Why Golf Tournaments are so very important
Where does one start when trying to expound on all the positive aspects of a well put together REALTOR sponsored Golf Tournament? Well let me start here….
Most REALTOR sponsored tournaments are a really fun way to raise funds for your community and in some places for REALTORS who have suffered misfortune in one way or another. A good tournament is usually an all day event with raffle prizes (no purchase necessary), putting contests, closest to the hole, longest drive, most accurate drive, worst t-shot, highest score, auctions both silent and noisy and of course lowest net score.
These tournaments are known to raise anywhere from $2000 to upwards of $100000 or more that go directly back into the community to help fund local food banks, housing shelters, womens shelters, childrens programs to name a few.
Now as you know golf is a game of honesty and integrity so hardly anyone ever writes down the incorrect number of strokes it takes for their foursome to complete the hole. Boy let me tell you I have personally met some of the best foursomes on the planet. I met this one foursome, they were incredible, they had a round of 36 and only two holes in one for the day. One on the front nine and one on the back, I tell you they were a real inspiration.
Oh, did I mention that at most tournaments there is a bit of drinking that goes on? What better way to network with your colleagues than to share time on a beautiful golf course over a few dozen beers? Let’s the guard down a bit and you can really get to know the real person behind the mortgage lenders badge or the REALTORS badge or escrow and title reps badge.
Now I am talking about good clean adult fun with an emphasis on responsibilty, even though one year we did have these two really fun ladies flip their golf cart racing down a slight embankment trying to bring refreshments to the quite parched golfers. Don’t worry no broken bones or abrasions just quite a bit of laughter once we knew everyone was safe at third.
Regardless of all the frivolity the most important part of these tournaments is two fold….Build camaraderie and raise funds for your community.
So, in this downturn of a market we seem to all be experiencing get together with your compatriates and put together a well thought out and fun Golf Tournament this year and remember why we are here in the first place. We are here to enjoy friends, family and the fruits of our labor and to go forth and multiply…. Did I just say that last part out loud?
Kelly…
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