srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Microwave ovens. Didn't win one, but they were the first prize at our pro-am one year.
Bad Prizes
- Thread starter cookelad
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williamalex1
Money List Winner
£10, £15 or £20 vouchers posted out to you that are only redeemable at their own club pro shop. Involving a 50 mile round trip, not worth the trip.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Our place was selling off its GG stock. £25 for a branded polo that went on the shelves originally for £80. I bought the last two ðŸ˜.
suppose it's easy buying your own clubs bits and bobs, but they got rid of GG coz it was expensive and not selling. Not my words what I was told. Only to be replaced by Calvin Klein. Now I have not seen much differance on price, so whys that gonna sell.
Always cash prizes at the do I arrange.
cookelad
Tour Winner
Just found out that in playing the event I qualified for the final, which will cost another 1,000pln (£200+) to enter, there was a 400pln (I think, might even have been 500) entrance to fee for the first round, another amazing prize - Congratulations on qualifying to give us some more money!
I've never known an event (in the UK at least) where the fee for the final wasn't included in the original price, think I'll be swerving the final
I've never known an event (in the UK at least) where the fee for the final wasn't included in the original price, think I'll be swerving the final
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Yup, I'm in a similar situation. I qualified for the German final for the WAGC tour in April. Entry was 20 € or so for the qualifier (at my home course, so no green fee involved, and no food or other extras except a banana) and the prices were crappy glass "trophys" which were acutally just the cheapest lemonade glasses you can buy at Ikea with an ugly printed sticker on it. So I assumed the real price would be the entry fee for the final. But no, they want another 90 € for that. That's quite hefty. I mean, it would not be too bad a price for a comp at an away course, including green fee (also for an additional practice round if you want, a day before the comp) and dinner afterwards. But it bugs me that they did not say that before. It is a huge tournament series with literally thousands of golfers entering the qualifying stage with 20 € each. Basically, it is a money making machine for the organizers.
I waived my right to play the final and will enter the netto county championship held at my course on the same day instead.
Roops
Head Pro
Potato peeler........yup, my wife won one........
cookelad
Tour Winner
Just came on to search if there was a thread for bad prizes, turns out I started one 7 years ago almost to the day!
Just received a voucher for 2 rounds at the Old Course at Atalaya Golf and Country Club in Spain, non-transferrable so can't even sell it on to someone who might be living or travelling over there.
So in order to get the benefit of my prize I have to travel to Malaga in the next 12 months stay at least a couple of nights at my own cost.
I'll keep the voucher just in case I find myself travelling that way but a prize of €250 worth of green fees when it will probably cost the best part of €500, flights and accommodation etc, to collect is no prize in my book.
Just received a voucher for 2 rounds at the Old Course at Atalaya Golf and Country Club in Spain, non-transferrable so can't even sell it on to someone who might be living or travelling over there.
So in order to get the benefit of my prize I have to travel to Malaga in the next 12 months stay at least a couple of nights at my own cost.
I'll keep the voucher just in case I find myself travelling that way but a prize of €250 worth of green fees when it will probably cost the best part of €500, flights and accommodation etc, to collect is no prize in my book.
Springveldt
Well-known member
Sounds like you need to read up on the prize on offer before entering events.
cookelad
Tour Winner
Normally the prizes are shirts and/or balls or the equivalent, although oddly enough the guy referred to in the matchplay thread won a high end lawnmower (£1,000++) in one comp, he lives in a top floor flat, but he was able to sell it so that didn't work out too badly for him.Sounds like you need to read up on the prize on offer before entering events.
mister v
Newbie
Our team came 2nd in the captains prize event and we all won a easter egg........ it was in august
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Just trying to get my head round this:
Good Prizes - Encourages bandits/Handicap Cheats = People Moaning
Bad Prizes - People just moan
Clubs can never win with golfers
Good Prizes - Encourages bandits/Handicap Cheats = People Moaning
Bad Prizes - People just moan
Clubs can never win with golfers
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
1995 in our annual society day I came 1st and won a shell suit. Someone actually offered to buy it off me. If he hadn’t it would probably still be in my loft having never been worn.
