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You get 1000 tries to hole out a 60 yard shot on a relatively flat green with not much break. 

If you convert once, you get $5 million tax free. 

If you fail to convert, you're never allowed to play golf again. 

Do you take the challenge?

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I'd take my chances

The odds of converting have to better than 50/50.  

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I'd give it a shot if I can get "advice" from my caddy:

She could help me with my massive driver!    (who am I kidding, maybe my pitching wedge :cry:

Edit: re-read the challenge.  The point remains though. :lol:

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14 minutes ago, bostonlager said:

You get 1000 tries to hole out a 60 yard shot on a relatively flat green with not much break. 

If you convert once, you get $5 million tax free. 

If you fail to convert, you're never allowed to play golf again. 

Do you take the challenge?

It's a great question. I lean toward no. I've been playing golf since I was 8 years old and have never had a hole in one. I am currently playing to a 9 handicap.  Yet I know 25+ handicap golfers with more than 1 hole in one. 

The closer you get to the green, the less luck is involved in hole outs... true

I think I would actually prefer a green with undulation where I could take 20 shots to determine where I want to land to take the slope and funnel it in. 

1,000 is a lot of tries though. 

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40 minutes ago, DonS said:

I'd give it a shot if I can get "advice" from my caddy:

She could help me with my massive driver!    (who am I kidding, maybe my pitching wedge :cry:

Edit: re-read the challenge.  The point remains though. :lol:

Damn 

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1 hour ago, bostonlager said:

You get 1000 tries to hole out a 60 yard shot on a relatively flat green with not much break. 

If you convert once, you get $5 million tax free. 

If you fail to convert, you're never allowed to play golf again. 

Do you take the challenge?

yep, but I have a 6 handi index.

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Sure, but it has already been about 25 years since I last played, so it wouldn't be an issue...

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15 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

It's a great question. I lean toward no. I've been playing golf since I was 8 years old and have never had a hole in one. I am currently playing to a 9 handicap.  Yet I know 25+ handicap golfers with more than 1 hole in one. 

The closer you get to the green, the less luck is involved in hole outs... true

I think I would actually prefer a green with undulation where I could take 20 shots to determine where I want to land to take the slope and funnel it in. 

1,000 is a lot of tries though. 

If you prefer a little slope, we can do Hole 16 - Augusta with a Sunday pin placement from 60 yards. 

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I'd do it.  About 15 years ago I hit 40-50 balls at a hole in one challenge, but it was more like 130 yards.  After a few swings you start to groove into the distance and balls get close.  From 60 yards, 1000 balls... I'd take the odds and try it.

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16 hours ago, DonS said:

I'd give it a shot if I can get "advice" from my caddy:

She could help me with my massive driver!    (who am I kidding, maybe my pitching wedge :cry:

Edit: re-read the challenge.  The point remains though. :lol:

if only there was a thread about her... :wub: 

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I'd take the challenge. 60 yards isn't a great number for me but, since it'll never happen... I'd like to think I can hit 1 in a 1000 tries.

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1 hour ago, bostonlager said:

If you prefer a little slope, we can do Hole 16 - Augusta with a Sunday pin placement from 60 yards. 

I’d honestly prefer that to completely straight and flat 

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