Hole-in-One Fraud Is a Thing

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You make a hole-in-one. The sign says you won a car. Then the sponsor tells you the sign was left over from another tournament. Do they still owe you the keys?

Devin Stone looks at what happens when golf meets contract law, from a fake ace caught on camera to a hole-in-one contest used to disguise a bribe. We explain how prize insurance works, why a few yards can leave a tournament on the hook for a payout, and when a golfer can force a sponsor to honor its promise. Along the way: a disputed mulligan, a car giveaway on a nine-hole course, and a judge who thought an ace was more divine intervention than skill.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00) When a hole-in-one becomes a lawsuit

(00:28) A fake ace caught on camera

(01:37) A golf prize used to disguise a bribe

(03:10) Why hole-in-one insurance exists

(05:04) The insurance fine print

(06:48) Devin’s return to golf and Birdie Eagle

(07:33) myGolfDNA sponsor message

(09:45) The Greenbrier’s insurance dispute

(12:11) Does a leftover prize sign create a contract?

(14:47) Birdie Eagle and myGolfDNA reminder

(15:01) Can a mulligan win the prize?

(16:36) One green, two tees and an ambiguous offer

(18:07) EagleTeam: finding the right lawyer

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