5 Fundraising Ideas For a Golf Fundraiser Day!
If run properly, a golf fundraiser day can be an extremely profitable fundraising event. It’s popular, a large percent of the population enjoys golfing, and it can have many different fundraising methods incorporated into it!
Here are 5 ways that you can use to raise funds at a golf fundraiser day…
- Entry Fees – This is the crucial fee that will greatly affect your overall taking from the day. And it works in an unexpected way… By charging a reasonable fee instead of an expensive one, you will end up having a much more profitable golf day! The reason being is a player 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! Just remember that if the entry fee is too expensive you won’t fill your playing field. So rather get people there first and then earn the big funds with all the other fundraisers during the day!
- Hole sponsors – You should aim for every hole on the course to be sponsored by a company or business. Consider other places on the golf course where businesses could advertise on and sponsor… Like the putting green or even the car park! I would suggest you seek local advice on how much to ask for your sponsorships. The Golf Club hosting your golf day would be a good place to ask for advice. This amount will obviously depend on where you are from and what type of people/companies will be sponsoring your day.
- Mulligans – This is one of the best Fundraising Ideas for a Golf fundraiser! This is how it works… Players buy stickers (Known as Mulligans), which they then use as free shots during their round of golf. Meaning, that if they play a bad shot, they can call a Mulligan and are allowed to play it again. Everyone will definitely buy the allowed amount of Mulligans 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 Mulligans 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 Mulligan.
- On-course betting – This is another one of the great Golf fundraiser 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!
- 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.
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…
In fact they’ll want to know when your next Golf fundraiser day is!
Rob Hampson is the Creator and Publisher of http://www.rewarding-fundraising-ideas.com and is an experienced fundraising campaigner, who enjoys horse riding, playing polo, and is an aspiring filmmaker! If you would like to find out more about running a successful golf fundraiser day then please go to http://www.rewarding-fundraising-ideas.com/golf-fundraising-ideas.html
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