captains prize for society

inthehole1

Hi all
Looking for some help in choosing a prize for captains day in my local society.Trying to pick something more practical instead of the usual crystal or ornament kinda prize.Price wise the budget would be up to 170/180.all ideas appreciated

Macker1

GPS Watch would be a nice prize for a golfer

newport2

Genuine question OP, is that what the majority of winners want? I've won plenty of practical prizes. I just wish I got a trophy or the likes more of the time. Nice to have something to display at home, especially for something like the Captain's Prize.

cairny

A good compromise is something like a monthly medal, usually about €80 and a golf prize say a wedge. Best of both worlds?

Seve OB

Hmmm, that reminds me I must sort out the Boards.ie Golf Society Captains prize. If I manage to get what I have in mind, it will be neither of the above. Can't be giving anything away though

RoadRunner

Seve OB

haha, very good

slave1

Been in this situation a few times in societies, honestly at this stage most golfers have all the gear they want, perpetual trophy and a one4all card is what folk want, our society outing prizes are now restaurant vouchers, fuel vouchers and one4all vouchers and we ask guys which they'd like just before the prize giving.

CowboyTed

300+
Apple Watch or Android equivlant

200 - 300
GPS Watch (expensive)
Galvin Green Waterproof top (personally love short sleeve ones)
Driver
Bottle of Johnny Walker Blue

200-300
Sonos Play 1 or Play 2 (they are great)
Actifry Family Size (Life changer)

200 - 100
Galvin Green Insula top
Wedges
Daddy Long Leg putter

Smaller Prizes
Smidge (€10) - have to order online(Amazon) but deadly on Midges
Galvin Green Bucket Hat (€60) - Leave the umbrella at home

Big into Glavin Green stuff, it is great.

Norfolk Enchants_

inthehole1 wrote: »

Hi all
Looking for some help in choosing a prize for captains day in my local society.Trying to pick something more practical instead of the usual crystal or ornament kinda prize.Price wise the budget would be up to 170/180.all ideas appreciated

Can't go wrong with a golf cartbag, with your budget Callaway or Srixon would be ideal although if you shop around you might get a Titleist.
Defintely stay clear of dated crystal or mini trophys, they look awful and just end up being used as dust magnets.

Jawgap

How about 'practical' crystal or ceramics - like a vase, tumblers, a bowl etc. Nothing like returning home bearing the spoils of victory! Plus it can be put on display and actually used - I'd agree an out-and-out trophy is just a dust magnet!

my favourite prizes I've got over the years are:
.....piece of polished bog oak (from some they found when digging out part of the course)
.....an engraved silver hip flask (nice to throw in the bag for those winter friendly outings)
.....a Waterford crystal vase with the date of the competition engraved on it
.....a walnut wood bowl

Any craftspeople local to the course you get something from - it would be both local and relevant.

inthehole1

newport2 wrote: »

Genuine question OP, is that what the majority of winners want? I've won plenty of practical prizes. I just wish I got a trophy or the likes more of the time. Nice to have something to display at home, especially for something like the Captain's Prize.

hi
yeah i think most people actually want something def from the usual crystal
the winner will get a small golf trophy aswell to mark the occasion,its the main prize that i am hoping to get that will actually be used instead of been stuck in a press somewhere

inthehole1

hi all
thanks for all the ideas
a gps watch or perhaps good push cart was something i was thinking about
like the idea of voucher also
thanks

ryaner777

Whatever you get just don't get a mirror.

There was a captain of a society I'm a member of and he's a glazier. He decided to make a mirror for the winner of his captains day and put and his name and details right there in the middle of it.

He still gets a friendly slagging over it and it being so bad.

OffalyMedic

Maybe you could get a nice cart bag and see if you can get the front pocket embroidered with captains prize winner 2015 or something similar. Useful but still a nice prize to remember the day. And every time u loose a ball into oob at least when you go fishing for a new one in the bag you can remind yourself you were good enough to win a captains prize so this ball is going straight down middle of fairway

Norfolk Enchants_

shaunac93 wrote: »

Maybe you could get a nice cart bag and see if you can get the front pocket embroidered with captains prize winner 2015 or something similar. Useful but still a nice prize to remember the day. And every time u loose a ball into oob at least when you go fishing for a new one in the bag you can remind yourself you were good enough to win a captains prize so this ball is going straight down middle of fairway

Only one problem with that is that you remove the option of exchanging the embroidered item.