Golf Tournament Name Generator

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Generate golf tournament names for charity scrambles, member-guests, club championships, corporate outings, memorial events and buddies-trip cups, from classic Opens and Invitationals to pun-filled names that sell sponsorships and foursomes.

About golf tournament names

Golf tournament names follow a handful of established templates. Serious club events use a place or founder plus Cup, Open, Classic, Invitational, Championship or Trophy (the Pendleton Cup, Harrowgate Invitational), and British clubs add Medals, Salvers and Shields and name events for the Captain or Lady Captain. Format words matter too: calling something a Scramble, Four-Ball, Member-Guest, Stableford or Shootout tells entrants how they will play before they read the flyer.

Charity and corporate outings work differently. The name has to sell foursomes and sponsor signs, so the cause goes straight into it (Swing for the Cure, Putts for Pups, Drive Out Hunger) or a golf pun does the work (Fore the Kids, Tee-rific Scramble). Seasonal hooks (Turkey Shoot, Frostbite Open, Firecracker Scramble) and food pairings (Nine & Wine, Birdies & Brews) help an annual event become a tradition people recognize year after year.

Use this list for the serious end, the silly end and everything between. Pick a name that says who plays, what format, and why, then keep it short enough to fit on a polo shirt and a sponsor banner.

How to choose golf tournament names

  • Put the format in the name when it affects who signs up: Scramble and Shamble attract casual players, Four-Ball and Match Play attract serious ones.
  • For a charity event, lead with the cause or beneficiary (Birdies for Books, Tee Off Against Cancer) so the name does the fundraising pitch on its own.
  • Name an annual event after a person, place or season rather than a year so it can be repeated; add 'Annual' and the edition later.
  • Check that the name is not already a trademarked tour event or a well-known charity's registered tournament before printing banners and shirts.
  • Keep it short enough for a polo, a scorecard header and a hashtag: three or four words usually wins.

Frequently asked questions

What should I name a charity golf tournament?

Combine the cause with a golf word: Swing for the Cure, Putts for Pups, Drives for Diapers, Holes for Heroes. If the beneficiary is a named organization, 'The [Organization] Golf Classic' is the safe, sponsor-friendly default.

What is the difference between an Open, a Classic and an Invitational?

An Open is traditionally open to anyone who qualifies, an Invitational is by invitation of the host or club, and Classic simply signals an annual, established event. Amateur outings use all three loosely, so pick whichever sounds best with your place name.

Can I use a funny name for a club or corporate tournament?

Yes, but match it to the crowd. Member-guests and club championships usually keep a formal Cup or Trophy name, while corporate outings, buddies trips and league finales can carry names like the Sandbagger Invitational or the Shank Redemption.

Are these golf tournament names free to use?

Yes. The list avoids the names of professional tour events, but because local charity tournaments are common, search your state and nearby courses to make sure the name is not already an established annual event.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 13 names

  • Aces for Autism
  • Albatross Open
  • Alternate Shot Classic
  • Alumni Cup
  • Alumni Golf Classic
  • Ambrose Classic
  • Anniversary Cup
  • April Fools' Scramble
  • Ashcombe Invitational
  • Athletic Boosters Classic
  • Athletic Director's Cup
  • Autumn Leaves Open
  • Average Joes Open

B: 49 names

  • Bachelor Party Scramble
  • Back Nine Benefit
  • Back to School Scramble
  • Bacon & Birdies Breakfast Scramble
  • Band Boosters Open
  • Bankers' Cup
  • Battle of the Bay
  • Battle of the Boroughs
  • Battle of the Bridge
  • Battle of the Counties
  • Be the Ball Scramble
  • Beach Party Bunker Bash
  • Below Par Classic
  • Best Ball Classic
  • Beverage Cart Classic
  • Big Skins Friday
  • Big Slice Classic
  • Bingo Bango Bongo Open
  • Birdie Bash Charity Scramble
  • Birdie Blitz
  • Birdie Fest
  • Birdie Hunt
  • Birdie or Bust Classic
  • Birdies & Brews

B, continued

  • Birdies for Bikes
  • Birdies for Books
  • Birthday Bash Scramble
  • Black Friday Open
  • Blackthorn Cup
  • Bloody Mary Breakfast Scramble
  • Blue Line Classic
  • Blue Ribbon Invitational
  • Blue vs Gold
  • Board of Directors Cup
  • Bogeys & Brews
  • Bogeys for Babies
  • Bomb & Gouge Open
  • Bombers' Ball
  • Boo Ball Classic
  • Booster Club Scramble
  • Border Battle
  • Bourbon & Birdies
  • Boxing Day Bash
  • Breakfast Ball Open
  • Buddies Trip Cup
  • Builders' Open
  • Bump & Run Classic
  • Bunker Buster Classic
  • Bushwood Classic

