10 Golf Fundraising Ideas to raise funds from a Golf day!

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 9, 2010 -- Whenever people brainstorm fundraising ideas for their cause they usually come up with a golf day as one of the options... and quite rightly so, a golf day can be a really profitable event. So here are 10 great ways for you to earn cash and raise funds from a golf day!

1. Entry Fees – Your first most obvious step is to charge an entry fee. But this is where you must be clever by not charging too much! A person will be more willing to spend more money at the event if they haven't had to pay a huge upfront fee. By charging a smaller fee you will more than likely end up earning more money throughout the day from an individual!

And also remember that if the entry fee is too expensive you won't fill your playing field, which is a no go... Get people there first and then earn the big cash with all the other fundraisers that you'll hold throughout the day!

2. Hole sponsors – You must look for a sponsor for each of the 18 holes, as well as the practice green. Be creative about it and think of other places you can put up for advertising... Like the car park or dining hall!

It would be suggestible to seek local advice on how much to ask for each sponsorship. The Golf Club who will be hosting your golf day would be a good place to start. This figure will totally depend on where you are from and what type of people/companies will be sponsoring your day.

3. Program Guide Advertising – Another great way of fundraising is by offering advertising space in your program booklet. So if you have a program booklet for the day, then definitely look to get companies to advertise in it.

4. Mulligins – This is one of the best Golf Fundraising Ideas! This is how it works... Players buy stickers (Known as Mulligins), which they then use as free shots during their round of golf.

Meaning, that if they play a bad shot, they can call a Mulligin and are allowed to play it again.

Everyone will definitely buy the allowed amount of Mulligins as they won't want their competition having the advantage of an extra free shot that they don't have. Don't you just love human competitiveness!!!

You should generally offer 2-3 Mulligins per person and it would be suggestible to speak to your hosting Golf Club to find out a guideline on how much to charge for each Mulligin.

5. On-course competitions – You can use your imagination with these Golf Fundraising ideas. From "nearest to the hole" competitions to "longest drive".

You should have a few competitions that come free with the Golf day and then have a couple that people have to pay a small amount to enter in. If the prizes are good, everyone will enter.

6. On-course betting – This is another one of the great Golf fundraising ideas. You can have a few different types of bets but the best one would be the "Landing the green on a par 3". Here's how to do it...

Draw three rings around the hole, growing from small to medium to large (All inside the green of course). Then let people bet on which ring they think they'll land their ball in off one shot, obviously with the odds on the bet getting larger the smaller the ring.

You'll find that most people get so happy and excited when they do land their ball inside the rings that they just tell you to keep the money anyway!

7. A Raffle – A raffle is something you should have at every Fundraising event. Make sure your prizes are really good and that the cost/ticket isn't too high. People will generally spend more money if they know that they'll receive more tickets for their money spent!

8. Auctions – Another winner! People are always trying to outdo each other, especially at a Golf day... So there'll be a good chance the bids at an auction will go very high, pulling in some great funds!

Once again make sure the items you are auctioning off are of good quality!

9. Donations – Obviously always have donations box/s during your golf day and definitely at the dinner afterwards (if you have a dinner). Also inform people how they can donate to you online at your website.

10. Watering Holes – Have a couple of holes on the course, say the 5th and 14th, which provide drinks for your players. Offer free shooters (which you get sponsored), and then sell beers and other drinks at a reasonable price.

You will need to speak to the golf club to find out if they will allow you to sell drinks on the course but there's a good chance they will. If not, just give them the "good cause" speech and that should get them to say yes!

The extra point - Please remember, a golf day isn't just about raising funds; it's also about further spreading the word of your cause. So if you make sure people enjoy themselves thoroughly, they will talk about your cause to friends and also be very willing to help out again...

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