"I [kept] thinking it didn't happen, after it happened. I'm like, there's no way that just happened"

Thanks to reader Jim for this $1 million hole in one winner. Love the reaction where Jason Hargett makes like Usain Bolt.

Comments

[RM]

The bad news...he's now ineligible for The Walker Cup.

[Taylor Anderson]

Holy cow - is that a 9 foot giant that looks like Johnny Miller near the end of the video?

[Steven T.]

Is it annuity or all cash?

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Buy a lot, get a Mercedes!!!!

[The O]

For all the bad stuff in golf that makes us pissy, this one actually made me smile. The sprint is especially good.

RM, for some reason I thought there was some rule change in the Am status stuff that exempted events like this where it is primarily a challenge involving luck. I could easily be wrong, but for some goofy reason, I thought it stuck in my head as a rule change they made after that city champ in St. Petersburg (or wherever), lost his status after taking a Buick off Tiger in that commercial.

[Kevin]

Taylor...LOL...I wondered the same thing...I was thinking the guy who made the ace must be only 4'6", but that's not the case.

[ArdmoreAri]

Anyone else notice the scruffyness of the make shift driving range green? WOW what a shot and fortunate roll.

[RM]

The giant is Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz...who is a giant.

The O, you may be right about amateur status. Makes sense. And I smiled also, love the sprint for confirmation.

[Smolmania]

RM, on our local tour we pay $3 to get into the hole in one pot. A guy won last Saturday for a little over $6k, but he does NOT lose his amateur standing. I have confirmed this with the USGA on the oft chance that I can score an ace for cash too. . .

[Taylor Anderson]

Mark Eaton - good catch. I figured since it was in Utah, there was a chance that a Johnny Miller giant could be wandering around the mountains.

[The O]

So, I looked it up, here's what the USGA says in its Am Status FAQs:

The Exception applies to a hole-in-one made "while playing golf," a phrase that includes situations where the hole-in-one is incidental to a round of golf (including a partial round).

For example, a prize won for a hole-in-one must still conform to the prize limit of a retail value of $750 in the following formats:

A contest in which a player is allowed more than one opportunity on a hole to win the prize;
A contest conducted other than at a golf course (e.g., a simulator or driving range);
A putting contest.

So, Smolmania, your guy might would be ok, this guy however might be in trouble since it appears to be a driving range. Unless this guy is a serious competitive Am player, he'll probably be ok with that anyway. Frankly, I am a serious competitive player and somewhere around a million is about where I would be ok with being a "pro". Nike, are you listening?

[blader]

I'd turn pro for a million, and then donate some of the money to science to find a cure for MarK Eaton's height

[Styles]

Someone from the charity should've asked him on camera how much he'd be donating to the diabetes fund!!!

Nice to see the world's tallest man there as well!

[Bif]

Does this have any impact on the FedEx Cup point standings?

[JC]

Bif - LOL !!!

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