Johnsen, Evan - PGA Junior League Golf Kickoff and Finale Jamborees

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Property: The First Tee of Greater Seattle

Location: King County, WA.

Property Type: Daily Fee, Public (Non-profit Organization)

Program Contact: Evan Johnsen, Program Director (The First Tee of Greater Seattle)

Contact Phone/Email: Evan Johnsen: 425-503-4851, evan@thefirstteeseattle.org

Name of PD Program: PGA Junior League Golf - Kickoff and Finale Jamborees

Type of PD Program: Junior Golf Program / Social Program

Dates of Program: Spring/Summer

Results of Program

Kickoff Jamboree: players, parents and coaches get to know each other, camaraderie built, competition sparked, jerseys distributed, education provided, and lots of fun gets had!

Finale Jamboree: fun wrap-up to the season, any regular season ties broken, all-stars announced and recognized, and again, lots of fun!

2017 Revenue Generated: Not a revenue-generating program in itself, but definitely supports a more robust PGA JLG experience. By offering jamborees, you may be able to increase your fees for the season and at low incremental cost.

2018 Revenue Generated: Each facility generates revenue in the following ways: greens fees and also ancillary spending by families in the form of merchandise, food and beverage, and driving range use (approximately 80 youth in attendance). For The First Tee, this is not a revenue-generating program in itself, but definitely supports a more robust PGA JLG experience. By offering jamborees, you may be able to increase your fees for the season and at low incremental cost. Additionally, there are opportunities to recruit or introduce potential sponsors to further offset costs

Details of Program

  • We host approximately 100 players and 8 teams each year for PGA JLG, and everyone plays in one single league.
  • Prior to the first regular game and following the last one, we host league-wide jamborees at a centralized location for all 9 teams to play on the same day.
  • The Kickoff Jamboree is designed as an introduction to the league, your team and teammates, and the 2-person, scramble, match play format (with alternates). Team coaches are able to distribute and assign all of their team kit
  • The Finale Jamboree is designed as a fun way to wrap up the season, primarily for enjoyment but also serves as a great opportunity to announce and recognize all-stars, league winners, and to break ties.
  • We host the Jamborees at Jefferson Park Par-3 course and with a shotgun start. Each team begins on a different hole, or station, and each one with a different game or format (example attached).

Recommendations

  • The jamboree format would work with 4-9 teams, but probably not more than 9.
  • Par-3 Courses are ideal for the jamboree, but could be played anywhere.
  • Costs would be primarily in greens fees, food & beverage, and wages.
  • Take the opportunity to meet with and educate your parent community while you have them all there in one place! (i.e., rules, format, logistics, role during games).
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