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Insurers Off The Hook for West Virginia Hole-in-One Tournament Payouts

A federal appeals court says Gov. Jim Justice’s charity is stuck with almost $200,000 in payouts made to fans at the 2015 Greenbrier Classic tournament after two golfers aced the 18th hole at his resort in southern West Virginia. The …

West Virginia Golf Event Organizers Respond to Holes-in-One Insurance Lawsuit

The nonprofit behind the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic says it wasn’t informed until after the tournament its insurance wouldn’t cover cash prizes for holes-in-one on holes deemed too short. In a third-party complaint in Charleston federal court, Old White Charities …

Underwriters Sue Over Greenbrier Classic’s Hole-in-One Jackpot in W.Va.

Insurance underwriters claim they shouldn’t be responsible for reimbursing a charity for payouts to golf fans for two holes-in-one made during the PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, because the aces weren’t long enough. The tournament’s …