Sports Awards

Golf tournaments are fun, competitive events where awards are given to the tournament winners. Usually the first, second and third place finishers or teams receive trophies, but sometimes special awards are given as well. No matter what size budget you have, you can find a perfect award for your tournament winners. The most important thing is to recognize a well-played round, with the hardware to prove it!

What Kinds of Awards are Appropriate for Golf?

The first step is to define what skills and categories you'd like to award at your tournament.

Jeff with his mentor, Gary Ausman, winners at the Evan's Scholarship Golf Tournament.

Tournament Winners:  Almost every tournament awards a winner or winning foursome. Popular awards include Cameo cups and crystal golf awards for larger budgets; resin golf awards for smaller budgets. Gift cards to the pro shop make great prizes too.

Joke Awards: We see many joke golf trophies come through our production facility.  The most popular by far is the the Golden Throne Golf Toilet, generating lots of laughs at your banquet.

Participation Prizes:  These include personalized golf balls, bag tags, golf towels, divot replacers and other small personalized tools to remember the event.

Golf Award Categories:  Many golf tournaments recognize different golfing skills. Below is a list of common categories given as awards, including:

- XXX Place Individual - Low Gross

- XXX Place Individual - Low Net

- XXX Place Team – Low Gross

- XXX Place Team - Low Net

- Winning Team

- Team Champions

- Individual Champion

- Closest to the Pin

- Longest Drive

- Most Time in the Sand Trap

- Most Lost Balls

- Highest Score

- Worst Team

- Last Place Team

- Should be XXX (fishing, sailing, etc.)

It's up to the organizer to decide which of these they'd like to include at their event.

Presenting Golf Trophies at the Banquet

Our most popular golf award, the Cameo Golf Cup receives 4.8 stars out of 5 from customer reviews.

Most tournaments host a dinner or social gathering shortly after the tournament ends.  This is the perfect opportunity to have the attention of the participants for the awards presentation.

Below are some tips of presenting your awards at the banquet.

1. Timing: The awards presentation should occur as soon as possible after the totals have been tallied and shortly after most people have eaten. This is important because people will leave if they have other commitments or are not eligible for an award.

2. Pass out the awards in reverse order. Start with the third place winner (Net Score first, followed by Gross Score), and proceed to the second place winners (Net Score first, followed by Gross Score).

3. Next recognize special awards, such as the ‘Closest to the Pin’ and the ‘Longest Drive’ winners.

4. Last place:  Add laughter by awarding the worst place team with a joke trophy.  The suspense of who won should be high at this point!

5. Finally, award the tournament winners (Net Champion, followed by Gross Champion).

6. For raffle or door prizes, stagger them throughout the awards presentation. Give a couple of larger prizes after the winners have been announced; participants often view the last raffle prize as their cue to leave.

I hope that these general guidelines help you create outstanding awards for your next golf tournament. No matter how many times they’ve won, all golfers appreciate recognition for a well-played round!

Cheers!
Jessica

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on April 29th, 2014.  It has been updated for content.

Celebrate Service!

Do you have special volunteers that you'd like to thank? Now is the time to prepare, as National Volunteer Week is April 23-29, 2017. Without volunteerism, many organizations wouldn't be able to survive. Citizen volunteers are one of the work forces that make a huge positive impact in our communities, but a crucial part of keeping  volunteers engaged is to make sure they feel appreciated.

How do YOU keep your volunteers happy and motivated? Here are 7 ideas to make sure your volunteers feel appreciated and acknowledged for their service.

7 Creative Ideas for Recognizing Volunteers

1. Share the results of their efforts. This sounds basic, but it's crucial.  Volunteers want to know that their effort makes a difference.  Open communication about the positive impact of their work motivates continued service.

2.  Throw your volunteers an exclusive party. Use all that payroll you're saving to host a volunteer-only bash. Include food, drinks, and entertainment. Make sure the head of the organization is there to socialize and personally thank each volunteer. DON't make it a pot-luck, as that cheapens the entire event.

3.  Host an educational speaking event or workshop. Many volunteers would prefer a chance to learn something new over getting another trinket to put in their home. Invite a chef, professor, newscaster or some other popular knowledge leader to speak at your event. I guarantee attendance will be high and your volunteers will love it!

4.  Give a gift.  If going this route, make the gift related to the volunteer work they do. For example, for a Master Gardener volunteer, give a seed packet, gardening gloves, or a bouquet of flowers. For a festival volunteer, give free concert tickets, credit towards food vendors, or some unique art from the festival. For a school volunteer, have each student draw a picture and write a thank you for the person, and then bind it into a book.

5.  Make recognition public. If you have an office, be sure to display the names of your volunteers in a prominent place. Or publish them in your newsletter, on your website, or in the paper. Volunteers want to be seen as an important part of the organization, so be sure to tell them so!

6. Choose a Volunteer of the Year. Create a little competition among your volunteers to be the best! The winner should get a prize, such as a gift certificate, along with an award, such as an engraved plaque or crystal award. They definitely deserve hardware for this accomplishment!

