Over the last 10 years our M/M has always been in October. So we dedicated our M/M to breast cancer awareness and as a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We always contact the Foundation and they are always supportive of women's golf tournaments. They will send all kinds of goodies as well as a very special giveaway...a putter, golf shoes, etc. AND you get a free subscription to a magazine of your choice i.e. Bon Appetit, Golf World. We always have a big raffle for a huge basket filled with donations from local businesses. Another way to add to the donation amount: part of the entrance fee is an automatic donation. We also sell tee box banners to honor someone with breast cancer or in memoriam. On Saturday when the majority of players are men, we will have the starter hand out fliers asking if, for a minimum $10 donation, they'd like to participate in a closest to the pin contest. We get one of the local golf shops/pro shop to give us a prize. We generate about $2500-$3000 each year.
As far as M/G tournaments, coming up with a new and exciting theme for each year can prove to be difficult. If you're looking for some themes, here are some suggestions:
The Housewives of (your country club name here). We had a lady who owns a Rolls park it out in front of our club house, we all got dolled up, and took our team picks in front of the Rolls. It was great fun...
Wahine Hula Luau
Rockin to the 50's
Rhinestone Cowgirls/Wild West Showdown
Golfing with the Stars
Swinging on the Beach
Under the Tuscan Sun
Desperate Housewives
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Queen for a Day
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Dutch Treat
Livin' La Vida Loca!
Nature's Hole in One (if you live in an area with a lot of wildlife or natural wonders)
Fifty Shades of Green
Divots and Divas
Age of Aquarius
Never Never Land
It's All About the 19th Hole
The (Your club's name here) Derby i.e. The Saw Grass Derby a la the Kentucky Derby
If it's an Olympics year, something tied to the Olympics
Beauty and the Beast (meaning the good part of your course and the "hard" part of your course)
Tiempo de Fiesta (time to party!)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Very Best of (You pick) Spring, Summer or Fall
Diamonds in the Rough
Swing with Bling
For the Love of Golf
Partners in Crime
Around the World in 18 Holes
Shopper Gals
Jungle Jane
The Red Carpet
Pearls of Golf Wisdom
Swinging in the Rain
Margaritaville
Call of the Wild
Road to Rio
Come Along to the Movies (see comment #27 for ideas)
Hear Me Roar (the power of women)
Keep'em coming ladies! This is a popular blog post and we ladies in golf can use all of the inspiration we can get. Leave your ideas in the comment boxes. Fore!
A Woman Who Loves Golf
Thanks for the great ideas! I loved the last one on the list and will be using it for our member/guest this coming April.
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DeleteLove the "Fifty Shades of Green" idea! Do you have any specific ideas that were used? Sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI actually got this from a friend whose club did this. For their cocktail party they had green apple martinis. For the table center pieces they had bowls of different green m and ms. For the tee boxes on several holes, they had the fifty shades masks done in green. The women wore for the cocktail party any shade of green they had and if they had a mask, wore one. They pretty much stayed away from the "theme" of fifty shades. They gave gift cards as prizes and they were all green...Things like that. Oh, the cart girls dressed in some green. I guess it depends on the degree to which your club wants to do the real "fifty shades" stuff...
DeleteDo you have any ideas for the "Fifty Shades of Green"? Prizes? Centerpieces?
DeleteNeed ideas for gifts/favors for women golfers that will go along with our theme on Opening Day- "Fifty Shades of Green?"
DeleteWould like to have some suggestions for prizes, centerppieces and favors
DeleteWe did this last year and it was great! Our favors were green boas and some green candy. The boas were great for photos and then some decorated their carts. Our gift to each participant were golf sunglasses "shades" and prizes were "green" cash prizes. Were ordered huge $100 fake bills from an online party store nd attached proshop gift cards. Our decorations were small bowls of green flowers, hydrangeas and green cushion mums. We hung those tissue paper balls in groups of three from the ceiling over each table. They looked fantastic! The locker room was decorated with green flowers, balloons, tulle gathered with handcuffs! We picked some not so raunchy sayings and items from the book and made them relevant to golf. It was so much fun!!! Good luck!
