The Longview, Wash. course has partnered with a Portland-based company to sell advertising. In return, the company supplies the golf course with benches, scorecards and other items at no cost. Sponsorship solicitations raised red flags with local businesses.
Mint Valley Golf Course in Longview, Wash. is reassuring local businesses owners that it is partnering with a company called Bench Craft to sell advertising, The Longview Daily News reported. The concern over potential scams prompted the message.
Jim Nickerson, Course Manager, said Bench Craft Co. supplies the golf course with benches, scorecards and other items at no cost, because the company gets local businesses to “sponsor” the items, The Daily News reported. Businesses who sponsor the items are then advertised on the item for a year, according to the Bench Craft website.
Nickerson told The Daily News Bench Craft representatives, not the golf course, solicits the advertising and sponsorships. While such calls might seem like a red flag for a scam, Nickerson advises people to make sure the company calling is actually Bench Craft.
“If it’s Bench Craft calling, that would be legitimate. If it’s somebody else calling, well, [Bench Craft representatives] are the only people we have contract with,” he said.
If anyone does get a call they think is suspicious, Nickerson recommended calling Portland-based Bench Craft back to double-check, The Daily News reported. Golf course staff at the front desk do not handle advertising matters, he said, so concerned businesses could also reach out to him directly.
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