7:   Nominate one of your superstar volunteers for a national award. Their service should be celebrated! Check out Points of Light for available awards, along with the nomination process.

Give some thought about what feels right for your organization. Just like any employee appreciation program, volunteers should be celebrated for a job well done!

Cheers,
Jessica

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on April 9th, 2013.  It has been updated for content.

An Awesome Replica!

Our Replica Fantasy Football Trophy is a best seller, any winner would be proud to display!

The Championship Replica Fantasy Football Trophy was designed by our team at Trophies2Go and is a best seller!  Nominated by our engraver Paul, he chose this award because of the high quality, the unique exclusive design, and great value.

Our Championship Replica is made of heavy resin with a brushed pewter finish, The two sizes feature a triangle tower with a football at the top. An engraved black aluminum plate is customized with three lines of text.

Here's what customers had to say about our 2016 Product of the Year:

“Another awesome trophy from a great company.”

“Good product for the price”

“I love the look and the size of the trophy”

Thank you to our vendor JDS Industries who creates this custom award exclusively for Trophies2Go!

For past Product of the Year winners, check out our 2012 Monster Trophies, 2013 Honey Badger Trophy, 2014 Swirl Egg Art Glass award and 2015 Waterford Cut Acrylic Award!

Cheers!
Jessica

Fantasy Football Playoffs kick off this week and next, when the best teams in your league battle neck and neck to win the coveted fantasy league trophy!  Even if your team has been less than stellar, your record starts fresh during playoffs and anything is possible. With a lucky couple of weeks, you could end up winning it all!

For many leagues, the trash talking and hazing is an integral part of the season.  Increase the hype with a trophy for both your winners AND your losers.  And the cash, don't forget the cash baby.

Top 3 Fantasy Trophies

Our Replica Fantasy Football Trophy is a best seller, any winner would be proud to display!

Many leagues either go one of two ways, and individual trophy for the winner to keep each season or a perpetual trophy that gets passed around year to year.

Winners:  The individual winner's trophy is pretty straightforward, you choose one you like and have your league name, year and winner's name engraved on the front.

League winners:  For a perpetual trophy to hold all of your winners' names in infamy, consider spending a little more up front to invest in the future.  Then each year engrave the winner's name on the side.  This requires a little more effort, as you have to get the trophy back from the winner each year in order to engrave the next name.  For instructions, read my post How to Order a Fantasy Football Trophy.

Big Losers: this is where it gets fun.  Again, you can do an individual loser trophy, such as a goat, cry baby, or horse's butt, or you can do a perpetual trophy, such as the FFL toilet Perpetual award. Check out our funny selection of fantasy football joke trophies.  I've also seen bumper stickers for losers, sashes, and other humiliation.

Whatever you do, don't go on a rant when asked about the playoffs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM

Here's to a great season and good luck in post season!  May the best team win!

Cheers!

Jessica

Does your High School want to recognize outstanding student athletes, coaches, and staff, but your ASB is strapped for cash?  Consider a colorful and custom Full Color School Plaque!

High school plaque

Why these plaques are awesome:

They are fully customized to your school.  A graphic designer by trade, our engraver Lori creates each school's plaque individually.  Your plaque design will be unique from any other one in the country, just like your school!

Extremely budget friendly.  Under $20 each, these plaques have a high perceived value.  They look much more expensive than the price.  When ordering in multiples, the price continues to go down.  Helpful on a ASB budget!  And all personalization is FREE, no extra fees!

Cutting edge technology is used to create these plaques.  The plaque plate is actually made using sublimation, a state of the art process for color transfer.  The ink actually changes phases and is permanently bonded to the material.  The color does not scratch or fade from the surface of the metal.

How To Order:

Show your sponsor or booster how much you appreciate their support with a customized plaque.

Choose product #24915, enter the quantity and add to your cart.

Next you will go to the "Customize" page.  This is where you add your school logo and engraving.  Choose "enter engraving now", the first option.  Attach your logo to Line One.  The artwork needs to be a high quality, high resolution Jpeg, Eps or Ai file.  A full color Jpeg usually works best.  On the other lines, enter your text, such as school name, student's name, accomplishment, etc.

After placing your order, you will receive a proof of the design.  You work directly with Lori to make sure it looks exactly the way you want.  Please be sure to approve the proof quickly though, otherwise this can hold up the production time.

For payment, many schools pay with a Purchase Order.  This is no problem we can accommodate that for your school if necessary.  Just choose the "pick up/alternative payment" option at checkout.

Questions?  Our friendly and knowledgeable customer service team of Janice, Mika, Mike and myself are here to help!!  Just give us a call at 877-936-4700, email us at [email protected] or visit us on live chat!

Check out these awesome school plaques for your high school!  Your athletes, scholars, and good citizens deserve recognition for a job well done!

Cheers,
Jessica