PlaqueMaker Blog

Whether your goal is to hold a fundraising event, host clients or stage an employee outing, a golf tournament could be just the event to delight your guests. If you’ve never planned a golf tournament before, you’ll not only need to work closely with the golf course, you’ll want to enlist the help of your own staff and the media to help ensure that the golf tournament runs successfully. By properly outfitting your golf tournament, you could take advantage of free publicity on other golf courses, get name recognition in the tournament and connect your charity or business with a memorable experience.

If you’ve never organized a golf tournament, here’s the first thing to know: Golfers love tournaments. Golf Digest magazine ranks them among the three most-beloved aspects of golf, alongside watching pro golfers and receiving fabulous golf-related gifts.

It may not be the first detail that comes to mind when planning a golf tournament, but it could be a thoughtful way of helping golfers enjoy the experience just a little bit more. Each golfer and event staff member should have a name tag. Should they need help, for instance, name tags let participants identify the right people and avoid embarrassing situations. Name tags can also make it easy for them to network with other golfers. As they say, it’s all in the name.