Charity golf tournaments combine the best of sports and philanthropy. What better way to spend a day than out in the sunshine, playing the great game of golf while also giving back to those in need. A charity golf tournament allows you to do all these things while enjoying a competitive game with friends and new players alike. The money that goes into one of these events helps to run the tournament and the proceeds then go to a charitable cause.
In order to raise the most money for your charity golf tournament, you must maximize player turnout and also maximize the amount of money contributed per player. In order to do this effectively you must publicize the event to increase awareness. Then, you must set a minimum bid per player, $100 should be the lowest you set the figure to, and then encourage each player to solicit charitable pledges from members of the community. Another way to increase player turnout is to offer prizes for performance. Prizes contributed to your charity golf tournament from local businesses for things such as longest drive, closest to the hole, lowest average, and lowest adjusted average, will help to maximize your event’s participants.
Make sure to plan your charity golf tournament with enough time to organize all of these factors and be sure to strike a bargain with the course. For your event, you should be able to negotiate lower greens fees and cart rentals. Seek out corporate pledges and you can easily see the amount of money your charity golf tournament generates grow quite large even if you are a small group setting it up. It is also wise to set up your tournament on a weekday when the course will largely be free and reserving large blocks of time for your players will be easy to do. Lastly, if you have the means or the time, drawing in a celebrity to participate will vastly increase your draw and you will be able to generate a very large amount of money for the charity of your choice. Click here to learn more about planning your next charity golf tournament at The Links at Queen Creek Golf Club.


