Golf Tournament Ideas That Raise More Money: Backswing Golf Events
Your golf fundraiser is quickly approaching, and you may be wondering how to bring in even more dollars from the event. In this summer blog series, we’ll share ideas to supercharge your fundraising while making the tournament more fun and engaging for golfers.
Part one of the series focuses on one of GolfStatus’s Marketplace Partners: BackSwing Golf Events.
Who is BackSwing Golf Events?
BackSwing Golf Events is a group of lady professional golfers who bring a unique and fun experience to golf tournaments of all kinds, from charity events to corporate outings. The pros are personable, energetic, and engaging on the course and know how to raise money. They offer several on-course games and contests that can be leveraged as fundraising tools and sold as sponsorships.
The pros at BackSwing Golf Events
How does it work?
Adding a BackSwing pro to your golf event is easy and can be implemented quickly with a short turnaround. There’s no upfront charge to the event, so there’s no risk in adding a BackSwing pro to your tournament. Founder and CEO McKenzie Lyng says, “We make sure we can enhance their golf tournament without anything coming out of pocket.”
With hundreds of pros located all over the U.S, BackSwing Golf Events will work with you to secure a pro in your area. Proceeds are split 50/50 between BackSwing and the golf event and travel expenses come off the top. BackSwing takes care of all the logistics—the pro will show up on their assigned hole with all the necessary equipment and materials to be successful.
BackSwing will work with you to customize their services based on your tournament’s components, needs, and setting. Games, contests, and offerings include:
Beat the Pro
Long Drive Pro
Trackman Experience
Roaming Pro
Glass Break Challenge
Pro-Am Style
Golf Ball Launcher
Drone Drive
Clinic on the Range
The Surfing Florida Museum worked with GolfStatus and BackSwing Golf Events for its first annual golf fundraiser. A “Beat the Pro” contest raised over $2,000 extra for the museum. Organizer Susan French says, “The pro was super professional and made the tournament more fun than just the usual 18 holes of golf. It was a fun addition to the event.”
How much money can I raise with backswing golf events?
This depends on the size of your event, the number of teams, the on-course game (or games) you book with BackSwing Golf Events, and whether or not you sell it as a sponsorship. Smaller events will take in a couple thousand dollars, while massive, multi-day events with pros on several holes raise upwards of $50,000. BackSwing Golf Events help raise millions of dollars for events every year! Plus, every event helps support women’s golf and the pros’ dreams of golf careers in the LPGA.
Selling the contest as a sponsorship drives even more revenue from your golf event. Include the sponsor logo on your event website for even more visibility, and consider giving sponsors the chance to be present on the hole with the BackSwing pro and mingle with golfers while they wait to participate and hand out branded items.
How do I get started?
Get in touch with BackSwing Golf Events, share some information about your event, and they’ll be in touch to determine how they can help maximize fundraising at your golf event!
Save time & raise more money
GolfStatus’ golf event management platform—with a free event website, built-in automations and fundraising tools, exclusive sponsorships and add-ons, and best-of-the-best support team—streamlines tournaments so you save time and maximize fundraising. Best of all, nonprofits and organizations doing social good can qualify to use GolfStatus at no cost through the Golf for Good program.