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What makes a good Golf Classic Event?

  • 21-04-2011 11:38pm
    #1
    golfbgud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 536 ✭✭✭


    Just throwing it out there folks.......

    What are punters looking for these days when signing up for a Golf Classic to support their local cause and how important are items such as price, course, dinner, bag of goodies, shotgun start, group size, day of week etc etc?
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  • #2
    Trampas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,810 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Keep the bandits at the gate.

    Use to sicken me the amount of bandits that would turn up at a classic.

    The crazy scores you would see from "he hardly ever plays" people is a disgrace.

    People with gui's winning and never reporting them to their clubs.

    use to leave a bitter taste in my mouth


  • #3
    Nemesis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 659 ✭✭✭Nemesis


    What punters want :
    PRICE has to be low as possible these days.

    Date can be crucial.Make sure your not clashing with the local Communion/confirmation,Heineken cup final or some other event.

    Location has to be close and a decent course.


    What organisers want:

    The course: Usually the best course is the one who will donate their timesheet to you.Which should be your local course.Or at least do the best deal.

    Sat/Sun are the best days or a Bank holiday Mon.
    After that Friday afternoon.

    Bag of goodies: your local shop will supply you with some/all stuff for free (They will hit their suppliers...Well I do :) ) so you might as well have the bottle of water piece of fruit and perhaps a Muesli bar (Choc melting ruins your bag!)

    I'd go for a fourball.

    When running local charity golf classics you will have a % of guys playing who dont normally play golf.

    Format:Scramble if allowed or Rumble.

    Non-GUI players:
    Perhaps give men 18 and women 28.
    The guy handing out the cards should do some investiating here.
    If you have a society h'cap and it's lower than 18/36 make them play off that.
    Or ask them what their best round is and then *Wham* give them their 9 h'cap ;)

    Shotgun start really depends on what the golf course is willing to do,
    and how many teams you have.

    A great positive of a shotgun start is you get everyone in at same time for the meal and then you can have presentation.With the crowd you can sell tickets for a raffle and/or have an auction etc.

    Having a set time for your Tee off (shotgun start) could turn off potential punters though and limit numbers.

    Prizes dont really attract punters as most people who support a local cause wouldnt even be aware what the prizes are till the presentation.


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