DeleteWe're doing 50 shades of green for our member/guest this year. I need some ideas for games....anyone have any suggestions?
DeleteWe did "Diamond's in the Rough" last year. All gifts were blinged out. Black table cloths, white napkins; Centerpieces were black branches in vases with "diamonds" on glass, and "diamonds" were sprinkled on the tables. We hid a huge "diamond" paperweight on the course, and if someone found it they were to tell the pro. 14 different women found it, and did a Concentration game (25 items in my golf bag) to determine one winner. Each table did a diamond quiz and the table with the highest score won prizes. All players wore diamonds or bling. We are doing "50 shades of green" this year, and all decorations, food, and most gift items are green, even the magnetic putters we are giving away!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terri, great ideas. We are doing "Diamond's in the Rough for our Member/Guest in June, 2014. I am open for more advise or ideas.
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Jeanne
do you have any pictures to share?? I was just given this task and I must admit I am struggling a bit. Waiting for the juices to flow. Thanks!
DeleteWe have done a tailgating theme in the fall, as we are in the south where tailgating is a way of life. The luncheon was tailgating foods - fried chicken, deviled eggs, etc.
ReplyDeleteLast year our Invitational (individual play) was 'Swing With Bling". Easy one to get carried away with. Bling ever where. Winner was given a crown with the trophy.
One year "For the Love of Golf". Easy prizes - I had an artist design ceramic where with hearts and golf clubs. This design was used on invites. To supplement tournament, we purchased lots of heart stuff on after Valentines clearance.
Can you provide more details about your "swing with bling" theme?
DeleteTee markers (#1 & #10) were blinged golf clubs, crossed. So cute.
DeleteTee gifts were zipper pulls or something similar, blingy.
Prizes had bling on them, but the overall winner was crowned with a tiara.
Tables were topped with black toppers, white napkins, plants with bling in them and diamonds thrown on the table.
Contestants wore bling - to the course and the social parts of the tournament.
WOULD LOVE SOME INFO ON BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S....WE'VE BEEN DOING MEMBER/GUEST DAY WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT THEMES..THIS PAST YEAR WE DID RHINESTONE COWGIRL..IT WAS A HIT!!
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We did "Breakfast at Tiifanys" last year. Tiffany box color tablecloths with black napkins, and beautiful white flower centerpieces with pearl napkin holders. For the gift (depending on the budget), Tiffany's has a golf key ring which is really pretty. We gave out a Black Tote bag with a silver golf ball clasp, and wrapped them in Tiffany box color bags with white tissue paper. We also had small Tiffany color boxes on the tables, with a golf ball/tees inside. Everyone enjoyed it!
DeleteKaren - Westchester NY
WE are thinking about Breakfast at Tiffany's for this year's member guest 2 day tournament. What would the pro's (men) consider wearing?
DeleteI would love to have some info on Rhinestone Cowgirl theme or any other themes. This year we did the Around the World in Eighteen Holes and it was a hit!
ReplyDeleteplease send me info on around the world in 18 holes
DeleteWe are having a member guest in June with the theme of Around the World in Eighteen Holes and would love to have ideas for awards and prizes.
DeleteWe did Around the World in 18 Holes last September, and we put various country flags on the pins (each hole was a different country with the country sign at the tee box) made hot air balloons to sit on each table (using 18 inch helium balloons, yarn for roping and small baskets). We even made a mock hot air balloon basket (using a flat wardrobe moving box) with lots of helium balloons flying atop, we could stand behind and look like we were about to ascend, for photo op! I have traveled all over the world, and have lots of decor to bring in to decorate with. Served a buffet filled with great dishes from around the world! Great fun and great theme!
DeleteDid anyone do a Hawaiian Theme?
DeleteThis could be a great site, wonderful idea. I am in charge of a guestday in March and would love some clever ideas. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWe had Shopper Gals theme, centerpieces of old fancy heels that where painted. Prizes in shopping bags, etc. It was fun.
Have had Diamonds in the Rough, Teaparty, Jungle Jane, Red Carpet, Route 66 guestdays and many others.
New ideas are always welcome!
Would love some suggestions for a tournament "around the world in 18 holes"?
