Golf game reward system and method

A method for administering a hole-in-one contest, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) entering a player into a contest upon receiving a request by the player on a portable wireless player device to initiate the contest, wherein the request is initiated by a payment, and wherein the contest involves accomplishing a hole-in-one using a golf ball;
• b) generating electronically a unique identification code;
• c) transmitting the unique identification code to a smartphone;
• d) receiving a video recording of the player accomplishing the hole-in-one within ten minutes of transmitting the unique identifying code to the player, wherein the video is a continuous video recording created by the smartphone, and the continuous video recording shows:
• i) placement of the unique identifying code on the golf ball before the player hits the golf ball,
• ii) placement of the golf ball on the tee,
• iii) the player hitting the golf ball in an attempt to make a hole-in-one,
• iv) retrieval of the golf ball from a cup,
• v) the unique identifying code on the golf ball after the player retrieves the golf ball from the cup verifying that the player accomplished the objective by reviewing the video recording;
• and,
• e) awarding a prize to the player for accomplishing the objective.