The Hole In One Challenge is back, and this time it's pulling up on Long Island the Wednesday of U.S. Open week. The pitch is simple and a little unhinged: pay your way in, get 60 seconds, swing as many times as your lungs let you, and if one of them drops, you walk out with $10,000. No trick shots, no gimmicks, just a tee, a target, and a clock.
The official drop confirming The Vineyards as the venue and U.S. Open week as the date.
If you've watched any of the previous stops, you know the vibe — it's less golf tournament, more block party with a driving range bolted on. Food, drinks, a crowd that gets louder with every near miss, and a glowing target that turns the whole thing into a nighttime spectacle. The Philly edition gave a pretty good preview of what Long Island is signing up for.
B-roll from the Philly Hole In One Challenge — illuminated target, scoreboard, and a crowd watching tee shots at dusk.
Nobody has actually cashed the $10K yet, which is exactly why this thing keeps getting bigger. Every event that ends ace-less just stacks more pressure on the next one, and Riggs is already calling Long Island the spot where someone finally breaks the seal. He's probably right — sooner or later, with unlimited swings and crowds this size, the ball is going in.
Riggs sizing up the odds and warning that tickets will sell out.
These are insanely fun. Someone's going to make an ace and win $10K this year. Tickets on sale at noon eastern (20 mins) and will sell out
Tickets went live at noon eastern and, based on how the previous stops moved, they're not going to sit around. U.S. Open week in New York is already a packed sports calendar — adding a chance to become the first person to ever ace this thing for ten grand is the kind of side quest that sells itself.
The full event announce: Long Island, Wednesday June 17th, The Vineyards.
One minute. Unlimited swings. $10,000 and instant Fore Play folklore for whoever finally makes one. See you at The Vineyards.