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we did WILD WILD WEST SHOWDOWN AS OF THEME. AT OUR COCKTAIL PARTY EVERYONE WORE COUNTRY WEST THEME CLOTHING. WE GAVE A PRIZE TO BEST DRESSED. WE HAD A PUTTING CONTEST. THE DAY OF THE EVENT WE HAD A SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE "WELCOME TO WILD WILD WEST SHOWDOWN" after the luncheon as everyone was leaving we had signs YA'LL COME BACK REAL SOON...... BEFORE THE LADIES SHOTGUN WE PLAYED COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC BY THE RANGE. WE HAD CEMENT BOOTS 2 FT TALL WITH FLOWERS IN THE BOOTS BY THE ENTRANCE OF THE DINING ROOM. WE HAD A SILENT AUCTION WE WENT TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND GOT GIFT CERTIFICATES. WE WENT TO JEWELERY STORES AND GOT 3 WATCHES AND NECKLACES, A FLAT SCREEN TV FOR THE SILENT AUCTION. LISTEN EVERYONE THERE ARE LOCAL BUSINESSES OUT THERE WHO JUST HAVE TO BE ASKED TO DONATE. 98% DONATED. WE HAD A BIG SIGN TO RECOGNIZE ALL BUSINESSES WHO DONATED. ALSO, I GOT A CAR FOR A HOLE IN ONE. JUST ASK A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP TO DONATE A CAR. THE OWNER ONLY HAS TO PAY INSURNACE APPROX $800.00 FOR THE HOLE IN ONE
ReplyDeleteTHE CAR DEALERSHIP WILL PROVIDE ALL SIGNS TO ADVERTISE. INVITE THE OWNER TO THE COCKTAIL PARTY AND/OR THE LUNCHEON. INTRODUCE HIM TO THE LADIES. JUST ASK LADIES I DID. ON THE TABLES FOR THE LUNCHEON WE RENTD TABLE CLOTHES WESTERN THEME. WE GOT A LOCAL RESTAURANT TO LEND US A SADDLE ON WHEELS. AGAIN GO TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND ASK FOR GIFT CERTIFICATES YOU CAN USE SOME FOR LONG DRIVE AND CLOSET TO THE PIN AND THE REST FOR THE SILENT AUCTION. OUR INVITATIONAL WAS TALKED ABOUT FOR MONTHS AFTER WE HAD IT. ALL OF THE LOCAL GUESTS WENT BACK TO THEIR CLUBS AND SAID, how did they pull that off!!!!!
I'm planning on doing "Pearls of Golf Wisdom" this year with Pearl decorations obviously, and I'd like to do a sort of on course game where you can be entered to win a prize at the end...any ideas ladies?
ReplyDeleteLast year we did Diamonds in the Rough as our theme. I placed triva questions on each tee box - all answers had either diamond or rough in the answer. Some were easy, some were not. I used old sponsor signs from a pervious tournment, the blank back side for the questions. I blinged out the sign and also the answer card that I gave each foursome. Once cocktail hour started we all went out to our putting green (which luckily is right outside of our grill room) and we had a blind folded putting contest. I had a "blinged out" mask that I covered the eyeholes, each person took one practice shot without the mask. It was hysterical.
ReplyDeleteCan you provide some examples of the questions?
DeleteLast year we did the Western Theme. I always name my tables for seating purposes so we used all kinds of western related names. We did a tomstone as centerpeices, filled preserve jars with candy and put some country fabric on the lid and tied them with Raffia. Handed those out at registration. Had some wanted posters on different holes of popular Western Movie actors (made them look old and burned them up a little so faces were not so easily identifyable). The girls had to guess the actors and a prize was given for that. Played some games at cocktail hour on the clubhouse patio (among others, shooting cans with water pistols). The girls dressed up as cowgirls. Had lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteIt would be really helpful if there was an explanation of each of the tournament themes - to help create some ideas on how each of them were run. thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea but the ideas are coming from you gals, therefore, I don't know all of the particulars. I'm just compiling the list and hopefully you're committee's creative genes kick in. If you're like our club there is no lack of that.
