THE TOURNAMENT FORMAT sets the tone. Sometimes, a golfer's decision about whether to play will be influenced by the format, with experienced players sometimes put off by formats that focus on team play and less experienced players intimidated by...

Sponsorship sales have never been more important to the bottom line as exhibition organizers look for new ways to boost revenue streams. Here are a dozen proven tips to help your sales efforts and build exhibitor satisfaction. The first four apply...

NEVER SELECT A GOLF RESORT based on golf alone. A good place to start when choosing a course is with an examination of your group and its needs...

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...

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PAIRINGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL, but most often overlooked, aspects of tournament planning. While some groups want exceptional competition, others just want comfortable camaraderie. Either way, the goal is to allow participants to have fun...

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...

COORDINATING A GOLF EVENT is a quagmire of details, from deciding on the right course and coordinating foursomes to choosing awards and making sure that the rental shop has enough left-handed clubs. It's nothing that a gutsy meeting professional...

After an eight-month, $6 million reconstruction, the course at Breakers West, 11 miles west of THE BREAKERS hotel in Palm Beach, Fla., has reopened as THE BREAKERS REES JONES COURSE. The new layout adds four acres of new lakes, lengthens the...

LESS THAN TWO weeks before the American Association for Cancer Research was scheduled to hold its 2003 annual meeting in Toronto, the Premier of Ontario declared a provincial emergency due to the SARS epidemic. AACR had signed contracts with 21...