About the Golf Digest Planner

The Golf Digest Planner, developed by the J. Ryder Group, is the first complete online tournament planner for golf tournament organizers planning events for non-profit organizations, corporate outings and golf club events.

The Planner is designed to help someone new to golf event planning set up an event easily, or for experienced tournament organizers who need the powerful capabilities of the Golf Digest Planner.

You can use the Golf Digest Planner to set up a custom golf event website in minutes - complete with online player and sponsor registration. The Golf Digest Planner has tools to market and manage your event including a powerful e-mail marketing platform with over 20 event-tested templates.

Over 15,000 golf events use the Golf Digest Planner to have a more successful event and to save 200-400 hours of planning time. Organizers use the Golf Digest Tournament Shop to source all their event day products including contests, signs, banners, player gifts, trophies, awards, sponsor appreciation gifts and much more.

About the J. Ryder Group

J. Ryder Group has been actively involved in event planning since 1998. In addition, the firm has managed or provided services to more than 15,000 golf tournaments using our planning tools so that they may have a more successful event. 

J. Ryder Group was the Executive Director for the Arnold Palmer Turning Point Invitational, which celebrated Arnold Palmer’s 50th Anniversary of his U.S. Amateur Championship. The Arnold Palmer Turning Point Invitational raised $6.3 million in its inaugural year. “This is the most incredible event I have ever been involved with in more than 60 years of golf, and I have been involved in a lot of them over the years,” Palmer said. 

J. Ryder Group recently introduced an event planning tool for non-golf events incorporating all the great features of the Golf Digest Planner. If you're planning a non-golf event of any kind, visit Quick Event Planner today.

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Golf Digest Planner Customer Care Policies ensure that your custom Golf Digest Planner website works properly so you can focus on planning and promoting a great golf event. We’re constantly introducing new features and services to make your golf event extraordinary. If you’ve had an encounter that is great, less than great or otherwise noteworthy, please let us know.

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