Charity golf tournaments can be a fun and profitable way to raise money for whatever cause you want.
Unlike a lot of charity events, golf is something that, if you market it properly, is almost guaranteed to be a success, because it's something that many people love to play, and when you combine that with having a worthy cause behind it, who can pass it up? It's no secret that the more players that register and therefore pay you to play in your charity golf events, the more money you will make, and of course, the more you will have to donate to charity.
This article will give you some tips on how to make your tournament as attractive as possible to potential players to increase your chances of successes.
The bottom line is, if you are in any way associated with a non profit firm, you will probably find yourself organizing a charity golf tournament at one time or another.
These are one of the more popular ways to raise money, for the reasons listed above.
The most common types of tournaments for two or three days, because you can charge more money, but of course, one day events often work out as well.
It really depends on how much money you need to raise.
A tried and true method for getting the most players to your event is the opportunity to play with local celebrities, and if you're tournament is really big, nationwide celebrities.
These always help to raise awareness for the cause, and will really increase the exposure of your tournament.
Let's face it, while the opportunity to raise money for charity is something that most golfers wouldn't object to, they still won't play if they don't expect to have an entertaining and enjoyable time, and this is why having celebrities can make or break your event.
Chances are, your charity golf tournament is not the only one in town, and the thing that makes it stand out is having famous people promoting it.
Otherwise, you are just a "me too" event, and nobody wants to play at another boring tournament they could find anywhere else.
You need something to make your tournament stand out.
Another way to spice things up is to give out prizes for various things throughout the tournament, and of course, for the winner at the end of it.
Typically, these tournaments have different flights so that each group will have a winner, to make it more fair.
You don't want fifteen handicappers competing with scratch golfers, because they will have no incentive, knowing they have already lost right from the start.
This is why it's very important to have different flights, to make it competitive and enjoyable for everybody involved.
What kind of contest am I talking about? You can have closest to the pin, a hole in one award, long drive, etc.
This helps keep players interested even if they aren't playing very well, and really have nothing to play for in terms of final outcome.
These always help to make charity golf tournaments more popular, and I'd recommend you try these and others.