The Better Than Last Year AwardFor the biggest drop in score since the last outing.
The Closest to the Pin AwardFor the tee shot that stopped nearest the flagstick on the chosen hole.
The First Birdie AwardFor the first hole of the day played in one under par.
The Longest Drive AwardFor the longest tee shot on the hole chosen for the contest.
The Longest Putt AwardFor the longest putt holed on the chosen green.
The Low Gross AwardFor the fewest strokes of the day, counted before any handicap.
The Low Net AwardFor the best score of the day once handicap strokes came off.
The Most Pars AwardFor the player or team that matched par on the most holes.
The Straightest Drive AwardFor the tee shot that finished nearest the line down the middle of the fairway.
The Winning Team AwardFor the team with the lowest score on the board.
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Off the tee 10
The Cart Path Bounce AwardFor the drive that took the cart path and gained from it.
The Dogleg Shortcut AwardFor cutting the corner of the dogleg, on purpose or not.
The Fairway Finder AwardFor landing on the short grass more often than anyone else.
The First Tee Jitters AwardFor the opening drive with everyone watching, hit anyway.
The Loudest Fore AwardFor the warning shout the whole course heard in good time.
The One Club Wonder AwardFor hitting the same trusted club off every tee.
The Practice Swing AwardFor practice swings that looked like a tour player's, every single time.
The Scenic Route AwardFor reaching the green by way of two other fairways.
The Second Chance AwardFor the mulligan that turned out so much better than the first try.
The Worm Burner AwardFor the drive that never left the ground and still went a long way.
Rough, sand and water 10
The Beach Day AwardFor the most time spent in the sand, with the best attitude about it.
The Bunker Rake AwardFor leaving every bunker smoother than it was found.
The Fish Feeder AwardFor the most golf balls given to the pond.
The Great Escape AwardFor the shot out of the trees that nobody thought was there.
The Longest Walk in the Rough AwardFor seeing more of the tall grass than anyone, and smiling through it.
The Lucky Bounce AwardFor the ball that hit a tree and ended up on the green.
The Sand Save AwardFor getting up and down from a greenside bunker to save par.
The Search Party AwardFor walking into the rough to help look for every lost ball.
The Skipping Stone AwardFor the shot that bounced across the water and out the other side.
The Tree Trimmer AwardFor the shot that came out of the branches with a few leaves.
On the green 10
The Chip-In AwardFor the short shot from off the green that rolled straight in.
The Flag Tender AwardFor holding the flagstick for the group without being asked.
The Generous Gimme AwardFor calling a partner's tap-in good before they could worry about it.
The Green Reader AwardFor calling the break on everyone's putt and being right.
The Hot Putter AwardFor holing more putts than anyone else in the group.
The Long Lag AwardFor the long putt that stopped right beside the hole.
The Pitch Mark Fixer AwardFor repairing every ball mark on the green, their own and other people's.
The Putt of the Day AwardFor the putt the whole team is still talking about.
The Round the Rim AwardFor the putt that circled the hole and stayed out.
The Texas Wedge AwardFor putting from well off the green and making it work.
Charity day and good company 10
The Best Cart Partner AwardFor good directions, good company and never driving off without a club.
The Check-In Table AwardFor greeting every player at check-in and pointing them to the right cart.
The Every Year AwardFor the player who has not missed this outing since it began.
The First Tournament AwardFor playing a first tournament and finishing every hole.
The Hole Sponsor Thank You AwardFor the sponsor whose sign stood on the tee, with thanks from the cause.
The Most Golf Played AwardFor the team with the highest score, who saw the most of the course.
The Pace Setter AwardFor the group that kept things moving and never held up the hole behind.
The Spirit of the Game AwardFor calling a penalty on themselves and shaking every hand.
The Top Fundraising Team AwardFor the team that collected the most pledges for the cause.
The Volunteer of the Day AwardFor the volunteer who was at the course first and left last.
How this list was compiled: Our own list, written for this page: 50 award titles for a charity golf tournament or a club outing, ten in each of five groups, each with the reason under it. Nothing is copied from another list. The golf terms in the reasons (gross and net score, handicap, birdie, par, sand save, worm burner, Texas wedge, chip, lag, break, pitch mark, dogleg, tap-in and gimme) were checked on 15 October 2026 against Wikipedia's Glossary of golf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_golf), the scramble format against Wikipedia's Variations of golf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_of_golf), the mulligan against Wikipedia's Mulligan (games) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulligan_(games)) and the warning shout against Wikipedia's Fore (golf) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fore_(golf)). Every award praises a shot, a habit or a kindness; none is about looks, body, age, clothes, beliefs or what a player earns or owns, none is about drinking or betting, and none works only as a put-down. No brand, course, tour, company or real person is named, and no title repeats one on another award list on this site. Licence: own work
How it works
These fun golf tournament awards are 50 titles to read out after the round, each with its reason. Ten are for scores and contests, from low gross to longest drive; thirty for single shots; ten for the charity day.
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Golf tournament awards for low gross and low net
Low gross, low net and contests holds the awards a tournament gives on the numbers. Gross is the strokes a player took; net is that score after handicap strokes come off, so a low net award gives players of every level a chance. The longest drive and closest to the pin contests each need a hole chosen before play starts.
Good awards for a charity golf tournament
Charity day and good company thanks the people who made the day: the volunteer who arrived first, the hole sponsor, the team that collected the most pledges. The other three groups are the stories of the round, from the tee, the rough and sand, and the green. Most laugh with a player about one shot.
Ask each group to write one nomination on the back of its scorecard before handing it in.
Questions and answers
What are fun awards for a golf tournament?
Awards for one memorable shot: The Worm Burner Award for a drive that never left the ground, The Skipping Stone Award for a ball that bounced across the water, The Great Escape Award for a shot out of the trees.
What is a low net award in a golf tournament?
The prize for the best net score: the strokes a player took, less their handicap strokes. Low gross goes to the fewest strokes before any handicap. Giving both rewards the best round of the day and the best round for a player's level.
What awards should a charity golf tournament give?
The scoring awards, a few funny ones, and thanks: The Volunteer of the Day Award, The Hole Sponsor Thank You Award, The Top Fundraising Team Award. Reading those out tells the room what the day was for.