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Re:Why Golfers Buy Hole In One Insurance by jonknee on Friday July 25, 2014 @06:38PM (#8088041)
> its also inaccurate to assume that anyone who plays golf can afford $500+ in alcohol.

One would hope then that upon getting a hole in one they would not spend $500 that they cannot afford. It's not a requirement to buy anyone else a drink.

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Re:Why Golfers Buy Hole In One Insurance by mkonstan on Monday July 28, 2014 @09:55AM (#8096682)
Its probably club policy - when you become a member you sign a contract agreeing to whatever it costs to be a member, plus either hole in one insurance or the promise to purchase drinks for everyone there that day.
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Re:Why Golfers Buy Hole In One Insurance by mseebach on Friday July 25, 2014 @07:47PM (#8088272)
That part of why the insurance is unusual - It's basically insurance against a specific kind of social embarrassment.
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