C: 43 names

  • Captain's Day
  • Captains' Challenge
  • Cart Barn Cup
  • Cart Path Classic
  • Cedar Hollow Open
  • Celebration of Life Scramble
  • Centennial Open
  • Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic
  • Chapman Cup
  • Chili Cook-Off Classic
  • Chip & Putt Challenge
  • Chip In for Charity
  • Chipping Away at Cancer
  • Chop Shop Open
  • Christmas Cracker Four-Ball
  • Chunk & Run Scramble
  • Cigars & Sand Saves
  • Cinco de Mayo Scramble
  • Cinderella Story Open
  • City Championship
  • Clambake Classic

C, continued

  • Class of '99 Reunion Scramble
  • Client Appreciation Classic
  • Cliffside Invitational
  • Closest to the Pin Classic
  • Club Championship
  • Club Match Play Cup
  • Club Team Championship
  • Club vs Club Challenge
  • Clubhouse Cup
  • Coaches' Classic
  • Coffee & Chip Shots
  • Collegiate Invitational
  • Conference Championship
  • Contractor Cup
  • Copperleaf Classic
  • Corporate Challenge Cup
  • County Open
  • Couples' Chapman Cup
  • Crawfish Boil Scramble
  • Crosstown Cup
  • Customer Appreciation Open
  • Cyber Monday Scramble

D: 18 names

  • Dads & Grads Four-Ball
  • Dawn to Dusk Challenge
  • Dealer Classic
  • Dedication Day Open
  • Divot Derby
  • Divot Diggers Open
  • Divots for Dogs
  • Doctors & Dentists Open
  • Dog Days Classic
  • Dogleg Derby
  • Donuts & Divots
  • Drive Away Diabetes
  • Drive for Show Classic
  • Drive Out Hunger Golf Classic
  • Drives & Drafts
  • Drives for Diapers
  • Duffer's Delight
  • Duffers' Open

E: 8 names

  • Eagle Eye Open
  • Eagle Hunt Classic
  • Eagles for Education
  • East-West Classic
  • Electricians' Cup
  • Elks Lodge Open
  • End of Summer Scramble
  • Engineers' Invitational

F: 39 names

  • Fairways for Food Banks
  • Fall Classic
  • Fall Finale
  • Family Fun Scramble
  • Farewell Classic
  • Farmers' Four-Ball
  • Fat Shot Fiesta
  • Father's Day Four-Ball
  • Father-Daughter Invitational
  • Father-Son Classic
  • Fiftieth Anniversary Classic
  • Firecracker Scramble
  • Firefighters' Classic
  • First Responders' Scramble
  • Fish Fry Four-Ball
  • Flag Day Open
  • Flag Tournament
  • Florida Scramble
  • Footgolf Classic
  • Fore a Cause
  • Fore Fathers' Cup
  • Fore Good Scramble
  • Fore Kids Classic
  • Fore Paws Open
  • Fore Play Classic
  • Fore Score Open
  • Fore the Fun of It
  • Fore the Heart Classic
  • Fore the Kids Charity Outing
  • Fore the Love of Golf
  • Fore Warned Classic
  • Fortieth Birthday Open
  • Founders' Day Scramble
  • Four-Ball Championship
  • Foursomes Championship
  • Fourth of July Firecracker Open
  • Foxglove Classic
  • Fringe Benefits Open
  • Frostbite Open

G: 16 names

  • Gimme Open
  • Girls' Golf Day
  • Glenmoor Invitational
  • Glow Ball Classic
  • Golden Age Invitational
  • Golf & Grill Outing
  • Golf Fore Autism
  • Gopher Open
  • Grand Opening Scramble
  • Grandparent-Grandchild Scramble
  • Greens for Good
  • Grip It & Rip It Open
  • Groomsmen Open
  • Gross & Net Classic
  • Groundhog Day Scramble
  • Gutta Percha Open

H: 25 names

  • Hack Attack Scramble
  • Hackers' Classic
  • Halfway House Open
  • Hall of Fame Classic
  • Halloween Costume Scramble
  • Handicap Championship
  • Hangover Open
  • Harrowgate Invitational
  • Harvest Moon Classic
  • Harvest Scramble
  • Heat Wave Open
  • Heritage Classic
  • Heroes on the Green
  • Heron Bay Classic
  • Hickory Open
  • Hickory Stick Classic
  • Hit the Links for Hospice
  • Hole-in-One Shootout
  • Holes for Heroes
  • Holiday Hacker Classic
  • Home & Away Match
  • Homecoming Golf Outing
  • Hook, Line & Sinker Scramble
  • Horse Race Shootout
  • Hundred Holes in a Day

