American Golf Million Dollar Hole in One

[Neilds]

Can anyone explain how this event is legal with regard to amateur status? I have read the R and A rules and they say that amateurs are not allowed to pay for cash prizes or prizes worth more than £500 so how are they getting around this? If you win are you then banned from club events as you would be classed as a professional?

 

[larmen]

No idea.

But there is some charity that runs GBP 1,000 right now for a whole in one, and of all the winners they play for a car in the final event. And they even ask for GBP 10 to start with.

So there must be a rule around it. Maybe it applies to a game of golf, rather than a hole? Or even a competitive round?

 

[Neilds]

No idea.

But there is some charity that runs GBP 1,000 right now for a whole in one, and of all the winners they play for a car in the final event. And they even ask for GBP 10 to start with.

So there must be a rule around it. Maybe it applies to a game of golf, rather than a hole? Or even a competitive round?

Rules apply to all aspects of golf:
The Rules of Amateur Status apply to all competitions at a golf course, driving range or golf simulator where a playeris asked to replicate a shot similar to that they would encounter during a round of golf.

 

[Crow]

If you did win it and had to turn pro, you'd already have won far more money than most of those who turn pro.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If you did win it and had to turn pro, you'd already have won far more money than most of those who turn pro.

Agreed and like a lot of pros we'd only then go and waste it

 

[PJ87]

Paid over 20 years so that's £50,000 a year

Prob best lol 9/10 people would fritter it away

 

[backwoodsman]

Hole in one prizes of more than £500 are allowable. (Rules of amateur status 3/2b) Normally they have to be "incidental to a round of golf" but the govering body can appove a HIO prize for a competition played over less than 6 holes (decision 3-2b/1 RoAS) - which would be, l assume, applicable to the AG competition. I can't imagine that AG have not checked this and sought necessary approval?

 

[PJ87]

I can't see anyone winning the million and actually caring about their amateur status..

 

[Foxholer]

Can anyone explain how this event is legal with regard to amateur status? I have read the R and A rules and they say that amateurs are not allowed to pay for cash prizes or prizes worth more than £500 so how are they getting around this? If you win are you then banned from club events as you would be classed as a professional?

Hole-in-one prizes are, now, specifically exempt from this rule!

 

[Neilds]

Cheers for the answers.

Was curious but it wouldn't affect me as I have all on to get the ball on the green, never mind in the hole

 

[fundy]

Hole-in-one prizes are, now, specifically exempt from this rule!

only when part of a round of golf and incidental to that round

http://www.randa.org/Amateur-Status/MainRules/3-Prizes/SubRules/2-Prize-Limits

 

[Foxholer]

only when part of a round of golf and incidental to that round

http://www.randa.org/Amateur-Status/MainRules/3-Prizes/SubRules/2-Prize-Limits

Good point!

 

[Slab]

only when part of a round of golf and incidental to that round

http://www.randa.org/Amateur-Status/MainRules/3-Prizes/SubRules/2-Prize-Limits

Like many I've had the 'chance' to win a car in a HIO comp during a round but reading the R&A link how can an eagle ever be described as 'incidental' to that round of golf?

 

[fundy]

Like many I've had the 'chance' to win a car in a HIO comp during a round but reading the R&A link how can an eagle ever be described as 'incidental' to that round of golf?

if its on the 17th its almost always incidental to my scorecard haha #NR