HIRE A GOLF PROFESSIONAL — With a celebrity on hand to emcee the event, hand out the awards, and mingle with everyone, even those who do not receive tournament prizes feel as if they're special. GIVE OUT ADDITIONAL PRIZES — Whether you hold a...
EVEN THE MOST COMPETENT MEETING PLANNERS can't control the weather on the day of a golf event. Nor can they keep executives from canceling a tournament when budgets get tight. And, even with a good group history, they can't always predict how many...
THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT: Golf events have gotten expensive. Corporate Meetings & Incentives' Golden Links Advisory Board members report that they have had to contend not only with the increasing cost of staging golf events, but also with...
I CAN'T BELIEVE this is the 11th year that Corporate Meetings & Incentives has published our annual golf issue. We started this special issue because our readers are often asked to plan golf events and have few resources to turn to. The...
TURN BACK THE CLOCK — Let your players experience golf as it was at the turn of the century by hitting shots with hickory-shafted clubs, putting with wooden-headed putters, and hitting off sand tees. (Originally, golfers drove their balls from a...
CORPORATE GOLF EVENTS mix wonderfully with golf professionals. While a poor or mediocre tennis player can't hit balls with John McEnroe for an afternoon, almost any golfer can play a scramble-style tournament with someone of the stature of Tom...
