Seamless Golf Planning with Rain Protection: Perfect Golf Event Teams Up with Vortex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf tournament and event organizers now receive automatic rain protection when utilizing Perfect Golf Event (PGE) Eagle, Double Eagle, and Ace packages on its website platform. This feature is designed to provide financial protection in the event of .5" of rain between 10 am and 2 pm, offering tournament organizers financial peace of mind through an automatic payment if rain occurs during the four-hour measurement period. The protection helps offset costs incurred when an event is impacted or rescheduled due to the weather.

The automatic rain protection package offers the following coverage:

• Eagle Package: $1,500 of rain protection
• Double Eagle Package: $2,000 of rain protection
• Ace Package: $2,500 of rain protection

While this coverage is not available in Alaska or Hawaii, golf events in all other states are eligible. The event does not need to be canceled for a payout to occur. Payments are typically mailed within two weeks.

PGE has partnered with Vortex Weather Insurance to provide this automatic rain event protection for their clients.  Additional rain protection can also be purchased via the PGE platform, allowing for an increase in the rain protection provided as well as for those customers who opted for a lower tier PGE offering that does not automatically include rain protection. In both cases, tournament and event organizers can now implement a weather risk management strategy and avoid the unwanted impacts of excess rain on the big day. 

"We are thrilled to announce that our upgraded packages now include rain protection for golf tournaments. This means that any upgraded tournament experiencing a triggering rain event will receive swift payouts, ensuring peace of mind for organizers and participants alike," said Josh LeMaster, Co-Founder and CFO of Perfect Golf Event.

Rain can disrupt golf tournaments in various ways:

• Course Damage: Waterlogged fairways and greens can make play impossible and require costly repairs.
• Safety Risks: Wet conditions increase the chances of slips and injuries.
• Lower Turnout: Inclement weather discourages attendance, affecting revenue.
• Negative Experience: Rain impacts enjoyment, leaving participants dissatisfied.
• Reduced Sponsor Exposure: Poor weather diminishes sponsor visibility and ROI.

"Vortex is pleased to partner with Perfect Golf Event for the fourth consecutive year. Our enhanced collaboration with Josh and his team now integrates our weather protection products into their suite of upgrade packages. This partnership allows PGE customers to automatically receive weather protection as part of the comprehensive PGE platform as well as access to weather risk professionals should users wish to obtain more protection for their event. We anticipate maintaining this valuable relationship for many years to come," said Eric Anderson, Vortex's Director of National Sales.

Perfect Golf Event is committed to providing weather solutions that enhance the success and enjoyment of golf tournaments. Rain protection is just one of the ways they are helping organizers create memorable and worry-free events.

ABOUT PERFECT GOLF EVENT:
Perfect Golf Event (PGE) is organized to help golf courses and golf event organizers have a more successful golf event and raise more money through technology, innovative formats and exciting fundraising contests. PGE assists groups looking to organize, manage and market a fundraising golf event, beginning with a free service and scaling up. Organizations benefit in three main areas: attracting more players, selling more sponsorships and ultimately raising more money. For golf courses, the benefits expand to generating more event revenue through the PGE partnership program.  For more information, go to perfectgolfevent.com

ABOUT VORTEX WEATHER INSURANCE:
Vortex Weather Insurance (dba Vortex Insurance Agency, LLC) is a data-driven weather risk insurtech that offers businesses a variety of affordable parametric weather index insurance products, including commercial supplemental hurricane insurance. Since 2008, Vortex has provided insurance for outdoor events ranging from fairs and festivals, motorsports, youth sports, pickleball events, professional golf tournaments and golf clubs to outdoor theaters and concerts, haunted houses and holiday light events. Insurance is underwritten by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA, Inc. (MSU), admitted in all 50 states and has an AM Best rating of A+ (Superior). Weather or not … Vortex it. Contact us at vortexinsurance.com

Media Contacts

Josh LeMaster, Chief Financial Officer
Perfect Golf Event, [email protected]

Eric Anderson, Director of National Sales
Vortex Weather Insurance, [email protected]

SOURCE Vortex Weather Insurance