q       Determine the purpose of your golf tournament. (what do you want to accomplish)?

q       Create Major Sponsor Package.

q       Consider if a golf tournament is the right venue to accomplish your objectives

q       Create Meal Sponsor Package.

q       Develop a budget / financial plan

q       Create Contest Sponsor Package.

A    q    Appoint committee chairs for

1. Tournament Director

2. Logistics / Operations

3. Sponsors

4. Tournament Prizes / Gifts

5. Volunteers.

q       Create Hole Sponsor Package.

q       Develop list of potential sponsors.

q       Send letter to potential sponsors.

q       Call potential sponsors.

q       See potential sponsors.

q       Sell Sponsors.

q       Choose Emcee for Awards Ceremony

q       Print up sponsor signs.

q       Establish Committee Meetings.

q       Create golfer package.

q       Send out Golfer Questionnaire.

q       Develop list of potential golfers.

q       Establish Time Lines.

q       Print tournament brochure.

q       Develop budget.

q       Send brochure to potential golfers.

q       Name the Tournament.

q       Call golfers.

q       Choose a Golf Course.

q       Recruit golfers.

q       Choose food for golfers.

q       Develop golfer's pairings.

q       Buy drink tickets.

q       Acquire list of all media in your community.

q       Pick a Tournament Date.

q       Send out press release to all media.

q       Choose Tournament Format.

q       Follow up media with phone calls.

q       Create Title Sponsor Package.

q       Call media to promote tournament.

q       Create Presenting Sponsor Package.

q       Develop advertising.

q       Determine course activities.

q       Place ads.

q       Acquire tee package gifts

q       Line up Photographer

q       Acquire Winners gifts.

q       Develop games and contests.

q       Acquire contest's prizes.

q       Consider on course activities such as swing analysis, massage at holes that may backup, photos,  contests

q       Acquire raffle prizes.

q       Start tournament.

q       Acquire auction items.

q       Make sure food is prepared.

q       Determine event day schedule.

q       Set up scoreboard.

q       Set up registration table.

q       Tournament concluded.

q       Prepare mulligan tickets.

q       Have putting contest finals.

q       Buy raffle tickets.

q       Gather golfers in awards area.

q       Create tournament rules sheet.

q       Gather score cards and score tournament.

q       Recruit volunteers for registration table.

q       Serve food.

q       Produce banners for registration table.

q       Start awards ceremony.

q       Stuff Tee Packages for golfers.

q       Thank everyone.

q       Put up sponsor signs.

q       Acknowledge sponsors.

q       Set up games and contests.

q       Hand out prizes to winners.

q       Register Golfers.

q       Produce raffle.

q       Hand out sponsors packets.

q       Produce auction.

q       Hand out tournament rules sheet.

q       Award prizes.

q       Have qualifying putting contest.

q       Conclude ceremony.

q       Have golfers get in their carts.

q       Schedule wrap up committee meeting.

q       Go over tournament rules and format.

q       Send out thank you letters. (with photos?)

q       Set up Awards Ceremony area.

q       Send out golfer survey.

q       Display prizes.

q       Start planning for next year.