I: 5 names

  • Inaugural Invitational
  • Independence Day Invitational
  • Interclub Championship
  • Interclub Match Play
  • Intercollegiate Classic

J: 5 names

  • Jaycees Scramble
  • Jingle Bells Scramble
  • Junior Invitational
  • Junior Jamboree
  • Junior Open

K: 5 names

  • Kids' Clinic Scramble
  • Kingsmere Invitational
  • Kiwanis Charity Open
  • Knickerbocker Open
  • Knights of Columbus Classic

L: 21 names

  • Labor Day Classic
  • Ladies' Invitational
  • Ladies' Member-Guest
  • Lady Captain's Day
  • Lateral Hazard Open
  • Lawyers' Links Classic
  • Leap Year Open
  • Legacy Classic
  • Legends Classic
  • Legends of the Links
  • Lineman's Classic
  • Links for Literacy
  • Links for Lunches
  • Lions Club Scramble
  • Lip Out Classic
  • Little Linksters Classic
  • Lobster Bake Classic
  • Long Drive Championship
  • Longest Day Golf Marathon
  • Lost Ball Open
  • Lucky Leprechaun Open

M: 16 names

  • Mayor's Cup Golf Outing
  • Member-Guest Invitational
  • Memorial Day Classic
  • Memorial Golf Outing
  • Midnight Madness Golf
  • Millbrook Invitational
  • Million Dollar Shootout
  • Modified Stableford Open
  • Monthly Medal
  • Moonlight Scramble
  • Mother's Day Four-Ball
  • Mother-Daughter Open
  • Mulligan Cup
  • Mulligans & Margaritas
  • Mulligans for Meals
  • Municipal Championship

N: 8 names

  • Nassau Classic
  • New Year's Day Hangover Open
  • Night Golf Glow Ball Open
  • Nine & Wine
  • No Gimmes Classic
  • Noonan Cup
  • North vs South Challenge
  • Nurses' Night Nine

O: 12 names

  • Oakhurst Classic
  • OB Classic
  • Oktoberfest Open
  • Old Boys' Match
  • Old Friends Invitational
  • Old Timers' Open
  • Old Tom Challenge
  • One Hundred Hole Hike
  • Opening Day Classic
  • Out of Bounds Open
  • Over Par Open
  • Oyster Roast Open

P: 35 names

  • Pancake Breakfast Open
  • Par 3 Challenge
  • Par 3 Shootout
  • Par Excellence Classic
  • Par for Paws
  • Par None Open
  • Par Three Party
  • Par-Tee Open
  • Parent-Child Championship
  • Parks & Rec Open
  • Pars & Pints
  • Partner Invitational
  • Persimmon Cup
  • Pig Roast Open
  • Pinehaven Invitational
  • Pink Ball Classic
  • Pitch & Putt Open
  • Pitch Mark Classic
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Scramble
  • Plus Fours Classic
  • Point Quota Challenge
  • Polar Bear Open
  • Police Benevolent Open
  • President's Invitational
  • Pro-Am Classic
  • PTA Scramble
  • Public Links Championship
  • Publinks Open
  • Pumpkin Spice Scramble
  • Putt for Dough Open
  • Putt-Off Classic
  • Putting Championship
  • Putting for Preemies
  • Putts Against Parkinson's
  • Putts for Pups

Q: 1 name

  • Quota Cup

R: 14 names

  • Ravenscroft Classic
  • Realtors' Classic
  • Red Tee Benefit
  • Red vs Black
  • Red, White & Blue Scramble
  • Regional Qualifier
  • Remembrance Cup
  • Resolution Scramble
  • Retirement Open
  • Retro Golf Day
  • Rip City Classic
  • Rotary Club Classic
  • Rough Riders Classic
  • Rusty Irons Invitational

S: 52 names

  • Sales Kickoff Scramble
  • Salute to Service Scramble
  • Sand Trap Shootout
  • Sandbagger's Revenge
  • Sandpiper Classic
  • Santa Scramble
  • Saturday Stableford
  • Scholar Dollars Open
  • Scramble Championship
  • Scramble for Shelter
  • Season Opener Shootout
  • Sectional Qualifier
  • Send-Off Scramble
  • Senior Scramble
  • Shamble Shootout
  • Shamrock Shootout
  • Shankapotamus Cup
  • Shanks for the Memories
  • Shooter's Classic
  • Short Course Championship
  • Silver Tees Open
  • Silverlake Classic
  • Sip & Swing Ladies' Day
  • Skins Game
  • Skull & Thin Classic
  • Slice of Life Open

