FairwayOS
Golf tournament planning guides
Plan a golf tournament by deciding the event goal, budget, format, and responsibilities before opening registration. Use these guides to turn those decisions into clear sponsor packages and event-day instructions.
Start with the next decision
Choose the guide that matches the work in front of you. Keep a written owner and deadline for each decision, and confirm course arrangements before promising them to players or sponsors.
- Golf tournament sponsorship packages: tiers and pricing
Build golf tournament sponsorship packages with title, hole, beverage cart, and contest tiers, practical pricing ranges, and a clear delivery checklist.
- Longest drive contest: rules, setup, and measuring
Plan a longest drive contest with clear eligibility rules, safe hole selection, consistent distance measurement, tie handling, and organizer-approved results.
- Golf tournament prizes: ideas, budgets, and award rules
Choose golf tournament prizes for teams, flights, and side contests, with a practical budget, fair award rules, and an event-day presentation checklist.
- How to plan a charity golf tournament
Plan a charity golf tournament step by step: set a fundraising goal, book the course, build sponsor packages, manage registration, and close out the event.
- Golf fundraiser ideas that fit your tournament
Choose practical golf fundraiser ideas: sponsor packages, skills contests, donated experiences, and simple giving opportunities that fit your event budget.
- Stableford golf: points, rules, and scoring examples
Learn Stableford golf scoring with a points table, gross and net examples, pickup guidance, and an organizer checklist for publishing the event rules.
- Net vs gross golf scoring: the difference
Understand net vs gross golf scoring, worked handicap examples, award categories, and the event settings organizers should confirm before play.
- FairwayOS vs Event Caddy: choose for your event workflow
Compare FairwayOS and Event Caddy on subscriptions, per-tournament pricing, registration, sponsor tools, and fundraising workflows using public vendor sources.
- FairwayOS vs Golf Pad Events: compare the organizer workflow
Compare FairwayOS and Golf Pad Events on pricing, browser scoring, payments, sponsor tools, and event scope using dated official Golf Pad sources.
- Tournament formats
Choose how your golfers will play and keep score.
- Charity tournament software
Organize registration and event-day scoring.
- FairwayOS pricing
See subscription choices for your event.
Frequently asked questions
Where should a first-time organizer start?
Agree on the event goal and budget, then confirm the course, date, and responsibilities before opening registration.
Should sponsor packages include golf?
Only when the package states the number of playing spots and the budget accounts for their cost.