Find the lucky golf ball, win $100

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  • By Nick Stubbs
  • 6th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Who knew having some fun while honing your golf skills could earn you an easy $100?

No, it doesn't involve closest-to-the-pin wagers, just keeping an eye out for a specially marked golf ball from the ball dispenser at the Bay Palms Golf Club driving range. The promotion, called "Test Drive," and runs throughout Air Mobility Command, allocated $3,000 to MacDill, which means as many as 30 people could end up winners.

Any customer spending $3 or more at a participating 6th Force Support Squadron eatery will be given a Free Test Drive card, which can be redeemed at the golf course for a driving range token. The token is then used to get a bucket of driving range balls from the dispensing machine. If luck is with you, amongst those balls is a special signature ball that entitles the holder to a crisp $100 bill.

All is not lost if the bucket doesn't produce a winner. In addition to the free balls, the Test Drive card also entitles the holder to 50 percent off golf lessons by a club pro, as well as other local discounts.

"This program is a great way to reward our customers with an opportunity to win some cash", stated Col Frank Jones, Chief, Services Operations Division (AMC), "and at the same time hopefully introduce the game of golf to a new audience."

Golfers and wannabes are encouraged to visit a participating restaurant on base and pick up their Test Drive card and bring it to the course. The promise is, "not only will you have a blast, you may just be one of your base's lucky winners."