holeinoneclub.ie

galwayjohn89

Anyone a member of holeinoneclub.ie?

Saw it advertised during masters and seems like a good idea but quite open to fraud.

link_2007

If I put the €1 a week into a jar, I'm fairly certain I will have more than €1,500 saved by the time I get a hole in one.

galwayjohn89

link_2007 wrote: »

If I put the €1 a week into a jar, I'm fairly certain I will have more than €1,500 saved by the time I get a hole in one.

I know that it will probably never happen for me, but it's just the thought of what if it did and I hadn't joined would kind of ruin the moment. Think I might go for it.

BERBA

Got a hole in one couple of years ago in Doonbeg on a par 3, made a balls of the tee shot , flew out there low and fast , if it hadnt gone in it would have gone a mile out the back of green. Thought the 3 lads i was playing with were taking the piss saying it went in the hole. Worst shot ever worthy to get a hole in one , but i didnt give a sh*te !!

Some buzz walking up to hole and seeing ball in it... priceless feeling.

mike12

I had one a couple of weeks ago in a comp in Corballis great to see it go in the hole. The chances of getting another are slim so will give it a miss i think.
Mike

Degag

Surely this is pretty easy to scam. Just "agree" with your 2 playing partners that you got a hole in one and it's €500 each?!!

Tones69

link_2007 wrote: »

If I put the €1 a week into a jar, I'm fairly certain I will have more than €1,500 saved by the time I get a hole in one.

30 years that is bud lol

Keano

Degag wrote: »

Surely this is pretty easy to scam. Just "agree" with your 2 playing partners that you got a hole in one and it's €500 each?!!

I was thinking the exact same thing but the club secretary has to sign the card along with 2 other's who both witnessed the hole in and one. They then go on to say the presentation will be in your club house...i.e. if you lie you will look like a fool in front of all the members if you get found out!

Degag

Keano A Legend wrote: »

I was thinking the exact same thing but the club secretary has to sign the card along with 2 other's who both witnessed the hole in and one. They then go on to say the presentation will be in your club house...i.e. if you lie you will look like a fool in front of all the members if you get found out!

Club secretary makes no difference. If your playing partners say you got a hole in one, you got as hole in one!

Dr_Colossus

Surely it has to be in competition and not just a casual round where it so happens there's no one else on the course and you each tee off 100 balls from the women's tee box.

galwayjohn89

It has to be in a club competition. Just wondering if anyone has joined?

Kace

Won't be joining I'm afraid - it took me 25 years to get one !

VirtualNemesis

I joined a couple of weeks ago. Id be sick if i got a hole in one and hadnt joined. I think it has potential.
Alothough i can see how people would be a bit sceptical. but it seems legit. i looked though the website and they have offices and all.

k.p.h

I think it's about 15000/1 to get a hole in one. Payout of 1500e dose not exactly add up to great odds really.

I'd give Paddy Power a buzz because I think they would nearly give better odd's...

mike12

Someone told me that are a lot of T&C like the hole has to x long, it has to be in a drawn comp can't be with your mates so read the small print.

VirtualNemesis

k.p.h wrote: »

I think it's about 15000/1 to get a hole in one. Payout of 1500e dose not exactly add up to great odds really.

I'd give Paddy Power a buzz because I think they would nearly give better odd's...

i took a good look through the F.A.Q before i signed up and think i worked out how they work the odds or price

it works out at about 12c a go on a par 3 based on playing twice a week and an average of 4 par 3s on a course.

i dont mnd them odd

BigChap1759

I don't think it's a viable business based on those numbers........I'm out :pac:

AldilaMan

VirtualNemesis wrote: »

i took a good look through the F.A.Q before i signed up and think i worked out how they work the odds or price

it works out at about 12c a go on a par 3 based on playing twice a year and an average of 4 par 3s on a course.

i dont mnd them odd

How did you work that out? It's €1 per week not €1 per year !!

So if you play twice a year in your example you have 8 chances at about €6.50 a go.

