When you have a golf event, plan some extra golf tournament contests

You are having a golf tournament that is very good; however, how are you going to keep spectators and children occupied while playing serious golf? You want people to hang out and buy food from your vendors, but without fun activities, they won’t stick around any longer than it takes their favorite golfer to play a round, if that long. What you need to do is plan some golf tournament contests that anyone can enjoy. You have probably attended activities like school carnivals with your children and you know how much fun they can be. So how about sponsoring a carnival golf tournament?

Depending on the installation you are using, you can always have a throwing contest. If the golf course has an additional putting green, you’re good to go. If not, you can always handle something with a portable cup. Divide the contest into age groups and have different lines closest to and farthest from the hole for each of the groups. Offer small novelty items in exchange for prizes. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on them, but make sure the souvenirs you choose are golf-related. You can also have larger prizes for the winners of each age group if you wish. Anything from small trophies to monetary prizes will make winners feel like they’ve really won.

Another type of contest you can host is a game of miniature golf. If the golf course doesn’t have one of its own, invent one. There are numerous websites dedicated to ways to create your own miniature golf game. Golf enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy playing. Once again, you can offer small prizes to anyone who completes the course, as well as the winners. You can find small trinkets in bulk lots at Oriental Trading Company.com, which specializes in such prizes.

Another carnival staple that’s always a crowd-pleaser among the little people is a fish pond (in this case, you can call it a water hazard). All you have to do is set up a booth and have volunteers hide behind it and attach little gifts to the clothespin strings that the kids drop into the “pond.” Again, make sure the prizes you are looking for are related to the game of golf.

You can charge a nominal fee to enter any of these events by having someone sell 10 tickets for $1.00 or some other reasonable fee. You’d be surprised how much you can end up earning this way. By adding fun golf tournament contests that the whole family can participate in, you’ll really enhance your golf tournament and help you win big money for your favorite charity.