Formats for Tournaments...Can You Ever Satisfy Everyone?

I have been in charge of many of our major tournaments over the years.  From our Member Guest, to our Member Member to our Solheim Cups. I know that's a sentence fragment but just go with it.  The women always accept the Solheim format which is 6 holes scramble, 6 holes best ball and 6 holes alternate shot.  But when it comes to a tournament like the M/G or M/M, whoa, does the bitching start.  I can see how the M/G format should be more player fun.  But for me, the M/M means it's a team event with big prizes and the TEAM should earn it,  My goodness you would think the world is coming to an end when I want to in some way count both players scores, even on a divided format.  Here's what we've tried:

Golfing Italy...Well, it Was an Experience

We just got back from an 8 day trip to Tuscany.  We went with another couple who had never been to Italy.  My husband and I have been all over the country.  We did it in batches and different ways.  We spent 8 days driving the lake country.  We've been to Rome and Tuscany and Florence.  And we've cruised all around the country on our favorite cruise line Windstar (http://www.windstarcruises.com/). From Venice to Malta, from Rome to Venice, from Rome to Rome.  This trip we stayed at a great little boutique hotel Villa Le Barone (http://www.villalebarone.com/) right smack dab in the middle of Chianti.

Top Golf...Fun for the Whole Family

I had heard about Top Golf on Bryant Gumbel's show Real Sports on HBO.  He featured this new business to showcase the drop in the number of people who play golf.  Yes, actually, the number of people playing golf has decreased over the last few years.  Gumbel was spotlighting Top Golf because Top Golf caters to everyone...the golfer and non-golfer.  How is that possible?

The Lack of Information/Apparel Available to Women Regarding Golf

There used to be a great golf store here in my city dedicated strictly to women.  If you wanted the latest in any golf attire or equipment, she had it.  Only for women.  It was a real treat walking into that store.