What comes to mind when you think about a golf tournament? A small white ball going into a tiny white whole hundreds of yards away in the least amount of strokes and the golfer who does that wins an award…

Well that is exactly what I thought too, but there is actually more.

In a golf tournament I think you will need the following…

-Find a golf course and save the date. Make sure know what the weather is going to be like during the tournament because you don’t want the golfers to be out there when its really windy or raining; and if I were a fan I would like a nice sunny day out to watch some golf.

-Advertise the golf tournament by word of mouth, emails, flyers, set up a website, newspaper, etc. The more people hear about it the greater the outcome of the tournament would be. I would also try to get a “C” level celebrity out there to attend or participate in the tournament to get a little more excitement and publicity. Being that we are in Houston, that may be possible.

-Secure Sponsors. The one thing that I think would also be important is getting sponsors for this tournament.  A sponsor will provide money, in return for self-promotion as well as showing support for the event/community.

-Registration form. Try to come up with an to easy read/fill out registration form with the necessary information of the tournament. You don’t want a form with too much information because most people will say, “Too much to read!”

- Snacks and drinks are always good, unless you are having a dinner and auction afterwards, you don’t want a five star dinner during the tournament because after all, you are trying to get people to play and watch the game not to sit and eat.

- Provide a goodie bag (which is my favorite). Try to include things that are associated with the tournament like golf shirts, gold bag, caps, tees, golf balls, etc., things that you think people will double take and not just purge the bag.

Now that I think about it I never picked up an iron in my life! Actually the one time I did pick up an iron was to kill a huge spider! My motto, when holding an iron, would be swing really hard in case you hit it.

I know golf fans have to be very quiet and hold their breaths when a golfer is in action. You can’t even make a peep because then that would be distracting to the golfers. Not like in any other events, you have the crazy drunken loud fans. Golf is not like any arena sporting event where the fans are sitting down all the time, here some of the fans actually follow you, and there is always that one whole that no one wants to miss, so the crowd varies.

Overall, most of what I have mentioned can actually be promoted by decorated with a logo, and who better to do it with than ProLine Supply Company. Imprint logos on t-shirts, bags, and awards given to the winners. Not to mention, napkins, table cloths, pens, caps, banners, and umbrellas, etc. Don’t forget to give some recognition to all your sponsors. And next time you are promoting a golf tournament remember, I would love to help! www.prolinesupplyco.com