Tournament Guide
2018 Tournament Guide Presented by Wells Fargo Advisors
Planning a charity golf tournament? Our 2018 Tournament Guide has everything you need to make it a success! Our guide has tips on finding the right course and venue, keeping the tournament fun, mapping the road to success and creating an exceptional experience. This feature appears in the Spring 2018 issue of Colorado AvidGolfer. Subscribe today! … Read more
One Hall of a Fundraiser
Do you want to have a golf tournament—or do you want to raise some significant funds for a worthy cause? One should lead to the other, but that’s not necessarily always the case. The board members of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame know this all too well. After years of putting significant resources into … Read more
The Hole Hecklers are Making Funny Money
“We’re just another hazard,” laughs Hole Hecklers founder Jon Chambers, a Colorado comic known as J Marc. For a charity golf event at City Park in 2015, a sponsor asked Chambers and fellow funnyman David “Deacon” Gray to roast players on the eighth tee. “Hecklers are the bane of every comedian,” says Gray, “and golf … Read more
Tournament Guide: Mapping Your Road to Success
In today’s digital-dependent world, we rarely give or need directions. Punch in an address and a disembodied, programmed voice will guide you to your destination. But you can’t GPS a route to a successful tournament. Each one has a different road map, depending upon numerous factors, such as its history (or lack thereof), cause, sponsor base … Read more
Creating an Exceptional Experience
Golf resorts have benefited greatly from the “destination wedding” trend. Creating an environment worthy of the most important day in a couple’s life—a place they can forever call “theirs”—provides them and their guests with unforgettable memories and the unquenchable desire to return. The same applies to any event, really. Whether it’s a corporate retreat, family … Read more
Why the ‘New’ Plum Creek Could Be Home to Your Next Tournament
What if we told you your next event could be at a Pete Dye-designed former TPC that hosted four Senior PGA Tour events? And what if we told you it would only cost you $79 per player—all in? Plum Creek Golf Club, which has admittedly endured some rough times during its 33-year existence in Castle … Read more
