How Many Restrooms Does a Golf Tournament Need?
Start with the golfers, then add the walkers. A four-person scramble with 100 players is 25 groups, and OSHA 1926.51(c) sets the baseline logic most planners borrow: roughly one facility per 20 to 40 people over a working day, which scales the same way across a tournament field. Course layout matters more than headcount alone. A unit near the clubhouse takes the pre-round rush; units at the turn and near the back nine catch golfers who will not walk back to the pro shop. Salt Lake City Porta Pros typically places standard porta potty rental units at holes 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15, spacing them so no group waits more than a few minutes. Charity scrambles and member-guest events with beer carts and hospitality tents need more capacity near the 19th hole than the fairways, since that is where people linger. For a clubhouse deck or awards dinner, a deluxe flushable porta potty reads better next to a tented reception than a standard unit does. If your host committee is unsure where to start, how many porta potties do i need walks through the math hole by hole. Tournaments expecting 300 or more spectators, like a member-guest final or a charity pro-am, should plan closer to the event-day pricing tier than a routine weekly rental, since turnover and service visits run heavier.
What Do Golf Tournament Restrooms Cost in Salt Lake City?
Cost depends on unit type, how many holes you're covering, and whether the event runs one day or a full weekend. Most single-day charity scrambles in Salt Lake City rent standard units on the event-day tier, while member-guest weekends often need Friday-through-Sunday coverage. A clubhouse reception calls for something nicer than a fairway unit, and an ADA unit is required if the round is open to public entry rather than a private member field.
| unit | duration | typical price |
|---|---|---|
| standard | day | $150 |
| standard | event | $400 |
| standard | weekend | $250 |
| ada | day | $230 |
| deluxe | day | $300 |
| delivery_fee | day | $150 |
Delivery adds a flat fee on top of the unit rate, and that fee covers placement across multiple holes rather than a single stop. Full pricing detail, including how event-day rates compare to a standard porta potty rental per day, lives on our porta potty rental cost page. Clubs running a season-long member schedule sometimes find a monthly porta potty rental cheaper than booking each event separately.
Do We Need an ADA-Accessible Restroom on the Course?
Yes, if the tournament is open to the public or has any paid spectator gallery. ADA Standards section 213.2 requires that where portable units are clustered, at least 5 percent, and never fewer than one, must be an accessible unit. On a course, that means the clubhouse cluster and at least one fairway cluster each need an ADA accessible porta potty, not just the parking lot. Accessible units need a 60 inch turning circle inside per ADA Standards section 304.3.1, and the approach path has to stay at least 36 inches wide per ADA Standards section 403.5.1, which rules out placing them on a cart path shoulder without a level pad. Ramp slope, where a unit sits above grade, cannot exceed 1:12 under ADA Standards section 405.2. These aren't suggestions for a public-facing tournament, they're the standard your insurance carrier and your city liaison will expect to see followed. Full detail on placement lives at ada restroom requirements and porta potty placement guide. If your host club also runs corporate outings or weddings on the grounds, the same accessible-cluster logic applies; see wedding restroom rental and event restroom rental for those layouts. Tournaments near Bountiful or Murray clubs, roughly 9.9 and 11.6 miles from Salt Lake City, follow the identical spacing rule regardless of course terrain.
How far in advance should we book restrooms for a golf tournament?
Two to three weeks is safe for a standard field size; charity scrambles with sponsor tents should book a month out. Course access for delivery trucks, cart path clearance and hole-by-hole placement takes more planning than a single-site event. Call earlier if you need temporary fence rental or crowd control barrier rental too.
Can restrooms be placed directly on the course or only in the parking area?
Units go on cart paths and turf pads near tee boxes and greens, not just the lot. Ground has to be level and stable under ADA Standards section 302.1 if the unit is an accessible one. Course superintendents usually flag preferred pad locations during the site walk.
Do golf tournaments need handwashing stations separate from the restrooms?
Yes, especially near concession tents and any hole with food service. A handwashing station rental or portable sink rental covers concourse areas where restrooms sit too far to walk between shots.
What happens if a unit runs out of capacity mid-tournament?
Call for a same-day swap; most tournament-day issues are servicing, not placement. Our emergency porta potty rental line handles mid-round pumping or unit replacement without holding up play.
Should we rent a restroom trailer instead of standard units for a member-guest weekend?
For multi-day member-guest events with hospitality tents, a restroom trailer rental often reads better than a cluster of standard units. A 2 stall restroom trailer suits a clubhouse patio; larger fields lean toward a 4 stall restroom trailer.
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