The Weird Japanese Hole-In-One Tradition

In Japan, avid golfers buy insurance to protect themselves on the course; however, it’s not for what you might think. They purchase it because if they get a hole-in-one, they have to buy gifts and drinks for their friends. 

The policy covers them for a party worth up to $3,000, for the low price of $65 a year.

The people also take golf very seriously, especially that rarest of happenings: the hole-in-one. 

In most countries, the golfer who hits the lucky stroke is rewarded, usually with drinks from his friends. In Japan, they take a different view: The golfer who gets a hole-in-one is obliged to throw a lavish party for his golfing buddies and his other friends, which can run as high as $10,000.

At its peak in the economic boom of the 1980s, Japanese hole-in-one parties consisted of a number of gifts, food, and drinks, given away by the “lucky” golfer.

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