Most event organizers can agree: one of the most time-consuming aspects of running a tournament is handling golfer configuration–– from team assembly to starting assignments, payment collection, score keeping, and more.
These interactions on their own may seem small, but they can certainly add up and eat into the time you have available to market your tournament and reach out to prospective sponsors.
By implementing an event website for your tournament, you’ll immediately save yourself valuable time. The registration process alone without a website can be all-consuming, and once you have over 100 golfers to manage… There will be a lot on your plate.
So, let’s take the first step and get you set up with a registration website.
Here are 4 ways that you can streamline golfer management and save time.
Way #1: Leave it up to the registrant.
If you’re registering a full tournament of golfers, things can––and will––come up that need attention. From rearranging teams to editing golfer names when things come up, management tasks can add up, costing you valuable time. By allowing your registrants to access their golfer information and edit things on their own, you can take that admin task off of your plate.
Way #2: Get all of the information you need from Custom Questions.
Make sure that you have all of the information from the start, so you’re not having to track anything down.
By using an online registration platform, you can prompt your golfers for information from the start. Imagine not having to worry about collecting shirt sizes, handicaps, food preferences and allergies, rental club requests, and more ass soon as people sign up.
Way #3: Automate the Tee Sheet Building Process
Don’t waste time manually compiling tee sheets! Choose an automated solution that can sort all of your golfers onto starting positions for you.
With an online platform like BirdEase, you’ll save time on manually pairing golfers and compiling spreadsheets. With automated solutions available at your fingertips, you can save countless hours on golfer tracking and management.
Way #4: Email Center & Text Messaging
Here is a huge time saver: sending mass emails! By using a registration platform that collects contact information from the start, you can easily send email and text blasts out to all of your registrants, sponsors, and donors–– no need to individually reach out to everyone.
The BirdEase Message Center also gives event managers the option to not only create custom messages, but also import existing email lists.
Why take extra time doing things by hand when they can be automated and streamlined? Take a platform like BirdEase for a test drive and see how it improves the golfer management process!
