No golf tournament is complete without some prizes. Whether you’re throwing it for publicity, to reward clients, employees or because you’re raising funds for charity, players have come to expect there will be a number of prizes waiting for them if they take first, second or third, hit the longest drive, sink the longest put or meet other requirements. However, if you don’t hand out prizes people will actually want, your next tournament may be a bust. So here are some popular ideas.

Golf products are always an obvious choice. Anyone playing in your tournament is obviously fond of them, so you know they’ll be a hit. The nice thing about golf products, too, is that you can find items from all price brackets. Gloves, hats and balls are at one end of the spectrum with clubs and bags at the other. Plus, you can buy all these items from one place and potentially save some money.

Another popular option is tickets to a game. Like the above example, you can be reasonably sure that your attendees are all sports fans. Again, buy them in bulk to save money and then split them up into batches of two or four.

Sports memorabilia is another sure thing. Signed golf visors, for example, or autographed pictures of a big win all make for great prizes. However, feel free to branch out to other options. Memorabilia from local teams will definitely draw some envious eyes.

No golfer will be upset about winning the opportunity to play more golf. If you’re in charge of the course throwing the tournament, this is obviously a very affordable prize too. Otherwise, see if you can work something out with the establishment that is hosting your tournament.

Finally, don’t forget about good old fashioned trophies. Prizes are great, but someone who wins a tournament wants a way they can display it for everyone to see.

Keep in mind that you should consider the purpose of your tournament before picking one of the above. If your goal is to raise money for charity, expensive prizes will cut into the money you can give away and appear in poor taste. If you’re throwing a corporate event, on the other hand, expensive prizes are often expected. Fortunately, for charity events, you can hope to get many items donated.

The above list should be a good place to start, but feel free to adjust the ideas as necessary in order to better fit the demographic you’re servicing.