Sponsor the green, back the club.

List green, tournament and shirt sponsorships once, and local businesses ask to back your bowling club. You approve every one, and the money goes straight to the club.

Set up our club for us I'll do it myself

Free to list
You approve every sponsor
Money straight to the club

Why clubs list with us

A loyal crowd, and a bar that is busy all week

Bowls clubs have members who turn up several times a week, tournaments that bring visitors from all over, and a bar that is busy well after the green closes. That is a crowd local businesses value. List what you have and let them ask.

New sponsors find you
Local businesses browse what your bowling club offers and ask to back you. No more committee members ringing round the same five businesses every pre-season.
More money for the juniors
Green and tournament sponsors keep subs down, look after the green and help bring new and younger players into the club.
Closer ties with local business
Every sponsor becomes part of the club: they come down on a Saturday, they get thanked in front of everyone, and the members return the favour by shopping with them.

What you can list

The greens, tournaments and the clubhouse

List each one on its own, by the week, the month or the whole season. You set the price for each.

Winners of a sponsored tournament with the club president on the verandah

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On the green

A sign beside the green
A sign on the bank beside the green for the season, seen by every bowler and every visitor.
Naming rights to a green
The front green or the back green named after the sponsor.
Playing programme
An ad in the club's season playing programme, on every member's fridge.

Tournaments and competitions

Club championships
Open tournaments
Interclub
Twilight bowls
Business House Bowls

Tournament naming rights
The open pairs or the fours named after the sponsor, on the draw sheet and the trophy.
Business House Bowls
Naming rights to the summer evening league that brings in new faces and workplace teams.
Prize sponsor
Vouchers or prize money for a tournament, presented by the sponsor.

Club shirts and the clubhouse

Club shirts
Their logo on the club's playing shirts, worn at every tournament away from home too.
Bar and clubhouse
A sign in the bar, by the honours boards or on the raffle table.

Members at the club bar on raffle night with a small sponsor sign on the wall

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Look after your sponsors

What a sponsor gets from your club, not just a logo

Add any of these to a listing so a business can see exactly what backing you gets them. Sponsors who feel part of the club are the ones who come back next season.

A drink at the bar
Welcome at the bar any time, and invited to the club's sponsors' evening.
Thanked out loud
Thanked at the tournament prizegiving they sponsor and at the club's annual dinner.
A flag at the gate
Their flag at the club entrance on tournament days.
A sign in the clubhouse
A framed sign in the bar where members gather after every game.
Posts on the club's socials
Their logo on tournament results and a thank you post when they sign up.
A roll-up of their own
Bring their team down for a barefoot bowls night on the club.

How it works

It's this easy

1
List it
A photo and a price. Free.
2
They find you
A local advertiser books your space.
3
Advert arrives
It's sent to you or dropped in.
4
Put it up
Snap a quick photo so they know it's up.
5
You beauty!
All done. The money goes to your bank.

You never design or print a thing. The advert is always supplied to you.

Supporting local

Every booking gives to a charity you choose.

Pick a local cause the club cares about, and every time a business books one of your sponsorships a donation goes to it. It never comes out of the club's pocket, and it is something to tell your members about at prizegiving.

Does it cost the club anything?

No. Listing is free, there is no monthly fee and no lock-in contract. The club is paid the full price it sets.

What should we charge?

Up to you. Real New Zealand club price lists usually run from about $100 to $500 for the small things, $1,000 to $2,500 for team and kit sponsors, and $3,000 and up for naming rights. Start there and adjust.