Prizes for Golf Society

The wonderfish

I have been asked to take over getting the prizes for our society for next year, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions of a good site for getting society prizes, doesnt necessarily have to be golf gear, i think nice trophies maybe engraved with date and golf course would be good...we would be interested in buying all the prizes in one go if at all possible ,

have 7 outings per yr and spend approx €250-€300 per outing

soundsham

most golfers are interested in a golf prize that could be exchanged if necessary or a voucher or green fee maybe,
trophies really only gather dust if even taken out of the box(speaking personally have some crystal/pottery that will never see the light of day), maybe society golfers or non regular players would feel different.

maybe a trophy for winner of a big outing or weekend away,other than that i'd rather something for €50 that i could get use of or swap than a piece of glass worth €200+

any way have a look here was done before & good luck.......
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055529235&highlight=golf+society+prizes

scubakid

I play with a society and usually we would have crystal for the captains prize and maybe the presidents prize. Mostly though, for the other maybe 5 or 6 outings, we would have golf bags, lob wedges, golf shoes, €50 euro vouchers for local sports or golf shops. Then for the last one of the year the first prize is usually 2 or 3 vouchers for a top class course such as Fota or Druids Glen.

Hope this helps

SK

thegen

Go with golf related prizes, much better than glass!!! I have three pieces of crystal from this year and the missus says there staying in their boxes in the attic

Mister Sifter

I've played in a couple of things recently where the prizes have been hampers filled with bottles of booze, i.e. few bottles of win and a few spirits etc. Pretty **** prizes in my opinion, especially for top few places.

GreeBo

Personally I prefer to get "real" prizes like a cup or silver.
At a pinch or for the lesser places I would also take golf prizes but I hate when people have weird stuff like paintings etc as the prize. Thats too personal.

In 50 years time I will be able to look back and see my medals and trophies and (hopefully!) remember what I wont them for. Any bag or pair of shoes will be long gone, possibly bringing the memory with it.

PhilipMarlowe

I'd also prefer a tangible prize than a voucher...
Vouchers for small amounts are fine for small prizes like 9-hole competitions etc..., maybe lower placings in bigger competitions too.
I have a fair bit of crystal etc which in my opinion is fine because if I go to drink a glass of wine or pour from a decanter or have a cointreau or put some flowers on the table it reminds me of the good days Sure you'll get some prizes that won't suit but the same can happen with golf related stuff too... I won a golf bag as a prize about 1 week after I had just bought a bag. The same happened with shoes one time. Won a cheap hybrid with a regular shaft which I passed on, shirts that don't fit etc... the crystal I still have and every time I bring some home it adds some vital brownie points.

soundsham

:rolleyes:hmm.................. mental note(and written now too i suppose) to self buy a box of crystal and store in shed.......;)