Me on the other hand who plays 5 par 3's twice a week would have 520 chances at 10 cent a go. But since I've been fortunate enough to have 2 holes in one I don't believe I'll ever be that lucky again !

matt-dublin

this guy, i hope is on that site:

http://www.elmgreengolfclub.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=670:hole-in-one-on-the-first&catid=1:latest&Itemid=137

matt-dublin

really no winners:
http://holeinoneclub.ie/index.php/winners

erm, i somehow don't believe that! scam alert?

k.p.h

AldilaMan wrote: »

How did you work that out? It's €1 per week not €1 per year !!

So if you play twice a year in your example you have 8 chances at about €6.50 a go.

Me on the other hand who plays 5 par 3's twice a week would have 520 chances at 10 cent a go. But since I've been fortunate enough to have 2 holes in one I don't believe I'll ever be that lucky again !

Whats you handicap..? I presume it's low enough to put you into the 5,000 to 1 bracket for a hole in one. That should have given you 1 every 10 years playing at that rate.

If your better than that then your beating what the statisticians say, but don't let it influence you thinking you have two and that's you tapped out. That idea is actually an incarnation of the gamblers fallacy, already having two holes in one has absolutely no impact on what happens when you step up on the tee. All the shots are independent events.

Fair play though, 2 :eek:

k.p.h

Tour player making an ace
Odds: 3,000 to 1
Rounds needed to do it: 900

Low-handicap golfer making an ace
Odds: 5,000 to 1
Rounds needed: 1,250

Average golfer making an ace
Odds: 12,000 to 1
Rounds needed: 3,000

Tour player acing designated hole
Odds: 14,000 to 1
Rounds needed: 14,000

Low-handicap golfer acing designated hole
Odds: 20,000 to 1
Rounds needed: 20,000

Average player acing designated hole
Odds: 48,000 to 1
Rounds needed: 48,000

Average player acing 150-yard hole
Odds: 80,000 to 1
Rounds needed to do it: 23,000

Average player acing 200-yard hole
Odds: 150,000 to 1
Rounds needed to do it: 40,000

Two average players, same foursome, acing same hole
Odds: 17 million to 1
Rounds needed: 17 million

Low-handicap golfer making two aces in same round
Odds: 67 million to 1
Rounds needed: 67 million

TheDoc

AFAIK your golf insurace covers you buying drinks in the clubhuse after a hole in one.

Story I head few weeks back a lad in our place got a hole in one and came into the bar to see only a few pople there. Got them all drinks but they were all driving so only had one. So he whipped a load of wine from the bar for the golf insurance to cover.

Got told a week later he didnt have golf insurance and had a pretty big bill haha

Holeinoneclub

Hi All

Thanks for all your comments about Holeinoneclub.ie.

We decided to create an account to see if we could help answer some of your queries.

There has been talk of it being a scam. Let me assure you that it is not a scam and 100% legit. We are sponsored by a very reputable insurance brokers based in Dublin.

You are right in saying we have not had any winners yet. We hope to get some soon.:D

So if you have any questions or concerns we will have no problem answering them for you.

Holeinoneclub

VirtualNemesis

AldilaMan wrote: »

How did you work that out? It's €1 per week not €1 per year !!

So if you play twice a year in your example you have 8 chances at about €6.50 a go.

Me on the other hand who plays 5 par 3's twice a week would have 520 chances at 10 cent a go. But since I've been fortunate enough to have 2 holes in one I don't believe I'll ever be that lucky again !

Yeah the 12c a go is based on playing twice a week and with an average of 4 par fours on a course.

obviously if you only play twice in a year with 4 par fours that is 8 chances which will mean that each shot is €6.25

everyones circumstances are different some courses hav more than 5 par fours and some have lest than 4. So having 5 to play twice a week works out better.

getting 2 already... id go for the hattrick

BigChap1759

Considering the odds involved it's pretty hard to get excited about the prospect of €1500...

TheDoc

Holeinoneclub wrote: »

Hi All

Thanks for all your comments about Holeinoneclub.ie.

We decided to create an account to see if we could help answer some of your queries.

