Save the date: Sign up for The Detroit News/GAM Hole-In-One Contest

Hit us with your best shot!

The 2026 Detroit News/Golf Association of Michigan Hole-In-One Contest is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Whispering Willows Golf Course in Livonia.

The annual contest is open to anybody who has ever had a hole-in-one on a regulation golf course (we use the honor system!), and prizes will be awarded to the overall winner, as well as the best shot in several flights, including men, women, seniors and juniors.

If there is no ace recorded, the closest shot will be awarded the top prizes. If there are multiple aces recorded, names will be put into a hat, and a winner will be drawn at random. Of course, that's a long shot.

There has rarely been an ace in the Hole-In-One Contest, which dates to the 1930s. But in 1986, Farmington Hills' June Longfield scored one at the 50th annual Hole-In-One Contest. Longfield, who had her contest ace at the old Rogell Golf Course in Detroit, died in January 2025, at the age of 93.

In the contest, each contest will get two shots. While there is no cost to enter, a $5 donation will get you a third shot. Proceeds from the donations will go to The Detroit News' Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation, the GAM Foundation, and Leader Dogs for the Blind. Donations can be made in-person at the course on the day of the contest.

Morning, midday and afternoon tee-time slots are available. You can register to participate HERE.

Whispering Willows' par-3 seventh hole will be used for the Hole-In-One Contest.

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