Palmetto Electric Cooperative is teeing up another opportunity for golfers to win $1 million.
The 11th annual Touchstone Energy Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout taking place Thursday through Saturday in Bluffton, South Carolina.
“The event will once again raise money for Bright Ideas,” says Palmetto Electric Cooperative President and CEO G.Thomas Upshaw.
“Bright Ideas provides funding for innovative classroom projects for low country schools.”
The cost to participate in the Million Dollar Shootout is $1 per ball or $10 for a bag of 12 balls. No advance registration is needed for the three day event. Qualifying rounds will be held Thursday, May 30, from 9am to 7pm, Friday, May 31, from 9am to 7pm and Saturday, June 1, from 9am to 5pm at the Old South Golf Links in Bluffton.
Twenty-eight golfers will qualify to compete in the $1 million shootout Saturday at 6pm. Qualifying shots will be from approximately 115 to 130 yards. Daily prizes will be awarded.
The top twenty-eight golfers will advance to the shootout and get one shot at the grand prize. The shot will be from 165 yards for men and 150 for women. A $1 million dollar annuity will be awarded to any and all players making a hole-in-one during the finals.
The first hole-in-one in the finals will also win someone a BMW 128i convertible. Should no one make the hole-in-one, the closest to the hole wins $1,000 cash and a playing spot in The Pro-Am in Las Vegas. Second through fifth place prizes include rounds of golf at area courses.