Side bet · any hole

How to play the Hole-in-One bet

Golf's lottery ticket. Ace any hole, score a 1, and every other opted-in player in the foursome pays you. The kicker: you do nothing. The second that 1 hits the scorecard, FLOG settles the whole thing and drops it on the Summary tab. No tab, no taps, no math.

Scope
Any hole
Trigger
A score of 1
Pays
Ace-maker
Settles
Automatically
The basics

How the hole-in-one bet works

Set it once, then forget it. The bet sits in the background all round and only fires if someone makes an ace. When it does, every opponent pays the ace-maker and you never lift a finger.

1

Pick a payout mode

Two options in Setup. Flat $ Per Player means each opted-in opponent pays the ace-maker a fixed amount, like $20. $ Per Yard means each opponent pays a rate times the hole's yardage, so the longer the ace, the bigger the haul.

2

Set who's in

Everyone's in by default. Any player can be toggled out with the per-player opt-out. Opt out and you don't pay an ace-maker and you don't collect if you ace. The rest of the group plays it against each other.

3

Play the round

There's nothing to manage. No tab to open, no button to press, no winner to pick. The bet just waits. It works on any hole, though realistically you'll only see it on a par 3.

4

Enter the 1, get paid

Someone jars one, you enter a 1 on the scorecard like any other score, and the bet settles itself instantly. Every opponent's payment lands on the ace-maker and the totals update on the Summary tab.

Payout modes

The two ways to pay it

You pick the mode in Setup. Both pay the ace-maker, both are charged to every opted-in opponent, and both settle automatically. The only difference is how the amount is calculated.

Mode 1

Flat $ Per Player

Each opted-in opponent pays the ace-maker a fixed amount, say $20. Simple and predictable. With three opponents at $20, an ace is worth $60 to the player who made it.

Mode 2

$ Per Yard

Each opponent pays the rate times the hole's yardage. At $0.25 per yard on a 175-yard hole, that's $43.75 per opponent. The longer the hole, the bigger the payout, which rewards the rare long ace.

Per-yard math

Why the yardage matters

$0.25 per yard on a 175-yard par 3 is $43.75 from each opponent. With three opponents in the bet, that's $131.25 to the ace-maker off one swing. A short par 3 pays less, a long one pays more.

Opt-out

Per-player opt-out

Toggle any player out of the hole-in-one bet in Setup. They sit out completely: no paying, no collecting. Useful when one guy doesn't want the action but the rest of the group does.

In the app

What it looks like in FLOG

There's no screen to find, because there's no screen to find. The bet has no tab and no buttons. You see it exactly once: as a settled line on the Summary tab, the instant a 1 is entered.

🎯 Hole-in-One · Hole 7 (par 3, 175 yds) $0.25 / yard
MH 🎯 ACE +$131.25
AK pays −$43.75
RD pays −$43.75
BW pays −$43.75
Auto-settled the second a 1 was entered. No tab, no taps.

The whole interaction is entering the 1. The bet calculates each opponent's payment, credits the ace-maker, and posts it to the Summary tab on its own.

Play smart

Strategy & etiquette

It's a lottery ticket, so price it like one.

An ace is rare. You can play a hundred rounds and never make one. That's exactly why this bet is fun: it's a long-shot pool that pays off huge on the day it finally hits. Set the stake low enough that nobody minds it sitting there for months, big enough that the ace is a story.

Questions

Hole-in-One FAQ

What is the hole-in-one bet?
It's an ace-pays side bet. If a player scores a 1 on any hole, every other opted-in player in the foursome pays that player. Because an ace is rare, it's a fun, lottery-style bet, not an every-round earner.
How does $ per yard work?
You pick a rate per yard in Setup. When someone aces, each opted-in opponent pays the ace-maker that rate times the hole's yardage. At $0.25 per yard on a 175-yard par 3, that's $43.75 per opponent. With three opponents, the ace-maker collects $131.25.
Do you have to do anything when someone aces?
No. The bet is fully automatic. There's no tab, no buttons, and no action during the round. The moment a 1 is entered on the scorecard, the hole-in-one bet settles silently and the result shows up on the Summary tab.
Can a player opt out?
Yes. There's a per-player opt-out in Setup. Toggle a player out and they don't pay an ace-maker and don't collect if they ace. Everyone left in plays the bet against each other.
Does it only apply to par 3s?
No. It works on any hole. The trigger is a score of 1, not the par. Realistically aces happen on par 3s, but a 1 on any hole pays out the same way.
What happens if two people ace the same round?
Each ace settles independently. The bet processes the first 1 on its own hole, then the second 1 on its own hole, and both payouts land on the Summary tab. There's no cap and no interaction between them.

Enter the 1. We'll handle the math.

FLOG's hole-in-one bet has no tab and no buttons. It settles the second a 1 hits the scorecard and posts the result to the Summary tab on its own.

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