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GET MORE MONEY FROM EACH PLAYER
Before:

- Allow all players to purchase unlimited mulligans for $5 to $10 each
- Have a putting contest and each contestant pays $X to participate – winner gets half the pot charity gets the other half
- Allow players to buy inches of string at $X per 5 inches. They use this during a putt to get them closer to the hole.
- Sell tickets for a drawing and have the item donated.

During:
- Ask our pro to sit at a tee box. Allow the players to pay him to hit their first shot. The money goes to your charity
- Set up a small pool next to a tee box. Under the belly of each rubber duck put a number. Allow the players to pay to pick  a  duck. Then the player gets the score on the belly of the duck. (Other themes will work with this same concept). Allow     people to purchase as many ducks as they would like.

After:
- Get donations and have a silent auction while teams are coming in from the tournament and waiting on the scores
- Set up a pool where people can bet on who will be the winner and at what score.

On Course Contests:
Longest Drive
Shortest Drive
Closest to Pin
Straightest Drive

Longest Putt

Hole In One

Unique Concepts:
Parent/Child Tournament
Husband/Wife Tournament

Celebrity Appearances
Play with a Celebrity
Play with a local Celebrity

Personalize:
Have the board president or director of the philanthropy give a speech before tee off.
Have those benefiting from event speak at the event, play in the tournament, or assist in some way.

GET MONEY FROM SPONSORS

Sponsorship Opportunities:
Hole sponsors – with 18 holes there is plenty of room for hole sponsors. At Cimarron Trails we have the sign holders already ready to go. You just give us the names!

Food sponsor – Ask someone to sponsor the meal. This way you can charge more per player for the meal but your charity reaps the benefits. Cimarron Trails will gladly hang a sign or place marketing materials in our upstairs banquet facility.

Hole-in-one sponsor – A local car dealer may want to put up a car or a travel agency may be willing to contribute a trip should someone make a hole in one. At Cimarron Trails, hole 10 is usually the hole-in-one opportunity, which yields excellent visibility since it is right next to the clubhouse.

Drink ticket sponsor – drinks can be passed out by the sponsoring company’s spokesperson. Drink tickets are a big hit! If you want to have a beverage sponsor that is allowed too, but at Cimarron Trails there is a fee for bringing in your own drinks.

Beverage cart sponsor – Our beverage cart is out during all tournaments and at Cimarron Trails, we will gladly add signage to the cart as it runs for your tournament.

Putting contest sponsor – Ask someone to sponsor your Putting Contest. This way every time the contest is discussed and announced over the intercom it will include the name of the company. "The X Company Putting Contest will begin in 5 min." or "the winner of the X Company Putting Contest is…" Sponsorship signage can also be placed next to our putting green.

Range sponsor – At The Golf Club at Cimarron Trails all tournaments have the option of adding range balls to the package. A company may want to sponsor this addition and signage can be added to the range and discussed over the intercom "Special thanks to the X Company for our range balls!"

Scoreboard sponsor – At the end of every tournament all players crowd around the outside scoreboard to eagerly await the winning score. It is a great place for a company to display its sponsorship for your tournament.

Golf Cart sponsor – All the golf carts at Cimarron Trails have a holder in the windshield area. The outward facing side will have the name of the players riding in the carts and their starting hole. The other side, which will face the driver and rider, gives wonderful opportunity for a sponsor to get their message out.

Sponsor Ideas:
Local businesses
National businesses (drink companies, etc.)
Individuals who care about the cause
Individuals running for office

GET MORE PEOPLE TO THE TOURNAMENT

How to find Players:
- Require all Board Members to play in the tournament
- Ask past donors to join the fun
- Require all board members to bring X number of people to the tournament

- Require all board members to invite at least X number of players
- Ask local business to make teams of four
- Invite boards from other like charities or philanthropies that work closely together

- Personally invite potential players via phone or mailed invitation
- Invite local politicians

- Invite local personalities: television anchors and radio djs (they will also help get the word out!)

Get the Word Out:
- Many newspapers will run stories or list the event for free – all you have to do is call and ask.
- Ask the radio stations to do a PSA (public service announcement)
- Call a radio station and ask to be a guest to discuss the event
- Put it on www.VisitStillwater.org
- Email the information to everyone you know
- Cimarron Trails has an email database of people who have signed up to know more about golf and the events at our course    just ask us to send something out
- Make fliers and have them posted in local businesses
- Make invitations and mail them or drop them off

- Ask our pro shop to post it on GolfNow.com

-Post it for free on Stillwater Online Forum