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Hole-in-one contest worth a million

Psalm 23 Transition Society hosting hosting its annual fundraiser

It's time to take your A-game to the 108 Golf Resort for the Third Annual Million Dollar Charity Hole-In-One Contest.

Psalm 23 Transition Society is hosting the event, with proceeds to be used for its recovery program.

Daily qualifying rounds are from June 7 to 15 between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. and quarter-finals, semifinals and finals are June 16, starting at 1 p.m.

 

How it works

In the qualifying rounds, folks pay $10 for 12 balls; $20 for 30 balls; and $50 for 100 balls, and then shoot at a pin target located at a distance of 95 yards. People can play as many times as you choose, and at the end of each day, shooters of the seven balls closest to the pin qualify to play in the quarter-final, and also share in the daily prizes.

In addition, three names drawn at random from the day's participants will also qualify for the quarter-final, and every day you qualify gives you three balls to shoot in the quarter.

June 11 is Ladies Day, where in addition to the top 7 overall shooters (anyone shooting that day) advancing to the quarter-finals, the top 7 women will also advance.

Seniors' Day, for those 55 years and older, is June 13, with the same criteria as Ladies Day.

Get a team of three players together to compete in the Business Challenge Cup, June 14-15 for prizes and a shot at the quarter-final.

Youth Day for golfers 17 years and under is on June 8, and they shoot for prizes only.

June 16 is the big money day during which a hole-in-one in the quarter-final will net a prize of $10,000 cash. Contestants will be shooting from the tee box on the driving range to a target 160 yards away.

The top 10 closest-to-the-pin (KP) shots move on to the semifinal where they have one shot at 160 yards on hole No. 10 for a $100,000 hole-in-one.

The top 3 KP shooters compete in the final for $1 million, with a single attempt to sink a hole-in-one.

Hole 10 is par three, with good visibility, says event co-ordinator Marvin Declare, who will also be the focus of the Beat the Boss Contest. Every morning, Declare will shoot six balls, and for $5, people can shoot six balls to try and beat him for closest to the pin. Winners get 25 free balls to shoot in the main contest.

Declare says he's counting on a good turnout for the entire event this year.

"It's a lot of fun and it's nice when the community comes out. We value relationships and being part of the community and like to call these kinds of things friend-raising and fundraising events."