2024 GRAA Top 50 Golf Range / Stand Alone Facilities AWARD APPLICATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Please fill out the following application if you represent a stand alone range facility with a non-regulation golf course or no golf course.
When completing this application, please bear in mind that we are seeking information that will help us distinguish your golf range from other facilities. This might include its general appearance, the role your range plays in making your entire facility more successful, how it helps to grow new customers and the number of visits from existing customers, how it drives revenue through teaching, clubfitting or junior golf and how it helps golfers improve their games so they have more fun on the golf course.

As an option at the end of the application, you may submit a video via YouTube or images (optional), showcasing why your range should be considered as a GRAA Top 50 Golf Range in the Stand Alone Facilities category. Video should be no more than three minutes in length.

"*" indicates required fields

Facility Name*

Facility Website*

Facility Contact Name*

First Last

Facility Contact Title*

Email*

Additional Email:

Facility Phone*

Facility Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

1. Please indicate how many employees work at your facility:*

2. Please indicate the amenities at your facility (check all that apply):*

Accurate Yardage Measurements on Tees to Targets

Short Game Practice Area

Lighting for Night Use

Synthetic Putting Green

Grass Putting Green

Covered Areas

2a. If you offer Grass Tees as an amenity at our facility, indicate how many hitting stations are provided on a daily basis and teeing ground square footage

2b. If you offer Bays with Mats as an amenity at our facility, incidate how many (if not, leave blank)

3. Please indicate the additional amenities offered at your facility (check all that apply):*

Food & Beverage

Indoor Simulator

Ball Flight Monitor

3a. If you offer Miniature Golf Course as an amenity at our facility, indicate number of holes (if not, leave blank)

3b. If you offer Heated Bays as an amenity at our facility, indicate how many (if not, leave blank)

3c. If you offer a Golf Shop as an amenity at our facility, indicate square footage (if not, leave blank)

3d. Please list in box below your alternative entertainment amenities (i.e., arcade, go-karts, batting cages, etc.)

3e. Does your facility offer covered hitting stations?

Yes

4. Please indicate what type of targets your range has (check all that apply):*

Flags

Bunkers

Built-up Greens

Water Hazards

Fairway Cuts

4a. Please list in box below other types of targets your range has not included above

5. Does your range provide instruction?*

Yes (Please answer questions 5a-5h below)

5a. How many instructors are PGA Professionals?

5b. How many instructors are LPGA Professionals?

5c. How many individual lessons are given per year?

5d. How many clinics are given per year?

5e. What is the total number of clinic participants per year?

5f. How many instructors are neither PGA nor LPGA Professionals?

5g. Do you have a junior instruction program at your facility?

5h. Do you have a women's instruction program at your facility?

6. Do you offer clubfitting services at your facility?*

Yes (If yes, answer 6a)

6a. Indicate the annual gross equipment sales in the box below

6b. How many fitting carts do you have onsite?

7. Please indicate total estimated visits to your facility’s golf operations (i.e., range, lessons, golf shop, clubfitting, etc...) per year:*

8. Please indicate total number of balls dispensed per year:*

9. Please indicate how many range balls you have in inventory:*

10. Please indicate how often you buy new range balls:*

11. Do you have a customer database that you use for marketing purposes?*

Yes (If yes, answer 11a)

11a. Indicate how many customer names are in your database:

11b. Indicate how you utilize the database (i.e., emails, text messages, direct mail, etc...):*

12. In the box below, please share a brief description of the best range promotion that you ran in the last year:*

13. In the box below, please indicate awards won in past three years:*

14. In the box below, please describe any special programs your facility has done with your local community:*

15. Please share any programming you have to keep your customers & students engaged.

RANGE RENOVATIONS

16. The GRAA will be recognizing top range / practice facility renovations. Has your range and/or practice facility completed a renovation* in the past three years?*

Yes (Please answer 16a-16d below)

No (Skip to Question 17)

*A renovation is defined as acts taken to enhance physical conditions at the practice facility, create a more engaging environment for golfers and/or generate sustainable business impact.

16a. Select any / all aspect(s) of your practice facility that underwent a renovation in the past three years.

Practice Range

Short Game Area

Putting Green

Teaching Tee/Facililty

16b. What year was the renovation work completed?

16c. Describe, in detail, the enhancements made to your practice facility during your recent renovations. Please be as detailed as possible and include mention of golf course architects or consultants who worked on the project.

16d. Describe how the recent practice facility renovations have positively impacted your business (e.g. revenue, engagement, lessons, etc.).

17. What improvements or enhancements are you planning to add to your range portfolio in the next two years?

18. If your facility utilizes Facebook, include the URL below

19. If your facility utilizes Twitter, include the handle below

20. If your facility utilizes Instagram, include the handle below

21. If your facility utilizes TikTok, include the handle below

22. OPTIONAL: Submit link to your video

To give us a better understanding of your facility, submit a link to your video showcasing why your facility should be considered as a GRAA Top 50 Golf Range / Stand Alone Facilities. Your video should be hosted by a third party such as YouTube or Vimeo. We are not looking for a professionally produced video or a video featuring “special effects”; rather, we are looking for a video that shows your range and discusses what makes it special. NOTE: Video should be no more than three minutes in length.

23. Upload Head Shot (JPG, PNG, JPEG)*

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Owner/Manager photo specs: 2" x 2" at 300DPI

24. Upload Facility Logo (JPG, PNG, JPEG)*

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Photo specs: 3" x 3" at 300DPI

25. OPTIONAL: Upload Facility Image (JPG, PNG, JPEG)

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 64 MB.

If you prefer to email images, please send to Julie Yuen at JYuen@pgamagazine.com.

*Note: Video and/or images submitted by winning instructors may be posted and viewable on GRAA assets.

Submission Due Date: November 1 AFTER CLICKING "SUBMIT," ENSURE YOU SEE A SUBMISSION CONFIRMATION MESSAGE AND NO ERRORS OCCURRED.

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