Start with contests players love: longest drive, closest to the pin, straightest drive for every skill level, a longest putt before the round, and a hole in one challenge with a big prize.
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A simple golf outing rarely reaches its full fundraising potential. Here are the ideas that turn a round of golf into a day that raises more.
Contests
Start with contests players love: longest drive, closest to the pin, straightest drive for every skill level, a longest putt before the round, and a hole in one challenge with a big prize.
Fundraising
Then add easy revenue: mulligan packages, a wine pull, a golf ball drop, raffles, a 50/50 and a silent auction during lunch. A championship shootout at the end keeps people in their seats.
Fun holes
Make the course memorable with fun holes: beat the pro, a speed hole, a club draw hole where players draw the club they must use, a Bloody Mary stop or a custom hat bar.
Sponsors and prizes
Give sponsors visibility players notice: cart, beverage cart, leaderboard and putting green sponsors, or an activation hole a sponsor hosts. And do not skip a last place prize. It always gets the biggest laugh.
Name it
Even the name matters. Lead with the cause, honor a person, or make it the twelfth annual, which tells people this is a tradition. See all 50 ideas, grouped by goal, in the full guide at coloradounderpar.com/resource-hub. When you are ready, CUP handles contests, 50/50, raffles and phone bidding for your silent auction.
