FAQs

  • Soon after submissions close, we will confirm details on the ceremony date and location.

  • We will announce the judges at intervals throughout the month of June, with the full panel announced at the end of July 2024. All judging information can be found here.

  • To ensure all courses have the opportunity to submit their nomination questionnaires, we have extended the opening period, with an exact closing date to be announced shortly.

  • The submission fee is £195 +VAT. This fee covers all costs associated with the selection process, as well as administration costs, including: project management, judging administration and coordination, the designing of assets, marketing, publicity and production.

    Should you be successful, the only other fees associated with the campaign will be a small finalists levy and tickets to attend the gala dinner and ceremony, should you decide to attend.

  • As long as you select all the relevant categories in the Stage 1 submission form, you will only pay one submission fee of £195 +VAT to cover all your entries.

    Please note that any later entries to the Stage 1 submission form will require an additional fee. This is to ensure that only one entry per course per category is entered. Therefore, we recommend that you select all categories you would like to enter when filling out the Stage 1 submission form.

    If you do decide to add another category after you have completed Stage 1 of the submissions process, please get in touch with Katie at hello@golfcourseawards.com

  • We ask that you make the submissions payment in order to access the full submissions pack. This is to ensure that we are able to accurately gauge the spread and quantity of participants to support the campaign and event planning process.

    This also enables our judging panel oversight of participants at the earliest opportunity, and ensures we prioritise admin support to the golf courses that are most engaged in the campaign.

  • Once completing the payment, a confirmation page will be displayed with the option to download a payment receipt and/or a VAT invoice. If, for any reason, you do not receive a receipt/invoice or forget to save it, please contact our team at hello@golfcourseawards.com and we will be happy to send it to you.

  • Submissions can only be made either by an employee, authorised representative, or third party working on behalf of the relevant golf course or company.

  • No, there should only be one nomination per category for each golf course, so please deliberate with all relevant parties before submitting your final submission document.

  • Both online portal submissions should take no longer than two or three minutes.

    The offline section of the process will require you to answer between 5-10 questions, depending on the category, and each answer should be no longer than 500 words. You can complete this section in your own time, but should make sure to submit your documents by July 31st 2024.

    We hope that this will not be too arduous, but will provide sufficient detail for our experts, administrators and judges to evaluate the entries and decide on our finalists.

  • Once you submit the Stage 1 Submission Form (Categories & Payment), you will receive an email confirming this stage of the submission has been received. In this email, there will be a link to Stage 2 of the process, which will take you to a portal that contains all instructions and documents needed to complete Stage 2 of the submission process (Supporting Evidence), including:

    • A detailed breakdown of each category, and what evidence/information would be required. Each category will require different information.

    • A Word Document for you to download and fill in with the required information/evidence.

    • A link to the Stage 2 Submission Form, where you can fill out a few key details before uploading your completed Word Document as a file upload. Once the Stage 2 Submission Form is submitted, your entry will be complete and you will receive an automated email confirming this.

  • Once you complete Stage 1 of the process here, you will receive a link to the relevant submissions packs with all associated information.

  • Once you have downloaded the submissions pack, which includes a list of questions to complete, you can fill in your answers in your own time ahead of the deadline on July 31st.

    Once you have completed this stage, you can return to the link provided in the confirmation email, which will take you directly to an online form that will enable you to upload the document and all accompanying information.

    You can provide one additional document per submission to upload as supporting evidence. However, if you feel it is imperative that additional documents are submitted, please send any additional documents to Katie at hello@golfcourseawards.com

  • As you are only able to upload one document with supporting evidence using the online portal, please either collect photos into one document, or send supporting photographs to Katie at hello@golfcourseawards.com, explaining which answer they relate to in the email body.

  • Yes. Please keep each answer to an absolute maximum of 500 words. While there is no minimum word count, most entries will be significantly less than 500 words, it with one or two paragraphs sufficient in most cases to answer each question effectively.

    There is no minimum or maximum word count for the submission as a whole.

  • Once you have submitted your details and made the payment at Stage 1, you can download the submissions Word Document and take it offline to populate in your own time. When you have completed all answers, you should head to the submission portal to upload your final documents.

    You do not have to complete either the Stage 1 or Stage 2 form in one go. You can start to fill it in, close it, and then return later and your answers will be there for the following 15 days, as long as you use the same browser and device (without being in Incognito or Private browsing mode) and do not clear your cache or cookies before submitting the finished form.

    Your entry will be considered complete once you have completed Stage 1, made your payment, and uploaded your final submission documents via the Stage 2 Submissions Form.

  • If you have any questions about the Golf Course Awards, the submissions process or your entry, please contact Katie at hello@golfcourseawards.com, who will be happy to assist you.

  • We will notify all successful and unsuccessful golf courses before the end of September.

    At this point, we will include more information on the finalist campaign, the event and ticketing, including the conditions of participation in the finalist campaign.

  • All finalists will receive digital accreditation marks, with the opportunity to also purchase bespoke promo packs that will include premium promotional materials, such as framed certificates, window stickers and a selection of bespoke digital assets).

    Your golf course will also be promoted as part of an extensive influencer-led social and digital media campaign.

    We will also be leveraging our extensive network of print and broadcast media partnerships to sustain national exposure for the awards and the associated golf courses.

    All of our high-profile judges will be encouraged to share the finalists across their channels, and we are in conversations with partners to run activations to promote specific categories.

    Finalists will also be invited to the main ceremony, where each course will be showcased on the night. Attendees will include our high-profile panellists, leading brands and partner organisations, as well as a smattering of superstars from across the global game.

Still have a question? Reach out to us directly…

We would love to hear from you and we will endeavour to answer any response within 48 hours. If your request is urgent please feel free to email us at hello@golfcourseawards.com.