S, continued

  • Snack Shack Scramble
  • Snap Hook Shootout
  • Snowbird Classic
  • Snowman Scramble
  • Speed Golf Open
  • Splash Zone Scramble
  • Spooky Scramble
  • Spring Fling Scramble
  • St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Scramble
  • Stableford Shield
  • Stag Day Classic
  • Startup Scramble
  • State Open
  • String Ball Scramble
  • Sudden Death Shootout
  • Summer Solstice Marathon
  • Sunday Scramble
  • Sunrise Shotgun Scramble
  • Super Senior Championship
  • Superintendent's Revenge Tournament
  • Sweetheart Scramble
  • Swing & Shrimp Boil
  • Swing & Sip Classic
  • Swing for the Cure Scramble
  • Swing Fore Hope
  • Swings for Scholarships

T: 99 names

  • Tacos & Tee Times
  • Tailgate Scramble
  • Tax Day Open
  • Teachers' Tee-Off
  • Team Cup
  • Tee Box Open
  • Tee It Up for Kids
  • Tee Off Against Cancer
  • Tee Off for Tots
  • Tee Party
  • Tee Time Classic
  • Tee to Green Classic
  • Tee Up for Teachers
  • Tee-rific Scramble
  • Tees for Troops
  • Texas Scramble
  • Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
  • The Banana Ball Open
  • The Boys' Trip Cup
  • The Brackenridge Classic
  • The Bramblewood Cup
  • The Brotherhood Cup
  • The Captain's Prize
  • The Chairman's Cup
  • The Challenge Cup
  • The Commissioner's Trophy
  • The Corporate Cup
  • The Dew Sweepers Open
  • The Eagle Bluff Cup
  • The Equinox Open
  • The Fairway Classic
  • The Fellowship Cup
  • The Foot Wedge Invitational

T, continued

  • The Founders' Classic at Ashworth
  • The Friendship Cup
  • The Gold Ribbon Scramble
  • The Goodwill Games Golf
  • The Governor's Classic
  • The Greenkeeper's Revenge
  • The Greyhaven Cup
  • The Grille Room Invitational
  • The Head Pro's Invitational
  • The Hope Open
  • The Icebreaker
  • The Ironwood Cup
  • The Juniper Ridge Open
  • The Kestrel Point Cup
  • The Long Drive Open
  • The Marram Dunes Open
  • The Match Play Championship
  • The Medal Trophy
  • The Member-Member
  • The Midsummer Open
  • The Midwinter Match
  • The Net Championship
  • The Nine and Dine Scramble
  • The Nineteenth Hole Open
  • The Old Mill Open
  • The Past Presidents' Cup
  • The Pendleton Cup
  • The Pink Ribbon Open
  • The Pro's Day
  • The Pro-Member Shootout
  • The Quarry Cup
  • The Rainbow Ribbon Scramble
  • The Range Rat Invitational

T, continued

  • The Ridgemont Open
  • The Rivalry Cup
  • The Saltmarsh Open
  • The Sandbagger Invitational
  • The Scratch Cup
  • The Secretary's Salver
  • The Shank Redemption
  • The Shootout
  • The Sisterhood Classic
  • The Skins Shootout
  • The Solstice Cup
  • The Stableford Open
  • The Stonebridge Invitational
  • The Tidewater Open
  • The Treasurer's Trophy
  • The Turkey Shoot
  • The Vice Captain's Trophy
  • The Willowmere Open
  • The Wolf Cup
  • The Yips Open
  • Thornfield Invitational
  • Three-Putt Classic
  • Throwback Classic
  • Thursday Night League Championship
  • Tin Cup Classic
  • Topped Ball Open
  • Town & Gown Cup
  • Tribute Tournament
  • Truckers' Open
  • Tuesday Twilight League Final
  • Turkey Trot Scramble
  • Tweed & Tee Invitational
  • Twilight Nine Championship

U: 2 names

  • Ugly Sweater Open
  • Under Par Invitational

V: 4 names

  • Valentine's Couples Scramble
  • Varsity Alumni Classic
  • Vendor Appreciation Scramble
  • Veterans Day Classic

W: 10 names

  • Water Ball Classic
  • Wedding Week Four-Ball
  • Weekend Warriors Classic
  • Whitcombe Memorial Classic
  • Witches' Brew Four-Ball
  • Wolf Tournament
  • Women on the Green Classic
  • Women's Invitational
  • Wooden Shafts Invitational
  • Worm Burner Open