When a golfer makes a hole in one, how many golfers must witness it to be legal?

Question

When a golfer makes a hole in one, how many other golfers have to be present?

Answer 1

A hole in one with out a witness is nothing but a rumour. You know but no one else does. An official hole in one must occur with a minimum of one witness in a regulation 18 hole round at a regulation golf course.
Then again if you make a hole in one on your first shot on that hole (no mulligans) you can celebrate with yourself and be proud. Don't tell anybody or you would be duty bound to buy a round of drinks in the club house.

Answer 2

A couple who are friends of mine are a very nice, older pair of golfers who aren't particularly skilled. They hardly ever break 100, but one of them has hit a hole in one, and the other has dunked a fairway shot on a par 4 for an eagle. If you're better you give yourself a chance at an ace more often than most, but anyone can do it once in their life. Blind people learn to play golf a lot like the rest of us. They learn their swing through repetition and muscle memory. On the course, they have a partner lining them up and positioning them in front of the ball, then they swing away. If they have a decent swing, and their partner lines them up and judges the yardage well enough, they have about as a good a chance at hitting an ace as anyone else.

Answer 3

There is no rule that says golf has to be witnessed. If you got a hole in one and you were the only one there it is still a hole in one, but it won't be as special if no one saw it.

Answer 4

none...golf is unique in that it is a game of honesty and integrity. You are supposed to play by the rules and judge and penalize yourself, so a hole in one is a hole in one even if you are playing by yourself

Answer 5

it has to be made while playing a full 18 within a foursome to be official (ie: recording in the club/course records)

Answer 6

One other person besides the one who hit the shot.

Answer 7

Three!