DeleteI love the idea of swinging in the rain since we have had such a rainy spring - also love divots for divas
ReplyDeletewhat gifts would you add to these and ideas for prizes?
Gifts for the swinging in the rain would be: rain hats, golf umbrellas, rain gloves, or things to do while you don't "swing in the rain" i.e. any kind of store or shopping gift cards, decks of cards that are personalized (I've gotten a deck and use it all of the time), game Left, Right, Center. For the divots and divas, the club used for gifts engraved martini glasses, for prizes crystal glasses like champagne flutes on an engraved base.
ReplyDeleteWe are doing Rhinestone Cowgirl this month. Would love specifics on how others followed this theme
ReplyDeletePlan on doing this for guest day, wondering if you did this and if do, please give me specifics. Thank you.
DeleteCan anyone give me some ideas on around the world in18 holes for a women's member guest? Help!! Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteWe did this theme several years ago - We gave luggage scales as tee gifts. The luncheon consisted of food from each of the 7 continents.
DeleteI would do a travel theme and have each hole named after a specific country. Your flights could be the same. Or named after the word "hello" in different languages. Prizes could be great travel totes or travel golf gear. Or you could go the hot air balloon route for decorations. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Thank you so much. How do you think we can incorporate a pretend passport into the mix? Wish for a hot air balloon but don't think it feasible...maybe just helium. Lol. Can't serve a different food on each of the 18 holes because of constraints from our club. Need ideas that are inexpensive but so fun. Thanks again for a jump start. Any other ideas? This is coming up in April 2015. Help!
DeleteI just had our ladies invitational" come along to the movies" We used popcorn bowls filled with microwave popcorn. Large movie style candy and a DVD movie which was a winner of an Oscar. Their tee gift was a gift card to our local movie theater. I bought supplies and decorations from Oriental Trading. It was a hit
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing! I'll add it to the above list...
DeleteWhat a great site. I hope this forum will be able to help me too. I'm looking for year-end prize ideas for my golf league. In the past we've awarded our Most Improved Player and the player with the lowest gross score. We are hoping to expand our list to include additional recognitions. Would you mind sharing your prize list with me? Many thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteFor awards at the end of the year we do: An ace of aces winner that is flighted (you have to qualify and it's a stableford point system), a match play cup winner which is flighted, a betting game called Queen of Clubs that is throughout the year, iron woman (who plays the most), ringer book winner (flighted), most birdies. flighted, and most improved. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteTerrific suggestions. I'm not familiar with Queen of Clubs. Can you tell me more about it? Many thanks for the input.
DeleteQueen of Clubs...at the beginning of the year you put up $20. Certain play days are designated as money ball days. There are two winners per play day. So, the more money ball days you place, the better your chance of winning at the end of the season. The payout, of course, is dependent on how many put in the $20. At the end of the year, we pay for 1st and 2nd place. The winner is the Queen of Clubs. You can enter the pool at any time throughout the play day season. You're eligible to win from that day forward.
ReplyDeleteso you say there are 2 winners per play day - how are the winners determined at the end of the year.
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ReplyDeleteAny details on this
This was someone else's idea but here's what I think: The flights could be the names of famous Tuscan cities, lots of sunflowers, bottles of Italian wine for prizes or pasta/wine baskets, anything medieval with pomp and circumstance. I'm including a blog posting that has pictures of a horse race in Siena that will give you an idea of the pageantry: http://www.satisfyingmycuriosity.com/2011/07/05/a-horse-race-like-youve-never-seen/
Deleteneed some ideas on great tee prizes in the $20 pr person range!
ReplyDeleteLast year we did the Club Glove towel set in pink. See above ad on the right. Our pro got them for $16.00 plus tax. The year before we did the golf umbrellas also pictured on the right. The pro couldn't beat Amazon's price on those. Year before that we did Dammit Dolls Beat Cancer. They're really cute and are great to hit your partner or spouse over the head with. They're in the $16 range also at Amazon. Hope this helps...
ReplyDeleteFor t gifts, the Ladies Pro Shop online has alot of gift ideas. We previously gave shoe bags, for the 1920's theme we gave Downton Abby earrings(from Amazon less than $15. Clip on accessory bags, various colored Gloves (pro shop online), towels, evening handbags from Amazon. Good luck. If you have an idea, search it, you'll eventually find it within your price range, its just a matter of quality.
