For male professionals, there are four major golf tournaments that are held each year. They are:
1. The Masters 2. The U.S. Open 3. The British Open 4. PGA Championship
Female professionals have their own four major golf tournament each year. They are:
1. Kraft Nabisco Championship (formerly the Dinah Shore Tournament) 2. LPGA Championship 3. U.S. Women's Open 4. Women's British Open
Of course, amateur golfers will have golf tournaments as well including the U.S. Amateur Championship for men and women as well as juniors. Amateur seniors and amateur professionals also have specific golf tournaments they participate in to gain experience and even notoriety.
Professional golf tournaments are almost all held the same way. There are two days of qualifying rounds after which the bottom players are cut. Then there are two more days of competition. Each round is 18 holes.
Open golf tournaments, such as the U.S. Open, are held to try and give amateurs the chance to break into the field of professional golf. Golfers participate in a series of smaller tournaments to qualify for the Open where they proceed to the big tournament where they compete against professionals. The last amateur to win a U.S. Open was back in 1933.
Amateurs also get the chance to play in the big golf tournaments. The Masters Golf tournament invites the winners of several prestigious events to participate in the big one. That includes the winner of the U.S. and British Amateur Championships.
Most local golf tournaments are held to raise money for specific organizations or for charities. Anyone can participate and they can be quite fun. Most of the local golf tournaments are one, maybe two, day events and consist of one 18 hole round. Prizes maybe awarded for skins, long drive, and long putt, to name a few. A lot of local golf tournaments are flighted - meaning that participants are separated into classes according to ability. Many are also scramble or best ball format.
When you are a regular participant in golf tournaments, you can see why the pros love them so much. Although you won't be receiving the same big paycheck that they do, you can sure have a lot of fun!
For planning that golf tournament you need to start planning well in advance and have a set of guidelines that will help you organize the tournament.
When you conceptualize the idea of a golf tournament then you need to make sure first of all that whether this event is going be an annual event or this is a one off event. That is important as that can mean a vast difference in terms of planning as well as corporate sponsorship.
Once that is decided you need to then start thinking about a venue for the tournament. That tournament can be had on a golf course which your club owns but if you are planning to host big names then you need to look out for a good venue. You need to decide that fast as that can be very challenging with a lot of competing tournaments trying for a good destination.
Next major thing is your sponsor for without those finances would be a tough thing to get. If you are organizing a tournament on behalf of a club then you can you need to get some sponsorship from the golf equipment manufactures such as golf ball manufactures or golf umbrella manufacturers. Then you can also try to get other sponsorships such as the gifts or the keepsakes for every player.
For effective planning and organizing you can do two things out of which one is an expensive approach and that approach is that you can outsource all these tasks to an event planning company. That company can actually take care of all the tasks with definitely project management oversight from you. The other way is to do all the tasks yourself which can be very challenging but it can be in your control.
For doing all the things yourself you will definitely need help from all the quarters you can get including having one or two assistants for administrative tasks. This is important especially when you interact with corporates for sponsorships or when you are writing invitation letters to golf players to participate.
The major thing to consider is the dates of the tournament which can likely impact the participation of players. To get maximum mileage you will need to have the press cover the event. Make sure that you call upon a big personality or a top government official as the guest of honor on the inaugural day well as the final day. That will definitely get you maximum press coverage.
There are other planning things that you need to take care of like the tournament format and the tournament coordinator. Then you need to plan for the stay of players as well as the transportation arrangement for the players.
For all the activities to be remembered is tough thing so make a checklist of all the activities with dates marked against each so that you are able to effectively mange and track all the things.
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