PGA PGM Level 1 Tournament Operations

What do tournaments provide the facility and people involved? - Answer - Essential revenue, maintain enthusiasm among golfing public, and introduce new players to the game. What is median number of events put on by most facilities? - Answer - 40-50 per year How will a PGA professional be called upon when creating a tournament? - Answer - Define overall role of tournaments, create a strategy to develop or attract suitable events, and plan and run tournaments that meet the facility's objectives and customer's needs Where should # and type of tournaments, financial returns tournaments should generate be laid out? - Answer - In facility's business plan, sometimes a formal plan for just tournaments may be called for What does tournament plan call for? - Answer - how many and what type of tournaments facility will host, how much profit it wishes to achieve, and strategies that will fulfill those objectives Past tournament records at a facility should include: - Answer - revenues (amount and source) # and type of events, rounds generated services offered current tournament customer base staffing levels customer kudos and complaints competition from other facilities What must be researched before creating a tournament plan? - Answer - Past tournament business current market conditions facility's customer base competitors mission statement Market conditions: - Answer - Can market uphold to tournament goals Can you pull from other areas if not info includes how golfers spend money, level of unemployment, amount of disposable income, general supply and demand