ReplyDeleteThanks, those are some great ideas...
DeleteI am really interested to hear from anyone who has chaired a '50 shades of green' tournament. Tee prizes are my biggest worry....decor is not. Any info would be appreciated
ReplyDeleteLast year during our 50 shades of pink tournament for a breast cancer charity, we did these really nice towels that are advertised at the top of the post. Our pro got them for a little less. We also gave away the golf Dammit Dolls which are fun. They're green. Green ball markers in bling...Hope this helps...
ReplyDeleteWe would like to do a "Go Wild" (animal theme) for our Bring a Friend tournament. Our Ladies golf group has requested that we keep the cost down and we are a self supporting event. Any one have ideas for gifts, etc. to go with that theme. Both coordinators can sew. We like the idea of having 4 different animals and the 2 best ball theme would be the score of best ball plus the score of the animal chosen for that hole. Any ideas would be appreciated !
ReplyDeleteWe did a similar - I was able to get wild animal head covers for tee gifts. The same could be used for prizes though.
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DeleteI am interested in using the "Wild about Golf" theme for this years Mem/Guest invitational. Can you tell me more about this event and how it worked for you?
DeleteWe just completed our invitational yesterday with a "Golf, It's a Jungle out there theme". We gave a leopard print golf pullover shirt, various animal prints wine purses, and various animal print clip on ball markers. It was a huge hit with everyone!
DeleteOur ladies member/guest tournament is called Par Tee at the Springs. On opening evening, we have a fun, 9 hole, par 3 event. Looking for a fun, creative, catchy name for this event. Any ideas? Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteWe are looking for a Christmas theme for a member / guest in December to base prizes, gifts, food and decorations around. Any ideas would be very welcome! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWe had that theme this year. One idea was to draw a big snowman in one of the fareways. If your ball landed in it you got a prize.
DeleteWe did a "Merry June-mas" theme last year for our Stagette Night. I bought cheap Christmas decorations at Walmart after the holidays for decorations on the tables. Each person brought a less-than-$10 wrapped gift that we piled in the middle of the tables. At each hole there was a quiz question on a Christmas song. The number of correct answers on the quiz was deducted from the team's golf score. We also gave an extra prize to the team with the best score on the Christmas Carol Quiz. I also made up a 'golf' carol to the tune of Jingle Bells that we sang after dinner.
DeleteLast year the theme for our Invitational was Wild About Golf. That was a fun theme. There is much you can do with that one.
ReplyDeleteThis year "Spring Showers Bring May Flowers" - dates were April 30 - May 1.
One year we did a Luau in the spring.
What did you do for Wild about Golf?
DeleteWe did "It's not just about the fried chicken" one year. That sounds corny but our club is known for its fried chicken and the field said they would not come if we did not have friend chicken at the awards luncheon. We found a local source for jams, jellies and relishes to give for a tee gift and made our own (small) cookbook. Prizes were picnic food related.
ReplyDeleteWe had a very successful "Life's A Beach" member/guest day. We had plastic pails with goodie bags inside. Included was an SPF lip balm and Skin So Soft wipes to keep away mosquitos. We had closest to the sand sifter (in the bunker) games and the winners of special contests (We had a few) won ball makers all in the beach theme from FunMarkers website. The tables were decorated with a hurricane lantern, sand from the bunkers and shells. We also had great wall covering from the dollar store to set off the room!
ReplyDeleteWhat type of special outfits did players wear?
DeleteWhat types of outfits would you wear for a Divas and Divots Themed golf tournament?
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about, "Girls just want to have fun" for a theme. Does anyone have any suggestions to support it?
ReplyDelete80’s clothing & music.. dress like your fave 80’s musical artist or band... Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Bananarama, Annie Lennox, etc
DeleteAny ideas on decorating the tee boxes for Swing With Bling?
ReplyDeleteLove all your ideas! Please check out our website: www.visorversa.com - visors with interchangeable bands. Been in business for 6 years (won the "Best New Product" at 2010 PGA Merchandise Show!) We do LOTS of tee gifts/favors for tournaments - we can find ANY theme (just challenge us!) Great price point too!
