Golf Tournaments 101 - Mel Lewis, NZPGA

About the Author: Mel Lewis, PGA of New Zealand

Mel’s family background in golf goes back generations. Most golfers will recognize some of his famous golfing ancestors: Allan Robertson, Golf’s first Professional

Thomas “Old Tom” Morris and his son “Young Tom Morris”. Both British “Open Championship” Winners

David “Auld Daw” Anderson, a St. Andrews Legend

Jamie Anderson three times British “Open Champion” 1877-1878-1879.

David Anderson, Mel’s great grandfather whose club-making company, D. Anderson & Sons, exported thousands of golf clubs and balls from St. Andrews, Scotland, to the United States of America from the end of the 19th into the 20th century.

Mel served a five-year apprenticeship as a maker of handmade golf clubs, becoming the last family member in five generations of club makers.

He became a member of the Professional Golfers’ Association of New Zealand in 1969.

From 1993 until 2007 he was the Golf Tournament Director at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, California. A popular Los Angeles venue for Charity Fundraiser Tournaments.

“Guide Books for Planning and Running Charity and Corporate Golf Tournaments”

Thank you for visiting my website. If you already host or are endeavoring to establish a charity fundraising golf tournament, I know that my books can be of great assistance.

About The Books

1. Golf Tournaments 101  ●  Second Edition

The Latest Guide Book for Charity Fundraising Tournaments and Corporate Golf Outings

Step by step, this book teaches you how to plan and run “One Day Charity Fundraiser Golf Tournaments.”

The book clearly explains why you don’t have to be a golfer to run a charity tournament. It comes with a host of profit-making guidelines, suggestions, and tips.

There are more than 35 downloadable work tools. There’re ready to use Word and Excel files that step-by-step help you through the process of pre-tournament and tournament day planning.

The Book’s Nineteen Chapters lay out the steps and actions needed to complete different parts of planning a successful event.

Seven chapter examples are:

• Sponsorships
• Tournament Players, where do they come from?
• Marketing Materials
• Brochures, and Player Entry Forms
• Tournament Formats and Rule Sheets
• Tournament Competitions
• The Golf Marathon

This is a Must Read, Must Have Book for:

• Charities / Non-Profit Organizations
• Event Planners
• Fundraising
  Groups, Schools, and Universities
• Religious Organizations
• Law Enforcement
• Booster Clubs Corporations

And a “Should Read Book” for Golf Professionals

Paperback: $29.95 / Kindle: $11.45

2. Introduction to Fundraising with Golf

A guide book to assist non-profit organizations or anyone interested in exploring how to generate fundraising dollars by holding successful “One-Day Charity Golf Tournaments”.

It’s an informative read. The Kindle Edition at $9.13 is an inexpensive starter’s planning, ideas, and reference book. It contains a collection of fundraising blog-posts and much more.

They highlight and take the reader through the steps charities should take to raise funds through planning and running a “One Day Fundraiser Golf Tournament”. I call these blog posts “The Tip of the Iceberg” because each one is just an outline of all the extensive information available in my book: “Golf Tournaments 101 Second Edition.”

For any Fundraising Group as listed below, this is a should read:

• Charities / Non-Profit Organizations
• Event Planners
• Schools and Universities
• Religious Organizations
• Law Enforcement Booster Clubs
• And Corporations

Paperback: $28.20 / Kindle: $9.13