Amateur Golf's Richest Prize

Golf1million offers the recreational golfer the opportunity to compete for the same kind of rewards under the same kind of pressure that the PGA Tour pros do week in week out. HK Golfer talks to its founder, Irishman Ian Whitty, who describes his venture as "Amateur Golf’s First Major"

Ian, please explain, what is Golf1million?

Golf1million is both a golf apparel brand and golf event. Golf1million was created to give the average club golfer the chance to experience what Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy would experience when playing in the Masters or The Open Championship. We all dream about playing the final hole at the Masters or standing over a six-foot putt to win the Open, but we could never have this experience until now. Golf1million will recreate this experience for all the golfers that are lucky enough to be drawn to take part in the event.

Over four days the golfers will get a chance to be part of the most amazing golf event and test their skills to the limit under extreme pressure while being watched by the TV cameras and thousands of golf fans.

Sounds exciting, how did you come up with the idea?

I worked as a golf tour operator specialising in bringing overseas golfers into Ireland. Then, in 2010, I became the director of the Amateur World Cup of Golf events, offering average amateur golfers the chance to take part in great tournaments whereby they get a chance to play some of the best golf courses in Ireland and also enjoy a holiday of a lifetime. This sparked the idea of the ultimate golf event that every amateur golfer in the world would love to take part in and experience. We all dream of such an event and hopefully Golf1million will fulfil every golfers dream.

How do you enter Golf1million?

It’s very simple. You buy a Golf1million golf shirt online at golf1million.com or at one of a large number of golf events and exhibitions we’ll be attending around the world between 1 November and the middle of 2015. When you get your shirt you will also receive a membership card with a unique number and code, which you use to register your details online. Everyone that buys a golf shirt is a winner, as they are getting a high-quality limited-edition shirt and a chance to be one of the lucky 50 golfers to get drawn and participate in the greatest amateur golf event in the world.

Ian Whitty, founder of Golf1million

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