What do hole-in-ones normally mean? As an amateur normally a big bar bill whilst the pro walks off with a car for a hole-in-one in his tournament! Fear not...enter our 'Shot in a Million' competition and you could be taking home more than a big till receipt!

If you shoot a hole-in-one in any round of golf during Season 8 and we receive verification on official club headed paper from the host club, you will win the use of a Volvo model of your choice for the weekend*. Imagine the reaction of your friends as you turn up at the club driving that! 

*Rental of the car must take place in the UK. If you are a Rest of the World Swinger, you can use the car on your next visit to the UK as long as it is within one year of winning the prize.

All you need to do is send us a copy of your scorecard signed and dated plus a letter from your club verifying the ace.

Send it to golf@flyingclubevents.com or fax it to 0044 1306 770202. Alternatively, you can post it to:

Flying Club Swingers Golf League c/o Milestone Event Management
Welbeck House
Cliftonville
Dorking
Surrey RH4 2JF
UNITED KINGDOM

Please note we must receive verification from the club at which the hole-in-one took place and such verification must be on club headed paper. To win use of the car, the Swinger must be aged 21 or above for insurance purposes.

The prize is available to the first three Rest of the World Swingers and first three European Swingers hole-in-ones submitted per calendar month.

The hole-in-one must have taken place between 26 February and 7 October 2011.

PLEASE NOTE SEASON EIGHT HAS NOW CLOSED.

Any Flying Club member can register for, and take part in Swingers and enjoy the thrill of entering scores, meeting and playing other Swingers and climbing the leaderboard. However in order to qualify for a place in the 2011 Rest of the World vs Europe Final, Swingers must have completed a minimum of one Virgin Atlantic return flight earning activity within 12 months of the prize being awarded (between 10 October 2010 – 10 October 2011) . For further details please view the FAQ's or the Terms & Conditions.

To qualify for any other prizes, Swingers must have a Virgin Atlantic Flying Club or Partner earning activity credited to their Flying Club account, at the time of the prize being awarded and this activity must be no more than 1 calendar year old. For further details please view the FAQ's or the Terms & Conditions.

Please view Terms & Conditions for full details.

The thoughts of our Season 8 ‘Shot in a Million' winners appear below:

Stuart Revell,  European Club Swinger

Stuart recently carded a hole in one to become only our second winner of the Shot in a Million competition this Season.  Congratulations Stuart and here are his thoughts on his remarkable feat:

"After playing the glorious game of Golf for over 30 years (and fearing I would go to my grave without one) I have now carded my first Hole in One.

I had been away on our annual BOTI (Boys On Tour Invitational) Tour with my 11 golfing buddies and it was our fifth and final day. I was in the bottom four ball with a real threat of being "Mankini Man" (lowest scorer has to wear it).

The venue was the Silver Rock Golf Resort, Palm Springs, California, my partner Birdy & I were 2 down as we stood on the eighth tee 160 yard par three, I hit the sweetest of 8 irons imaginable, we all watched it fly over the bunker take once bounce and then spin about 12-15 feet towards the hole our opponents Marcus and Nick both shouted for the ball to "get in the hole" and to all of our amazement it dropped!

To get a hole in one is fantastic, to do it on such a hole with such great company makes it all the more memorable particularly when you can watch it drop. The sound of our cheering resonated with such volume around the mountain valley that the two four balls behind were in no doubt what had occurred, Simon ran from two holes back to congratulate me. Right on cue the Drinks Buggy arrived so it was Vodka Redbulls all round. Birdy and I went on to take the next 8 holes on the trot to win our match and cap what was truly a memorable day.

Many thanks to Silver Rock Head Professional James Saenz who very kindly gave me the actual flag from the eighth hole as a keepsake.

A couple of holes later Marcus said to me " in the scheme of things Stu, you've been married for thirty years witnessed the birth of your three sons, where does this sit, is it up there somewhere"? To which I replied "it's sad I know but to be really honest Marcus it's a little bit higher"!

This was such a special moment and for so many reasons I can honestly say I don't care if I never get another one.
Oh and by the way I also managed to avoid being "Mankini Man".

GOOD LUCK to each and every Golfer who is out there waiting for their first hole in one. When it comes you will know exactly how I feel and what it means."


Jim Fraser, European Fun Swinger

European Fun Swinger Jim Fraser became the first Season 8 winner of our ‘Shot in a Million’ competition and the first Swinger to win the competition twice by holing out at the short 11th hole at Turnhouse Golf Club in Scotland.

Says Jim “I had just been custom fitted for a new set of irons. I had an unbelievable start being one under par gross after six holes. It was noticeable I was getting a lot more spin on the greens with the new clubs. The 11th hole is a very short (100 yard) par 3 with a tricky green surrounded by bunkers. It is the scene of my only other hole in one a few years back. Unfortunately as the hole is uphill you can’t see the bottom of the flag so I never got to see the ball going in the hole. I pulled out my gleaming new pitching wedge and hit a beauty arrowing towards the pin. I knew it was very close. My two playing partners had also hit good shots and as we got to the green and could only see two balls so my pace and heart rate increased as I walked toward the hole. Sure enough there was my Pro V1x nestled in the hole. The pin was at the back of the green and I could not see a pitch mark (I believe it pitched off the green and spun back into the hole but my mates won’t accept this!!!). “

Adds Jim “The last time I got a hole in one I lost the ball with my next shot so this time I pocketed it as a souvenir. I went in to tell the pro after the round who tried to charge me more money for the new clubs! It cost me a few quid in the clubhouse for drinks but well worth it.”

Jim is looking forward to arranging his prize car rental. “The last time I chose a Volvo convertible and my wife and I had a great weekend driving around the beautiful west coast of Scotland.”