How to Design a Charity Golf Scramble
In a charity golf tournament, it is important that golfers of all skill levels have an enjoyable day. A good format for this is a scramble. In a scramble, each golfer tees off, then they all play from the spot where the best shot landed. They continue this until the ball is holed out. This allows bad shots to be ignored and takes the pressure off less skilled golfers.
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Instructions
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Steps For a Successful Charity Golf Tournament
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Assemble a committee, and assign each member a specific task. Establish a method for follow-up to be sure each member is doing his job.
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Choose a golf facility to host the tournament. Ensure that the facility can handle the number of expected golfers on the tournament date, and that the course will be in good condition, not in the middle of maintenance such as aeration, which can ruin the golfing experience.
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Negotiate a package price for the entire day, including meals. Make sure you know what is included, and what the golf club will supply in the way of personnel and equipment, such as golf carts, nametags and labels. The club’s personnel should handle all aspects of the tournament itself, including deciding on the winners of each prize category.
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Establish the amount each golfer will pay. This should be high enough so the charity makes money, but not so high that it will discourage participation. See what other charities in the area have charged. It may make sense to have a lower price for those that just want to eat and not play golf.
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Prepare and print the invitations, which should contain all pertinent information, particularly the date and time, the cost and the format.
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Solicit contributions from vendors. The groups with the best scores will win the main prizes. There should be prizes for achievements on the golf course, such as longest drive and closest to the pin. There should also be signs at each tee paid for by identified contributors. A major prize, such as an automobile, can be offered for a hole-in-one. A contributing automobile dealer can buy hole-in-one insurance to minimize its risk.
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Arrange for raffle prizes. Have the golf club solicit its suppliers for golf equipment to be raffled off or otherwise given as prizes.
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Arrange for every participant to receive a gift bag containing a hat, a shirt, golf balls and any other remembrance of the day.
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Make sure every member of the committee has a role on tournament day. Golfers have to be signed in, given their gift bags and assigned to a starting hole. The hole-in-one hole has to be monitored all day because of the value of the prize.
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Collect additional contributions from the golfers by holding a raffle, or a 50-50, in which half the cash collected goes to the golfer and half to the charity. The committee can also sell extra shots, called mulligans, that allow bad shot replays.
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Tips & Warnings
Try to pair good golfers with poorer golfers so each group has a good chance of winning.
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