Golf balls for a golf tournament or sponsor competition

A tournament or sponsor competition is the perfect moment to put a logo on the ball. Whether it is the tournament logo or the sponsor's: printed golf balls make the day complete.

Tournament or sponsor logo

You can opt for the logo of the tournament itself, of the main sponsor, or a combination. For a charity event a ball with the logo of the good cause is a lovely, tangible gesture.

The right ball and quantity

For large fields of participants a keenly priced Pinnacle Rush is ideal; if you want a premium experience, choose Titleist. Work out how many balls you give per participant and order a little extra.

Bear the timing in mind

Allow for the print proof and a delivery time of 5–15 working days after approval. So plan your request well before the event. Request a tailored quote or read more at for clubs & tournaments.

What goes on the ball alongside the logo?

A tournament ball becomes more interesting when it carries more than a symbol alone. Think of the name of the tournament, the year, the edition or the name of the course. That turns the ball into a reminder of one day rather than a generic giveaway, and participants tend to keep it longer.

The drawback of a year is that the run is no longer usable for the next edition. If you run a recurring tournament and want to carry surplus forward, leave the year off and stay with the tournament name. If you are torn, split the run: part with the date for participants, part without for the prize table and clubhouse.

Remember that the space is small. A logo plus three lines of text becomes illegible very quickly. Better to pick one extra line and let it come out well. On personalised golf balls you can see which combinations of text and imagery are usual.

Sharing a run between several sponsors

At a sponsor competition, several parties often want to appear on the ball. Printing them all on one ball rarely works: the logos become so small that nobody is happy. Two practical solutions: put only the tournament logo on the ball and name the sponsors elsewhere (banner, scorecard, programme), or split the run into part-runs by sponsor.

Splitting does mean every variant gets its own design and digital proof. Note that the minimum of 144 applies per print, not per order overall. What is possible in your situation is something we look at together; get in touch with the quantities you have in mind per sponsor.

A third route is to put the main sponsor on the ball and attach the others to a hole each. That saves variants and keeps the design calm. There is more on that arrangement at golf balls for a sponsor competition.

Putting the ball to work on the day

Printed balls do more than serve as a tee gift. Common moments: a sleeve at registration, an extra ball on the hole-in-one hole, a ball as the prize for closest to the pin and a dozen for the winners. Dividing your run into those groups beforehand tells you exactly how many balls each element takes and how many stay in reserve.

Think of the people who are not playing, too: speakers, volunteers, the committee running the competition and the greenkeepers. A ball is a small but visible thank-you and costs little extra within the same run. Set some aside in advance, or the box will be empty before dinner.

If you are running a large field on a tight budget, look at the difference between models. A printed Pinnacle Soft for the whole field and a premium ball for the prize table is a common combination.

Packaging and handing them out

Decide early on how the balls will reach the participants. Handing out by the sleeve is quicker than counting loose balls at the desk, and a dozen box looks like a proper prize. If you want to give different amounts to different people, agree who prepares that.

Have the delivery arrive well before the day itself, at an address where somebody can take the box in. A clubhouse is not staffed every day and a reception desk closes early. Under shipping and delivery you can read how delivery works within the Netherlands and Belgium, so you can put a realistic date in your run sheet.

What to do with the balls left over

Surplus is all but inevitable: fewer participants turn up than sign up, almost every time. Do not write the leftovers off as a loss. Without a year on them they stay usable for the next edition, as a prize in a monthly medal or as a gesture towards sponsors who may come back next year.

Store the remainder dry and in its original packaging, so the boxes stay presentable. Note down the model, the print and the logo file used; when you repeat the exercise that saves a trawl through old inboxes. How a follow-up runs step by step is set out on how it works.