ReplyDeleteStarting to work on ideas for summer 2016 Olympic theme. Thinking either country or sport for each table and decorations. Any and all ideas welcome--favors, tee markers, on-course games???? Maybe a team trivia quiz on each tee box. Cute titles for the day? thanks
ReplyDeleteWe had a "Soak Up The Sun" themed member guest in July. All the décor was orange and yellow. We gave Beach Towels (from Sams Club $13 each, great quality) and SPF50 Lip Balm as our tee gift. The Team Prizes were Beach Chairs (from Sams) with Sand Pails filled with Sunscreen, Aloe gel, Golf hats and visors, sunglasses, Flip flops, and a pro shop gift card. depending on the place of the winner. On the 9th hole we had a kiddy inflatable swimming pool filled with water and with water guns, ice and beverages, so you can cool off, mid round. Everyone thought it was hokey at first, but it was 95 degrees that day and everyone took advantage of the water and had a blast squirting each other. then we left the guns for the next team to enjoy. We also had a small freezer near the on course rest room filled with ice cream treats. It was one of our best days!
ReplyDeleteWe had a "Par for the Corpse" Murder Mystery theme based loosely on the Parker Bros. Game of Clue. We had 18 suspects (actual members from our Ladies League), 18 golf-related weapons, and 18 golf holes from our course. Everyone enjoyed the day and we have had requests for our "Operational Concept" from Ladies leagues as far away as Wisconsin and Florida.
ReplyDeleteThis is one that I think our ladies would love this year. Suggestions on tee gifts and how you created 18 suspects, weapons on all 18 holes.
DeleteWe loved your Par For The Corpse Murder Mystery theme! Please give us more details...we plan on using it for our member/member! Ideas for gifts, too...Thanks! Bonnie H.
DeleteI also like this idea. Do you have ideas you can share for golf course and party decorations as well as ideas on how you tailored the game to a golf tournament?
DeleteWe did this for our 9 Hole Closing Day event in October. Huge success with the ladies at our club! We "killed" our pro off and had the grounds guy as the murderer! Wish I could post pictures here as they were great. Email me if you want more details!
DeleteCould you give me more details on how this worked . Love the" Par for the Corpse"
DeleteAm looking for more info on the Par for the Corpse concept. We are thinking of using it as a theme for a Ladies Tournament. Any info you could share would be helpful.
Deletewould love more info on the Par for the corpse concept, for a 9 hole tournament.
DeleteDoes anyone have more info on the Par for the Corpse concept?
DeleteCan you Give more details? Love this idea!!! Prizes games decor?
DeleteWe have a rather large Latin contingent of ladies in our WGA and want to do Livin La Vida Loca ala Ricky Martin. Any ideas out there for prizes, dress, decorations?
ReplyDeleteWe have a rather large Latin contingent of ladies in our WGA and want to do Livin La Vida Loca ala Ricky Martin. Any ideas out there for prizes, dress, decorations?
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions for a member/guest with the title THE ODD
ReplyDeleteCOUPLE/ We need help, please.
I am looking for a theme - we are a ladies golf league and we are opening our ladies course next year - it is being prepared as a Bendalow Course - need a cute theme name - new course - return to the old course only with new beginnings. Please can you help?
ReplyDeleteWe're doing an Olympic theme this year but looking for a tee prize ($20 range) - not necessarily related to the theme is my biggest challenge.
ReplyDeletewhat else have you planned. We are also doing Olympic theme for m/g in July in Oregon. Would you share? Thanks
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I would be interested in the olympic theme ideas too! Starting to think of our event in July...Appreciate to read any ideas of decor and costuming as well as prizes!
Deletewe're doing this too... thinking about balls and tees from nike in metallic gold, silver and bronze as tee gifts. having teams dress in olympic ring colors
DeleteLooking for prizes and favor ideas for the Road to Rio Ladies Member-Guest in July. Doesn't have to be golf or Olympic related. But if you have ideas relating the Olympics please share. Thanks!
