TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
Whether your organization has decided to conduct a golf or tennis tournament as part of the Annual Meeting or would like to host an event to 'Thank' your business partners or support a charity, generally the professional skills do not exist on your staff to make the event a success.
In addition, why commit the time and resources of your staff to complete a task which isn't part of their job description? Properly organized and developed, many corporate and association tournaments can pay for themselves without having to commit precious organizational resources…either staff or monetary.
Our organization, Tournament Resource Management, runs tournaments for a business. Our professional staff has been trained to provide the skills and management oversight so that you and your staff don't have to.
Since no two events have the same goals, no two events are planned or managed in the same fashion. However, there are a set number of required steps which must be taken during the process from the pre-event phase, to the day of the event and, through the wrap-up.
You can select from our range of tournament services to meet your needs.
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Pre-event Services
- Search for appropriate sites
- Negotiate contract
- Develop official tournament web site
- Solicit and secure sponsorships
- Provide tournament prizes
- Provide marketing services
- Coordinate media
- Print and distribute invitations
- Develop and distribute online invitations
- Collect and report RSVP's
- Match pairing and handicaps
- Register participants both online and by mail
- Plan food and beverage menus
- Manage awards programs
- Book guest speakers and PGA or LPGA celebrities
- Determine tournament format and rules
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On-site Services
- Register participants on Day-of
- Develop course layout and signage
- Run food and beverage functions
- Oversee PGA, LPGA or special activity clinics
- Manage hole-in-one competition
- Coordinate or handle placement of signage
- Write 'Welcome' remarks for event host
- Coordinate and manage the sale of special promotions
- Match pairings and tabulate scoring
- Provide on-course management of the event
- Coordinate silent auction and Awards Ceremony
- Write script for Awards Ceremony
- Assist official MC of the Ceremony
Post-event Services
- Wrap up details
- Write 'thank you' letters
- Reconcile billing
- Develop a constructive critique of the event
- Begin planning for next year
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