The FFG Blog
Useful stuff from people who run golf days for a living.
Planning advice, fundraising ideas and what we've learned running golf days, for anyone who's been handed the job.
Welcome to the FFG Blog
Most corporate golf days end up as just another round of golf. Here's what this blog is for, who it's for, and why we're writing it.
Latest posts
How the IT channel can run golf days with funding it already has
Vendor marketing funds often go on stands and swag that partners have forgotten by the car park. A vendor-funded golf day puts that money to better use.
Read the postHow a small charity can run a golf day without an events team
Golf days raise serious money, but most small charities don't have the time or the people to run one. Here's how to make it work anyway.
Read the postWhat to do when half your team doesn't play golf
It's the most common reason companies give for not running a golf day. It's also one of the easiest problems to solve.
Read the postGolf day fundraising ideas that actually raise money
Most of the money raised at a charity golf day comes from what happens on the course and in the room afterwards. These are the ideas that work.
Read the postWhy does a golf day take so long to organise?
From the outside, a golf day looks like booking a course and sending an invite. Here's where the weeks actually go.
Read the postWhy most corporate golf days are forgotten by Monday
Companies spend thousands on golf days that end up as just another round of golf. Here's why most don't stick, and what the memorable ones do differently.
Read the postFree two-page guide
The Corporate Golf Day Playbook
Your one stop guide to a great golf day. Everything that goes into one, in the order it happens, so you can plan your own or see exactly what we'd take off your hands.