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what a great site. Im doing the mini at our club this year and want something "different"... its usually harvest themed. the "par for the corpse' sounds like great fun. any help on what exactly it includes would be appreciated! thanks
ReplyDeleteAny ideas what to wear for a margaritaville theme?
ReplyDeleteHas anyone done a Day at the Spa theme? someone suggested and sounds fun but tying it to golf is a challenge
ReplyDeleteOur club is thinking of doing a St Andrews Old Course themed member guest. We will start our day with a light breakfast of scones and tea/coffee outside and will surprise our members and guests with a bagpiper, who will start playing on the 18th tee box and walk up the fairway to eventually come into view. We will assign a different country to each team and carry that over to the table centerpieces. I'm having trouble coming up with a cute name for the event and the rest of the details (gifts, decor...) Any clever people out there to help me out?
ReplyDeleteWe did something similar for ours last year. We called it "Flowers of Scotland". Everyone wore plaid outfits, we had bagpiper music piped in as we couldn't get an actual piper. We also gave away a beautiful jar of an herb mixture actually called flower of Scotland. It was a really fun fall theme!
DeleteOh, we also had plaid napkins on the tables and our centerpieces were gorgeous fall flowers. And with the jar of herbs we also included little bottles of Johnny Walker scotch!
DeleteWe just had our April Guest Day, "Get me to the 19th Hole"-it was a great success. Our format was a Step Aside Scramble. Our food included a Mimosa bar, an antipasto bar, a plated lunch and a ice cream/sorbet bar. Our tee gifts were a Tervis Wine Tumbler with our Club logo, an olive press with a 14 page recipe booklet and golf club glass swizzle sticks-we sourced the olive press from Olive Express and they were raved about!!! Sourced swizzle sticks from Swizzle Stick Co., 570-934-1164. Our 1st gross, 1st net and 2nd net prizes were Absolut Vodka bottles in every flavor with ribbon tied around them. The table with the bottles turned out to be the unofficial photo area and everyone loved. I have pictures if there is a way to submit them. If you need more help on the presses/swizzle sticks, post a reply.
ReplyDeletecan you send me pics of your Get me to the 19th hole guest day? I'm going to use that theme for my June guest day. Thank you. My email is annetteawright@gmail.com
DeleteI'd love info on where you found the olive press and recipe booklet. You can email me at mcguinnm2000@yahoo.com
Deletecan you tell me where to buy olive press and price - what décor did you do for table - great idea
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Marilyn email: seitz3178@roadrunner.com
I would love more details on Get me to the 19th Hole. Did you decorate any of the tee boxes, what did you use for decorating your tables and pictures please. This sounds really fun. In charge of our mini member guest and don't have much money to work with so trying to do something different and something all will be happy with. Thank you.
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We did a St Andrews theme and called it the St. BCC Open. (My club is Boulder Country Club). From the website myweddingfavors.com, I bought various plaid makeup sized bags which could hold golf gear like lipstick, sunscreen, money, etc. Beautiful silk bags around $8-$12 on sale. Lots of plaid for decor and of course all players wore plaid. Served fish n chips and a classic Scottish sticky toffee pudding.
ReplyDeleteWe held our annual Member Guest tournament at Westlake Golf & Country Club last Thursday, July 21st, 2016 and our theme was the Kentucky Derby! Each foursome was assigned the name of a Kentucky Derby winning horse and associated jockey silk colors. We had betting on WIN, PLACE, and SHOW with a list of the horses and their handicaps. Participants did not know the players associated with each horse. We also conducted a Hat Contest during the luncheon and gave our prizes for best in three categories: Most Glamorous, Craziest, and Closest to our Theme. Everyone got into the spirit and enjoyed the day! Feel free to contact me directly for more information at oconnor.diane@gmail.com
ReplyDeletethis sounds like a great idea ..like to try for a Games Day..Please detail more re how you set this up i.e. the groups..what was the game? how you set up the betting? jars? was each player a horse? and this was hidden?
