The sight of resort owner Jim Justice handing out crisp $100 bills to fans was one of the lasting images from The Greenbrier Classic last month. The debate over who will ultimately foot the bill for such generosity, though, rages on.
For the second straight year, Justice offered a bounty for any fans seated in the grandstands around the par-3 18th hole on the Old White TPC in the event of a hole-in-one during competition: $100 per person for the first ace, $500 for the second ace and $1,000 for the third ace. After two holes-in-one in the first round alone, Justice had reached into his pocket to the tune of $192,400.