HITTING THE JACKPOT

QUEENSLAND’S Surfers Paradise Golf Club has unveiled the world’s first “Jackpot Hole” – which rewards players with cash prizes for scoring a hole-in-one.

Thunder, lightning, driving rain and the AFL Grand Final didn’t stop the successful launch, with more clubs already booked in to install the system.

Players are given the chance to compete for a cash jackpot of $2,000 minimum and a separate jackpot of $200 minimum voucher for getting within a metre of the pin (known as the “One Metre Minor Jackpot”).

Members simply pay $5 at the pro shop to enter ($7 for non-members) and CCTV (installed by Jackpot Hole) will verify when either jackpot is won. Twenty cents will go to each jackpot for every $5 or $7 entry.

Jackpot Hole was created by Luke Brabin, who has patents pending on the system that he intends to roll out throughout Australia and the world.

“I’m always thinking of fun ways to bet on golf when I’m out on the course with my mates because it makes things more interesting,” Brabin said. “I think a lot of Australian golfers are similar.

“I’m happy to have developed the innovation, mainly because it is the safest form of gambling I can think of.”

Full details of Jackpot Hole and how it works are available on www.jackpothole.com. For any inquires please email info@jackpothole.com