Despite an essentially fully booked inaugural hole-in-one event, no one managed to pull off the lucky shot to claim the top prize.
The Sundre Golf Club hosted its first One Day One Shot $100,000 event on Sunday May 29. There was a waiting list to sign up for the contest, and organizers had expected 144 participants. But because of a few last-minute cancellations, there were 141 players, said Scott Shouldice, the club's head golf pro.
After the event wrapped up, featured at the clubhouse was some live music by up-and-coming country singer Corey Norman, from the Sundre area, and Tyler Kowatch, from Sundre, who performed for several hours, he said.
“It went really well,” he said, adding the weather was pleasant during the inaugural event.
“Unfortunately, no one won anything. No one got a hole-in-one. We had a big cheque all ready to go for the $100,000.”
There were also two SUVs and a truck up for grabs for anyone who scored a hole-in-one on any of the course's par three holes, he said.
Because of this year's success in terms of participation, organizers are looking to continue the event in future years, he said.
“We're going to try to make it annual.”
To win the $100,000, a participant would have needed to score a hole-in-one on No. 14, where the club's general manager Dane Thorogood had about two weeks prior actually sunk a hole-in-one during a regular round of golf, he said.
Ironically, there were also two holes-in-one scored on No. 5 the day following the inaugural contest during a charity event called Drive for Thrive, which raises funds for the University of Calgary's Thrive Centre, a fitness recreation facility for cancer survivors, he said.
