{"id":3635,"date":"2014-02-12T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T12:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2014-02-11T13:43:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T18:43:31","slug":"man-sentenced-for-defrauding-charity-golf-tournaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/man-sentenced-for-defrauding-charity-golf-tournaments.html","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced for Defrauding Charity Golf Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/holeinoneprize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3640 alignleft\" alt=\"holeinoneprize\" src=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/holeinoneprize-300x212.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/holeinoneprize-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/holeinoneprize.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As if hitting a hole-in-one isn&#8217;t hard enough&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Image this: You&#8217;re playing in a local charity golf tournament and arrive at the par 3 designated as the &#8220;hole-in-one challenge.&#8221; The rules are simple &#8211; ace the hole and win $25,000! You step up to the tee; waggle; and swing&#8230;and watch as your ball lands softly a few yards before the hole and then rolls into the cup.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration begins; you buy everyone in the tournament a round of drinks in the 19th hole and wait to receive your check for 25 grand. But there&#8217;s one catch: There is no check. Turns out the insurance the tournament organizers took out on the hole-in-one challenge was fraudulent.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a title=\"Man who scammed golf tournament sentenced\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.seattletimes.com\/today\/2014\/02\/man-who-scammed-golf-tournaments-sentenced\/\">an article in The Seattle Times<\/a>, Kevin Kolenda &#8211; a man in his early 50&#8217;s from GolfStinks&#8217; home state of Connecticut &#8211; had made good money over the past two decades scamming golf tournament organizers (or even in some cases &#8211; the charities sponsoring the outing) out of money by selling them fraudulent prize insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1995, Mr. Kolenda has operated a golf-related business that provides insurance on things like a hole-in-one challenge. His fees would depend on how much the payout was to be, but needless to say, payouts rarely happened &#8211; a fact Mr. Kolenda apparently took advantage of for profit.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003, authorities have been aware of Mr. Kolenda&#8217;s scams as periodically someone would &#8220;win&#8221; the prize but he would fail to pay. At one point in 2004 he was issued a cease and desist order, but ignored it.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until this past December that the state of Washington (where many of his scams took place) decided to arrest him &#8211; and to that end, they extradited him from his home in Connecticut to stand trial in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, last week, Mr. Kolenda was sentenced to three months in prison and fined $15,000.<\/p>\n<p>So tournament organizers beware &#8211; charlatans are out there. This guy exploited the fact that hole-in-ones, in general, are extremely rare &#8211; let alone specifying when and where you get one &#8211; like a particular hole at a golf tournament. Beyond this, he took advantage of real charities in need.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, three months and $15K doesn&#8217;t seem a fitting punishment. Perhaps as a community service, he should help shag all the balls on local driving ranges&#8230;without wearing any protective gear. 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