Interesting Dynamic: Dubai Offers $2.5 Million For Par 4 Ace
/Tournaments have gotten great mileage out of hole-in-one offerings over the years but never have I heard of one that could alter the dynamics of a tournament as they may in Dubai this week.
It seems the Omega Dubai Desert Classic folks will pay $2.5 million for an ace on the par-4 17th Saturday and Sunday. And Rory McIlroy says he's already planning to give it a go, assuming the 359-yard hole is played up.
"There are not many chances you have to win $2.5 million in one shot, so I'll give it a go," Rory McIlroy said according to this Reuters report. McIlroy is playing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club beginning on Thursday.
Tournament organizers, for the last two rounds only, are offering the sum, which equals the total tournament purse and far exceeds the $414,383 offered the tournament winner, though not necessarily the appearance fees a few players, including McIlroy and Tiger Woods, no doubt received.
