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Course operators: Join The Tour

Cost

• There is no out of pocket cost to participate
• We do not charge you an association fee to support our efforts

Advertising

• We spend over $125,000 in advertising and marketing support programs for your golf course
• We promote your course only to avid golfers
• We promote your golf course throughout the Midwest
• We don't flood the market with free direct mail pieces with your discounts
• We don't charge you to advertise your course as part of our promotion!

We allow you to decide what is best for your golf course

• You choose the option of what Player's Card discount you want to offer
• You choose how many times you want to honor that discount
• You choose the exact days and times you want to honor it
• You choose the option of getting more rounds through the Membership Card Program

All we do is promote golf

• We don't run State Golf Tournaments
• We don't develop handicap cards or golf course ratings
• We don't own or operate a golf course
• We don't promote discounted dinner, pizza, bowling, oil changes, or any other product…we just promote golf 100%.

We know your golf course

• We are independent marketers that promote golf in our own State
• We don't promote your golf course sitting in an office in some other state
• We promote the courses we know and play

We provide marketing support programs to help you manage and promote your golf course

• Golfer evaluation reports and comments
• Information on where our golfers come from
• Information on how much money they spend while at your course
• How many times they have played your course
• Names and addresses of our golfers who play your course
• Newsletters to help you promote your course
• Discounted mailing list access to golfers throughout the Midwest
• Thousands of visitors to your web page at no charge

We support and promote golf by donating thousands of dollars in cash and golf packages

• We support charities and organizations that book their outings at your golf course
• We help to make those outings more successful
• We Help raise money for worthwhile causes
• We promote your golf course to those who organize these outings

We allow you an opportunity to promote your golf course while maintaining the integrity of your posted prices

• You can offer selective discounts to the type golfers you want to attract
• New customers as opposed to golfers who play your course all the time
• Those who might not regularly play your golf course as opposed to those who maintain a WSGA handicap at your course or a course nearby
• Avid golfers who love to play great courses and don't mind traveling to play them
• You can fill up your slower tee times without having to discount all rounds played like you do when you run an advertisement in the newspaper

We deliver you a higher quality customer

• Because we offer more top rated, high quality golf courses
• Because we only promote golf
• Because golfers pay for their memberships, they are not automatically included with a handicap card or some other promotion

We deliver more customers

• Golfers choose the courses they want to play…we know they will play your course
• You can offer multiple play options on the CGT player's discount card
• You can participate in the Membership Card Discount program for even more play

Our program easy to administer and hassle-free

• Detailed sign up forms for less confusion
• Professional follow up and materials are provided in a timely manner
• Membership cards reduce the chance of fraudulent use of player's discount card
• Welcome kits with easy to follow instructions provided to all members
• Details of your offer are clearly printed on all player cards
• We provide a log book to assist in tracking our golfers
• Updates are provided on a timely basis to each CGT golf course

Download a course signup form: [PDF format]