Deletethank you for any assistance
We have our member guest June 28th, I ran it with a couple other ladies helping me.. www.ladiesmemberguest.com, go to .. the theme was Dancing Queen on the Green, we had entertainment, Diva Drag Queens signing mama mia Dancing queen and other fun songs, had shoot out after lunch... TOo Much Fun!!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have some good ideas for a Safari theme for our Member Guest in April? We usually have about 45 teams of two. Decorating? Tee prizes in the $20 range? Ideas on course? Thanks so much!!! Also we have a cocktail party. Everyone dresses up according to the theme. Any ideas there? Help! Btw... I love this blog! Keep up the good work!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking for ideas for a guest day at a club under construction for a new clubhouse Any ideas??
ReplyDeleteCan you provide more information on For Love of Golf idea?
ReplyDeleteCan you provide more information on For Love of Golf idea?
ReplyDeleteHas anyone ever had a Golf Theme around Art/Art Periods/Famous Artwork? I'm the chair of the 9-holers League and we generally "piggyback" off our 18-holers theme but this year their theme is The Classic Art of Golf. . . and I'm just drawing a blank on something to go along with it.
ReplyDeleteHow about Vincent VanGolf
DeleteThen, you might consider using his STARRY NIGHT painting to spin off of...placemats and napkins, golf towel, golf cap, credit card holder, etc.
DeleteDid anyone use Partners in Crime theme for Member Guest? Need ideas for tee gifts and decorations. Maybe something with Thelma and Louise or Orange is the new Black?
ReplyDeleteWe r having a shoot out so we can use the pistol theme?
looking for a theme for an entire season of ladies golf. Has to be something we can break down each week into a dozen plus events to go with overall theme. Example: We've done art, cooking, travel.
ReplyDeleteWant to have an end of the year tournament using the Run for the Roses Theme. Looking for ideas for food and games.
ReplyDeleteWould love to know how to do PAR for the CORPSE for my nine hole league
ReplyDeleteI'm interested the "Under the Tuscan sun" theme. Does anyone have any ideas for this one? Decorating. Favors. Prizes. games on the course.?
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Like an idiot, I agreed to Chair our end of season Fun Day. I need ideas that can carry out on the golf course, not too time consuming and not a scramble. Interesting themes I saw were Around the World in 18 Days, Diamonds in the Rough, Par for the Corpse, and Partners in Crime. Help!
ReplyDeleteWe used this theme a few years back. I found a picture book that was 356 days of golf around the world. I selected 18 courses starting in the US going around the world ending in Canada. Had the picture of each course, its name and location, and it’s country’s flag printed on a sign placed on each tee box.
ReplyDeleteThe ladies had fun seeing where they were at each tee. Check out the Be The Ball 4U website for cute towels and other gifts.
Lunch tables were decorated with flags from around the world.
Has anyone done a tournament themed around April Fool's day?
ReplyDeleteAm thinking of CHICKS WITH STICKS for our Women,s Day of Golf. ANy suggestions?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have ideas for a scavenger hunt incorporated into their tournament play?
ReplyDeletePlaying card theme ideas for a Ladies Member/Guest event?
ReplyDeleteWe are thinking of doing Queen of the Green for our spring 2022 Member-Member. Any suggestion for such a theme would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI would love ideas for the real housewives theme please.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas for the Partners in Crime theme?
ReplyDeleteI'm needing ideas for Partners in Crime also. Obviously police tape, but need ideas how to incorporate the theme on the course.
DeleteYou’ve Come a Long Way Baby
ReplyDeleteAnyone out there have any "NEW" ideas for Ladies Member-Guest Tournaments?
ReplyDeleteWith the summer Olympics this year, I would really like that for our member guest theme in July! Like the idea mentioned of dressing with the Olympic Ring colors and each table is a different country. Would love more ideas!!
ReplyDeleteOn each hole you could have a sign that indicates that country's love of golf, or not. How many golf courses, how many golfers in the country. What it costs to play golf 5here. I did this for my inte4natuoald day and inside, each table was a country. There was a bag for each person with an iconic recipe from that country and all the ingredients to Mae it. Inus meat of course but included little packets of the herbs or spices the recipe needed. 8 mad3 those up in advance. They also received an apron with @ map of the world on it. We had balloons of the globe and flags of the country. I made up airline tickets for everyone with their destination. People really enjoyed this event
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