Nice problem to have...

In close to five years of organizing the Students Matchplay tournaments we learned that there are three distinct groups of golf teams. Group 1-teams are the early-enterers. They commit to the tournament already a couple of month ahead of the date, sometimes as early as the winter (!!) before, and pay the earliest. Group 2-teams enter early without naming specific players, often due to scheduled team trials, and pay at or after the deadline. Group 3-teams enter early, confirm their entry at each occasion, dont pay and dont show up and produce all sorts of costs (e.g. empty hotel rooms, not needed rental car...).

Apparently there are also Group 4 and 5-teams. Group 4-teams are late-enterers. Group 5-teams are silent, they reduce the entry-process to only the wire transfer. With the Arden Qualifier being filled by Group 1 and 2-teams, many requests by Group 4-teams and two Group 5-surprise payments we are now trying to get extra tee-times and rooms. And extra budget, since the entry fee doesn't cover the costs per person. If you have any idea, let us know.