⛳ $200K/Year Letting People Hit Golf Balls Into a Lake

Todays business is one I saw from @thekoerneroffice — he spotlighted a wild business where you pay $1 to hit a golf ball into a lake for a shot at a $10,000 prize.

The actual company doing this? Lake Taupo Hole in One Challenge
(Yes — this is a real thing.)

Here’s the setup:

• A floating golf green anchored ~120 yards offshore

• Anyone can step up and pay $1 per ball

• Hit a hole-in-one? Win $10K

• Balls are biodegradable or floating, so no environmental mess

Reverse Engineering the Money:

• They pay out ~26 times per year (once every 2 weeks)

• Real odds for a casual golfer? 1 in 20,000

So to get 26 winners, they’d need:

Estimated Profit:

• Revenue: $520K

• Prize payouts: ~$260K

• Fixed costs: kiosk, 1-staff member, insurance, permits

• Realistic net? $150-$200K/year

Why This Works:

• 🎯 Anyone can try — tourists, teens, dads, kids

• 🧠 Smart risk/reward psychology — feels winnable, almost never is

• 💸 Cheap startup — floating green kits are <$3K

• 🌍 Eco-safe — no lake pollution from the balls

Could You Copy This?

If you’ve got access to a lake, beach town, or riverwalk with foot traffic — this is just waiting to be duplicated.

• Set up a dockside booth

• Print a giant sign with WIN $10,000

• Film it. Post clips. Let virality do the rest

This isn’t some big tech play. It’s fun. Profitable. Easy to run.
And videos of this business are getting thousands of views right now.

People are going to start launching this business in more locations. Might as well be you.

This is the kind of stuff I love. It's unique, but also so obvious once you see it. Hope you enjoyed this one. Have a great weekend!

-Tim