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Griffons to host 'Million $ Hole-N-One' contest
Who wants to be a millionaire?
You can take your shot at becoming one at the Jeff Post Memorial Million $ Hole-N-One Contest. Sponsored by the Nevada Griffons, the competition is slated to begin Monday morning, and runs through May 12.
“It’s being done in memory of Jeff Post, a very important part of the Griffons’ organization, for many years and decades,” said event organizer, and Griffons’ board member Gary DeCocq.
Qualifying rounds will be held from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., May 6-11, at the field between Community National Bank and the car wash, just off Austin Blvd.
“You can qualify once per-day, every day up to the semifinals (on May 12),” explained DeCocq. “And for every day you qualify, you get three balls. You can qualify six times throughout the week.”
Added DeCocq: “Qualifying rounds are ‘closest to the hole,’ from 100 yards out. The top 10 people closest to the hole each day, qualify. You can purchase as many balls as you want during the qualifying rounds.”
DeCocq said that the entry fee comes from the purchased balls, which covers the cost of prizes, and also serves as a Griffons’ fundraiser. Prizes are distributed to top finishers throughout the qualifying rounds, according to DeCocq.
“You can monitor the leaderboard via social media – the Nevada Griffons’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages,” DeCocq said. “So, if your name is on the leaderboard early in the day, you need to monitor, to make sure that your name stays on the leaderboard. Because you may have to come back out and re-qualify.”
The semis, set to begin at 3 p.m., Sunday, at Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course. Semifinalists tee off from 150 yards for men, and 135 for women.
From there, three advance to the finals, also slated for Sunday, on Hole No. 18.
The three finalists will each get one shot, with men teeing off from 165 yards, and women, 150 yards. A hole-in-one must be achieved in order to claim the $1 million prize.
“Hitting a hole-in-one is a very difficult thing to do,” concluded DeCocq. “But it would not surprise me to see someone who is not a very good golfer, be the one to win. You don’t have to be good to win, you have to be lucky.”
There are no age restrictions for the competition. PGA professionals, however, are excluded from the contest.
The big payday comes in the form of an annuity.
“You take a million dollars, divide it by 40, and that’s how much you would receive each year,” DeCocq said, which breaks down to a $25,000 a year payout.