There has been talk of it being a scam. Let me assure you that it is not a scam and 100% legit. We are sponsored by a very reputable insurance brokers based in Dublin.

You are right in saying we have not had any winners yet. We hope to get some soon.:D

So if you have any questions or concerns we will have no problem answering them for you.

Holeinoneclub

KirkCheated09

Got a hole in one a few months ago when I was 14..........just sayin'.

TheDoc

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

Got a hole in one a few months ago when I was 14..........just sayin'.

Viewer discretion

Got my dick wet at 14 , "just" sayin

Dr_Colossus

TheDoc wrote: »

AFAIK your golf insurace covers you buying drinks in the clubhuse after a hole in one.

I believe this has changed for 2012, the Golfsure Insurance no longer covers a bar bill to the value of €250 following a hole in one and instead offers some sort of entry into a ridiculous lottery draw for alternative prizes. Pretty poor development I think since the insurance would alleviate some of the financial strain on getting that elusive ace.

Out of interest, where did the whole tradition of having to buy a round of drinks following a hole in one originate? It's somewhat illogical as don't think a player scoring a hole in one should be significantly out of pocket due for striking one sweet shot.

Holeinoneclub

TheDoc wrote: »

That's correct. Hard to have more than one post when you just joined dont you think.;)

KirkCheated09

TheDoc wrote: »

Viewer discretion

Got my dick wet at 14 , "just" sayin

.....said the middle aged man probably stuck in a dead end job wishing he was back at my age.

Holeinoneclub

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

I believe this has changed for 2012, the Golfsure Insurance no longer covers a bar bill to the value of €250 following a hole in one and instead offers some sort of entry into a ridiculous lottery draw for alternative prizes. Pretty poor development I think since the insurance would alleviate some of the financial strain on getting that elusive ace.

Out of interest, where did the whole tradition of having to buy a round of drinks following a hole in one originate? It's somewhat illogical as don't think a player scoring a hole in one should be significantly out of pocket due for striking one sweet shot.

Chartis moved away from the €250 bar tab to a draw.

Aon still provide the €250 bar tab cover.

All depends on what insurance company your club went with.

matt-dublin

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

.....said the middle aged man probably stuck in a dead end job wishing he was back at my age.

Your name suggests to me that you didn't get a hole in one at all, whether it be wet or something you put a golf ball in.

(depending in what country you're in that could be the same thing!)

KirkCheated09

matt-dublin wrote: »

You name suggests to me that you didn't get a hole in one at all, whether it be wet or something you put a golf ball in.

(depending in what country you're in that could be the same thing!)

Ah I see the green eyed monster has arose to try and take away my achievement. G'luck with that

TheDoc

KirkCheated09 wrote: »

.....said the middle aged man probably stuck in a dead end job wishing he was back at my age.

I couldnt resist the joke, so chill out.

And thats a horribly incorrect assumption of me

KirkCheated09

TheDoc wrote: »

I couldnt resist the joke, so chill out.

And thats a horribly incorrect assumption of me

You're talking to a 15 y/o .. I'm pretty chilled :P

Sure :P

Holeinoneclub

We Have a Winner!!!

Congratulations to Mark Archer from Rush Golf Club who aced the Par 3 8th

We will be presenting him with his cheque next weekend in Rush Golf Club.

We will post the pictures on the website shortly after.

stay tuned

:D:D:D

VirtualNemesis

Nice one!

Look forward to seeing the pictures. Hopefully ill be next:cool:

Hope he buys a round for the club out of the winnings

Holeinoneclub

We had another winner!

Plays out of Clontarf GC in Dublin and had a Hole in One in an Open Event IN Donabate GC in Dublin

Well done to Paddy Carroll he will be receiving his cheque for €1500 This Saturday in Clontarf GC

dak

Vuzuggu wrote: »

Anyone a member of holeinoneclub.ie?

Saw it advertised during masters and seems like a good idea but quite open to fraud.

There is also a website called the "Nationalholeinoneclub " where you can buy a commemorative plate for €20 to put in your clubhouse hole in one board!