Prize for a hole-in-one is out of this world
The organisers of the KLM Open in the Netherlands this weekend are offering a very different prize for getting a hole-in-one - a trip into space.
Any player who scores a hole-in-one on the par three 15th hole over the course of the tournament will be treated to space trip worth €100,000 from XCOR Space Expeditions.
The trip will take place in 2015, when any winner will join other passengers in the Mojave desert to take off and orbit the earth at a height of 39 miles for several hours.
Amazing #holeinone prize on the 15th @KLMOpen Trip to Space!!😳 #outofthisworld pic.twitter.com/IsFPWqXX6X
— Jamie Gough (@jamiegoughgolf) September 11, 2014
A life size replica of the Lynx Mark 1 spaceship is on display at the Kennemer Golf and Country Club, where the tournament is being held, for the weekend.
Definitely a step up from the usual prize of a car, but maybe not everyone will be too keen.
First player to make a hole-in-one on the 15th hole of the KLM Open wins a trip into space - not sure id be attacking that flag #KLMOpen
— Joey Smyth (@joeysmyth7) September 11, 2014
Klm open know how to put a show on, only a trip to space for hole in one. If I win it I will give to my caddy #oneway pic.twitter.com/RkhzgiMVjH
— david lynn. (@DaveLynndawg) September 9, 2014
