Ace Club (currently suspended)
What is it?
What do I need to know?
How do I join?
The idea is that "players" in the Ace Club would put money into the pot and the first one to get a hole in one would win the money.
As many have learned, you have to pay to play!
If a member of the club fails to "ante up" before a specific date (TBD) then any ACE they make does not win the pot. Example, the cutoff date is January 31st of every year and you record a hole in one on February 14th you do NOT collect.
How do I join?
What do I need to know?
How do I join?
Membership: pay flat amount per year which is easier to administer; membership is limited and subject to approval by the board of directors. Any player wishing to petition the Board for membership must be sponsored by a current member.
$ Amount: $25 per year; it's enough to make it interesting without going broke and increases the likelihood that everyone will continue to contribute every year
What do I need to know?
What do I need to know?
Ace hit / subsequent years
Yardage: 110+ yards. This is scorecard yardage for the tee you are playing and NOT actual yardage. Example: you are on a par 3 110 yard hole with an upfront pin placement; the yardage could actually be only 95 yards but you would qualify.
Witness: Need to have at least one verifiable witness AND we need to have them sign the scorecard; you'll also need to report it to the clubhouse pro.
Ace hit / subsequent years
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Ace hit / subsequent years
Hole-in-one: A player hits a hole-in-one we establish a new pot immediately AND everyone is considered "in" until 30 days after non-payment. (Think about it-- if you happen to finally hit a hole-in-one and then find out that someone made one the day before you want something for your feat!) Note: if there are 2 hole in one's in a calendar year your financial commitment is $75.
Subsequent Years: If a player wishes to join in a subsequent year then they must pay in $25 for every year "in the pot". Example, Tiger Woods decides to play golf with us next year and he wants to join the Ace Club. He must pay in $50 that first year.
Of Note
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Honor Code: Golf is a game of honor and all membership is expected to exhibit the highest of ethical conduct. If two or more people conspire to report a bogus ace the penalty shall be harsh and swift. No, your life is not in danger, however, you do forfeit your membership and proceeds.
Special Notes: if a player decides to leave the Ace Club the money stays in the pot. Non-refundable. Ace Club years will be on a calendar year basis. You are not "in good standing/eligible for a payout" until your funds have been received and you've been given official notification - a "check's in the mail" does not count. If you are the last one standing (everyone has either withdrawn from the club or passed on) you collect.
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Current Ante / Pot / Membership
Current Ante: $ 25
Current Pot: $ 0
Current Membership:
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Custodian: Fred Buchman
Legal Counsel: Cecil Autry
Gatekeeper: Fabian Zeller
Advisors: Andy White, Bert Neptune
Aces & Albatrosses
List of Aces & Albatrosses recorded by PnP players since inception of ACE Club (March 2004)
Andy White - June 11, 2004 - $ 200
Meadowlakes Country Club
175 yards (playing 185.. back pin location)
TaylorMade 18 degree Rescue wood
CONGRATULATIONS ANDY!!!
Cecil Autry - Oct 10, 2004 - $175
The Den at Fox Creek
145 yards (back, left pin placement)
King Cobra SS-i Oversize 8 iron
Witnesses: Brian Jensen & Tim Moore
CONGRATULATIONS CECIL!!!
Myron Griggs - Jan 13, 2006 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - and missed out on $450 - ouch!)
Airport Golf Club
115 yards (front center pin location)
Callaway X-16 Gap wedge, 52 degree
CONGRATULATIONS MYRON!!!
Andy White - Feb 5, 2006 - $450
BlackJack Oak Course (photo of hole below)
142 yards (front pin location)
Taylormade Ryxds 6-iron (into 40mph winds.. so he says!)
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ANDY!!!
Bruce Hull - July 26, 2006 - $150
Yankee Hill - Lincoln NE
150 yards, hole # 3 (elevated green, back pin location)
7-iron
CONGRATULATIONS BRUCE!!!
James Banks - August 18, 2006 - $0
Prairie Vista Golf Course - Bloomington IL
** JB recorded a very rare double-eagle on the par 5 4th hole.. he buried a 3 wood from 245 yards. While not an ACE, it does deserve special recognition. JB went on to shoot a 2 under 70 (32-38).
CONGRATULATIONS JB!!!
Michael Martineau - August 19, 2006 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - and missed out on $150 - ouch!)
Spring Creek Golf Course - Gordonsville VA
131 yards, hole # 8 (played about 134 yards)
Titleist DCI 8-iron
CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL!!!
Bruce Hull - July 7, 2010 - $875
Yankee Hill - Lincoln NE
154 yards, hole # 12 (pretty good left-to-right slightly in-our-face wind)
Callaway 22 Tour 6-iron
Callaway Big Bertha Diablo golfball
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN BRUCE!!!!
Donnie Neujahr - August 19th, 2010 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - and missed out on $225 - ouch!)
Yankee Hill - Lincoln NE
hole # 16
(still waiting for details)
CONGRATULATIONS DONNIE!!!
Myron Griggs - June 21, 2011 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - AGAIN - and missed out on $650 - ouch!)
St Albans Golf Club
180 yards, hole # 3 (back pin location, played 185 yards)
4-iron
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN MYRON!!!
Jonathan Williams - Sept 4, 2011 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - and missed out on $650 - ouch!)
Ironwood Golf Course - Normal IL
156 yards, hole # 4
9-iron
CONGRATULATIONS J-ROCK!!!
Bruce Hull - September 7, 2013 - $1,250
Yankee Hill Country Club - Lincoln NE
172 yards, hole # 5
Callaway X-22 Tour 5-iron
Callaway Hex Chrome ball
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN BRUCE!!!!
Jim Salsini - April 19, 2014 - $ 0 (** someone "forgot" to join the Ace Club - and missed out on $250 - ouch!)
Spring Creek Golf Club - Gordonsville VA
133 yards, hole # 13
6-iron
CONGRATULATIONS JIM!!!
Donnie Neujahr - October 21, 2014 - $ 300 (** someone did NOT "forget" to join the Ace Club - this time around!)
Dogwood Hills GC - Lake of the Ozarks MO
165 yards, hole # 16 (elevated green, played 175 yards)
5 fairway metal
Callaway Tour i ball
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN DONNIE!!!
Andy White - December 10, 2015 - $300
Live Oak @ Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & CC - Boerne TX
128 yards, hole # 16
8 iron
Titleist DT Soft
"wind in my face...when I came around the corner I could still see the ball near the pin. Thought I had just hit it close, then one of the guys said it had disappeared, guess it was on the pin...must have moved a little and the ball fell in. Other neat thing, the guys playing in front of us saw the whole thing. Was playing in regular Thursday game, about 40-45 guys, so most of the money I won has already been spent. But the group has a hole in one club so I won $160 on that."
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN ANDY!!!
Donnie Neujahr - October 20, 2016 - $ 325
Bear Creek Valley GC - Lake of the Ozarks MO
Hole # 10, 160 yards, downhill into the wind
28 degree hybrid
Pro V1x
55 degree weather, clear blue sky
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN DONNIE!!!
