-style heroics from 300 yards, as the hole has been shortened to 150 yards with a new forward tee that will give contestants a real chance of holing their shot.
MDHIO director Martin Tyrrell added, “We have been running our hole-in-one competitions in Europe for more than 12 years now, and they have always been hugely popular with golfers of all levels. Holes-in-one may not happen to amateur golfers every day, but they do occur – more often than you may think, and regardless of handicap. That is why the concept is so successful. By joining forces with American Golf, even more people will get the chance to shoot for $1m this year, and it would be fantastic to see someone walk away with a cheque at the Belfry.”
To find out more about which stores are holding qualifying events, and check out the UK leaderboard simply visit www.americangolf.co.uk/milliondollar. You can also follow all the action @AmericanGolf_UK using #AGMillionDollarChallenge.