Talking Stick Golf Club is available to host your next group golf outing! Our experienced and knowledgeable staff specializes in corporate events, charity tournaments and custom golf outings. The beautiful setting and surrounding amenities make Talking Stick Golf Club the ideal venue for groups of any size.

Whether planning for a group of 16 or organizing for 300, Talking Stick is here to make your event a success. Our tournament coordinator will assist you with custom golf cart signs, personalized score cards, tailored rules and welcome letters, on course skills contests and event scoring.

Let our Merchandiser help make your event memorable with customized apparel. From hats to golf balls, your logo can put the finishing touch on your outing.

Contact Us

For more information or to schedule an event, contact Nick van Vuuren, Group Sales Director, at nvanvuuren@talkingstickgolfclub.com or (480) 850-7303. Or, complete the form below to begin the process of planning your amazing event!

Tournament Guide

Hosting a Golf Tournament or corporate outing at Talking Stick Golf Club can be an excellent way to treat friends, business colleagues, or customers to a great day of fun and competition.  Charities have also found that golf tournaments at Talking Stick are an excellent way to raise funds, awareness, and support for their organizations.

This guide has been developed to help you successfully plan your event and make certain that no details have been overlooked.  Our professional staff will assist you in all aspects of your golf outing including format, rules, registration, course set-up, food and beverage, merchandise, administration, contests, scoring, and prizes.  Please read through this guide.  If you would like more detailed information on any aspect of hosting a golf tournament or corporate outing, a member of our professional staff will be happy to share with you our experience and ideas on successfully hosting an event.

Services

The following options are available for your event:

Standard Package

• Greens fee for 18 holes
• Cart fee
• Use of practice facilities prior to play
• Bag handling
• Cart signs
• Scorecards
• Closest to the Pin
• Longest Drive
• Tournament Scoring

Additional Options

• Rental Clubs
• Food and Beverage
• Group golf clinic
• Beat the Pro
• Tee Prizes
• Tournament prizes and awards

Food & Beverage

The food service that you provide for your players and guests is a major part of their overall outing experience. It can be as simple or as elegant as you wish. Talking Stick Golf Club offers an extensive Event Menu featuring breakfast, box lunch, lunch buffets, and dinner with a variety of pricing options. Talking Stick Golf Club also features a full service bar with all of your favorites.

Our on-course food and beverage services include well-stocked refreshment carts. Enjoy a wide variety of snacks, cold sandwiches, cold drinks, beer, and wine. Purchases may be placed on a master account based on consumption, with pre-arranged drink vouchers or on an individual basis. Our BBQ can provide an awesome Hot food option as well (seasonal).

Our professional staff will look forward to assisting you with menu selections that your guests will enjoy and also fit your budget.

Policies & Procedures

We want your event at Talking Stick to be fun and stress free. We have developed a simple set of policies and procedures to ensure safety, prevent common misunderstandings and maximize the enjoyment of your guests and our other players at Talking Stick on the day of your event.

Reservations – Reservations for groups of 12 players or more may be made up to 12 months in advance with a signed contract.

Outings may be scheduled at anytime, space available, 7 days a week. Shotgun starts are required to have an early morning or a mid afternoon starting time with a minimum of 40 golfers. Course buyouts are permitted at Talking Stick and would allow your event to enjoy the course exclusively and at your leisure.

Food, Beverage, and Alcohol- Talking Stick Golf Club does not permit guest to bring food, beverages or coolers onto the golf course or into the clubhouse area.

Gift Certificates and Prizes – A group or person scheduling an event at Talking Stick Golf Club agrees to purchase all tournament prizes and certificates from Talking Stick. A member of our staff is always available to assist with prize selection and gift certificate needs.

Dress Code – Talking Stick Golf Club requests that all participants wear standard golf attire, which includes pants, slacks, hemmed shorts and collared shirts. Shirts and shoes must be worn at all times. Prohibited clothing includes: denim jeans, cut-offs, gym shorts, tank tops, halter-tops, and swimwear. Talking Stick Golf Club IS A SOFT SPIKE ONLY FACILITY.

Inclement Weather Policy – Play may be cancelled or suspended due to inclement weather that renders the course unplayable or a hazard to the well being of players. Players should be asked to come to the golf course. Before the schedule start, our Golf Course Superintendent and Golf Professional will make a determination of playability. If the event can be played in reasonable comfort and utmost safety, it will be played. If deemed unplayable, an alternate date will be discussed or rain checks will be issued. There will be no refunds (Wind is not considered inclement weather).

Pace of Play, or more specifically “SLOW PLAY”, is often a concern at most golf courses. Choose a format, such as a Scramble, that allows everyone to participate and also encourages a shorter time spent on the course. Talking Stick offers 4 sets of tees on each hole, targeted to accommodate players of varied abilities. Selecting the proper set of tees will make the day more enjoyable and assist you in getting everyone around in a timely fashion. Slow play can affect the enjoyment level of your players and the scheduling of award and banquet activities, but it also affects players that are playing Talking Stick after your event has finished.

Extra Riders / Non-Golfers - Additional golf cart fees may apply to non-golfers; caddies not permitted.

Event Checklist

Every successful event is the result of careful planning and organization. Using this checklist will give you some guidelines and help keep you on schedule and assure that nothing important is forgotten or overlooked.

1. Choose your chairperson or members of your planning committee.
2. Assign specific roles to your assistants or planning committee members.
3. Select a date for your event and confirm with your signed contract and paid deposit.
4. Select the proper format for your event.
5. Plan what food and beverage service you will offer your guests.
6. Decide on any special events or contests for your event.
7. Order awards and prizes along with any personalized or logo merchandise you’re going to need.
8. Set an entry fee
9. Set a dead line no later than three weeks before your event date for your entries to be turned in.
10. Print invitations/flyers for participation and distribute. Begin to fill your teams.
11. Review the progress of your event with your committee and your Talking Stick Golf Club Tournament Coordinator.

2 weeks from your event
Finalize your list of players. Contact your Talking Stick Golf Club Tournament Coordinator with your final count for golf and food services.

2 Days from your event
Turn in your final pairings list to your Talking Stick Golf Club Tournament Coordinator so that player rosters, cart labels, and scorecards can be made.

The Day of your event

1. Arrive early and meet with your Tournament Coordinator to review the services you have selected.
2. Organize your registration table.
3. Place tee signs and banners
4. Be prepared for last minute changes
5. Greet and check in your players and guests
6. After all scores have been tallied, announce the winners and hand out awards and prizes.
7. Pay your final bill