This workshop consists of four practical and interactive parts:

Part One: Understanding the Game of Golf and Scoring
Part Two and Three: Interactive Case Study - Managing a golf event from start to finish
Part Four: Golf Clinic and Fun Competition

Learn how to achieve a successful "hole in one" event.

Program Outline: Two-day workshop

Part One: Understanding the Game of Golf and Scoring

Before you can prepare, design and implement a successful corporate golf day you have to understand the game of golf and scoring.

Many of us don't know where to begin when it comes to organising this specialised event. Further more, few of us understand the game! By attending this workshop you will develop the confidence to understand this elusive game.

This will assist you in staging your next event with confidence.
- The Game of Golf
- Amateur vs Professional
- Who's who at a golf course

· The golf course
- Greens, tees, bunkers and water hazards
· Golf scoring
- Handicaps, par, eagle, albatross, birdie, bogey and gross
· Golf competitions
- Fourball, individual, betterball, alliance, stableford and scramble
· General
- Dress codes
- No go areas
- Golf carts
- Time sheets
- Scoring formalities
- Golf glossary e.g. albatross, eagle, birdie, divot and course fringes

The following sample templates will be supplied to each attendee:
· Golf course scorecard and layout
· Golf Club morning and afternoon time sheets
· Corporate golf day time sheet
· Shotgun start draw

Part Two and Three: Interactive Case Study - Managing a golf event from start to finish!

Delegates will assist in the putting together of a mock golf day.

- Working with a real life corporate golf day budget
- Booking the golf course
- Dealing with staff at the course and knowing what their responsibilities are
- Making use of planning documents and templates
- Innovative corporate gift solutions and branding
- Handling possible problems and coming up with solutions

· Logistics:
- Arranging the day
- Contingency plans and planning documents
- What to brief the Club
- Handouts, prizes and how to invite your guests
- Tee off times
- Invitations, confirmations and attendance letters
- Entertainment
- Branding, themes and décor
- Insurance
- Charity initiatives

Part Four: Golf Clinic and Fun Competition

It is critical that corporate golf day co-ordinators know how the game of golf is played and that they have a basic understanding of the game. Ivano will present a clinic and all participants will be given an opportunity to learn the basics.

Venue

Date: 18 September 2008 to 19 September 2008
Location: Wanderers Golf Club, Johannesburg
Cost: R4400.00

Contact: Tshidi Moahi
Company name: The Hedgehog Event
Telephone number: 27 11 704 1469
Email address enquiry@thehedgehogevent.com