Software for university athletic departments

We provide the entire software solution that runs your golf outing

The College Athlete Network is the product Athletic Department clients use to create the event, take registration and sponsorships, run the silent auction, and collect payment. All in one product.

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Athletic department Admins

We provide the software staff use to host the day. Spreadsheets are not the answer for your alumni and donors.

ADs have told us that consistency in their events and simplicity for their staff is critical. We upwardly manage the entire process and ensure quality control.

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Golf Outings

Draft

Create golf outing

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Details

Tickets

Admins create the outing in Event Admin

Athletic department staff name the event, set the date and venue, and get a private slug to share. No public directory.

Registrations and 'Just Dinner' Registrations

Individual or foursomes, and golfer details — all collected during integrated checkout.

Sponsorship packages

Gold, silver, bronze, hole sponsorships, and contests. Inventory and logo uploads centrally collected and managed.

Silent and Live Auctions

Item details, photos, and bids on the same event page. Guests bid online or in person at your event.

Payments and receipts

PayPal, Venmo, and credit cards. Confirmation emails autogenerated with integrated 501(c)(3) tax receipts.

Event Day Management

Foursomes, pairing sheets, and check-in so the staff is not running the day from a spreadsheet. Drag-and-drop player assignment makes the day go smoothly.

Event day on mobile

CAN Events — The mobile app for Event Admins

Your web admin builds the outing; CAN Events carries the same completeness and polish on the course or at the venue. Event planners run check-in, payments, and assignments from their phone — integrated with The College Athlete Network, not a patchwork of spreadsheets and Square.

iPhone · Free · Built for event day staff

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Guest check-in from the registration list — golfers, dinner guests, and walk-ups.
Integrated electronic payment on site; no third-party card reader app required.
Starting hole assignments for golf and table assignments for dinners and galas.
Real-time view of who paid, who arrived, and what is still open on auction items.
Professional receipts and audit-friendly records when the event ends.

Alumni want Quality and Consistency

Yes it generates revenue, but it also generates goodwill and a sense of pride in the department. Alumni donate when they feel that the AD provides them with a high quality experience.

A real source of funds

Registration, sponsorships, auctions, and dinner guests turn one afternoon into operating support the department can plan around — if the budget is honest about costs.

People in the same place

Alumni, parents, coaches, local companies, and current student-athletes share a fairway instead of another email ask. Relationships that start on the course show up again as mentors, jobs, and gifts.

Better optics for the department

A well-run outing says the athletic department brings people together. Sponsors see their logos. Guests see a program that hosts, not only solicits. That story travels farther than a pledge form.

A day that compounds

The round is the invitation. The follow-through is a public event page, receipts, a silent auction, and a sponsor wall that keeps the department visible after the last putt.

The optics

Show the department as a host, not only an ask

Donors expect to hear from the annual fund. Their catalyst to donate is small. A golf outing changes the dialogue: donors are not only hearing from the annual fund, but the department is organizing a day people want to attend. Sponsors get a visible place on the course and the event page. Guests leave with a story they can retell.

Our software keeps that story on a page the department controls. Published outings appear in our events directory so alumni and sponsors can find them through search as well as direct links.

What the product covers

Event Creation
Event details, tickets, packages, auction items, and publish.
Guest Checkout
Registration, sponsorships, and bids on one outing page.
Money and follow-through
PayPal, Venmo, cards, receipts, and sponsor logos after payment.

Planning workbook

Golf Outing Budget Model

Use the preview to browse Inputs, Summary, Budget, Scenarios, and Sensitivity. Open the full workbook in Google Sheets if you want to copy it for your department.

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Golf Outing Budget Model

Read Me tab first — switch sheets in the preview below

Yellow cells are inputs

1. Inputs

Event details, pricing, expected field, sponsorships, auction goals, and costs.

2. Summary

Revenue, costs, net profit, break-even golfers, and donor-deductible amounts.

3. Budget

Line items with a yellow Actual column for variance after the event.

4. Scenarios

Low, base, and high turnout to stress-test the plan.

5. Sensitivity

Net profit grid across ticket prices and field sizes.

Discover events

Published golf outings

These athletic department golf outings are listed in our public events directory and search engines can index each event page.

Browse all published events on our events directory.

Give the department one system for the day

Start with the budget model, then talk with us about putting golf outing software in your athletic department's admin.

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CAN Events — The mobile app for Event Admins

iPhone · Free · Built for event day staff

Show the department as a host, not only an ask

Our software keeps that story on a page the department controls. Published outings appear in our events directory so alumni and sponsors can find them through search as well as direct links.

We provide the entire software solution that runs your golf outing