Answers to the Survey of Cog Hill Players 8-12-09

1. How did you hear of the event?     Partner-4     outdoor sign    poster     brochure       golf shop-2         friend-7      newspaper        e-mail-8    Other     (circle all those that apply)

2. The Short Course takes less time to play – did you enjoy the pace of play?     Yes - 20     No - 1

3. Were the tee yardages fair for all?      Yes -21       No -0

      If No - Fair for.  Men   seniors’   women? (Circle all that apply)

4. With paying prizes to around 40% of the field, did you feel you had more of a chance to win versus other tournaments?  Yes- 20  No - 1

5. Was the entry fee -- too low-1   just right-17      too high- 2?

6. Did you understand the scoring system?  Yes-17   No-0    Eventually-4

7. Did you enjoy the Third Nine contest?     Yes- 11    No -2        Somewhat -5

8. Did the name of the event convey the right message?  Yes -21    No  (if you have another idea for a name, put on back of page)

9. Would you consider patronizing the sponsors of the event?   Yes-13  No-1     maybe-6

10. Would you play in this event again? Yes-19   No-0   Maybe-2

11. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the highest), how did this event rate?    8.4

Thanks for your time and play today!

Write in any comments or suggestions you have to make this a better event on the other side of this survey. See below….

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Suggestions:

• Tees were too short
• Third Nine Contest was confusing – thought we were playing another nine holes of golf
• Not sure what the Third Nine Contest was all about.
• More scoring variety – say 8 foot circle also.

All of these are good points – and to address these observations, I submit the following thoughts:

• I heard a few comments about the tee lengths and when we go to a Regional or National event, we will let each golf course decide the number of teeing areas and tee lengths are best for their players.
• I can see some putting the “Players” tees separately in some more challenging spots (i.e.; in sand traps, behind trees, hitting over water)
•  I can envision putting the seniors and/or couples on the back or middle tees so they can hit most all of the clubs in their bag (from 55 to 64, the seniors are not dead yet!).
• I can see the “Third Nine Contest” could be confusing (as also noted in the low survey question score) and we will consider renaming that – maybe the “Finals Contest” (as the answers to this survey will be the way that everyone (except the Players Division) qualifies for the Finals event).
• We have tried different scoring varieties and have found that the 3 targets (the green, the 3 foot circle, and the hole) are best for ease of understanding the scoring system and for the pace of play.

- From the actual and survey results, we have found that the event has achieved our basic goals: being well accepted (91% would play again), dealt with the pace of play and slow play (95% enjoyed the pace of play), entry fee was affordable (85% said “just right”) and most everyone felt they had a chance to win prizes versus other events (95% said so).

- The grass roots component of our promotion was also apparent as 90% of the field heard about the event through email or word of mouth.

- I also am pleased that 95% of the players might consider (65% Yes, 30% maybe) patronizing our sponsor TaylorMade Performance Labs. By the way, the gift certificate of $100 is transferable – call Brad Syslo at 708-679-6700 for more information or email Brad@TMPLabs.com or check out TMPLabs.com