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COMMITTEES (Please note all committees do
not work the entire week) |
CADDIE
(Mon - Sun) |
This committee is
responsible for administering the caddie tent during tournament week. |
CLUBHOUSE
(Mon - Sun) |
Committee is
responsible for greeting everyone that enters the clubhouse and
assisting the professionals in the locker rooms and the dining room. |
CONSTRUCTION
(Before and after tournament) |
Everything that is
not a permanent fixture at Magnolia Grove must be erected by this
committee. This includes signage, scoreboards, Press Room, fences,
ropes, stakes and more. this committee requires intensive labor in the
heat. Volunteers must work mainly before and after the tournament. |
DRIVING RANGE/
CADDIE
(Mon - Sun) |
Manage and control
operation of driving range. Provide practice balls to players and place
name placard behind each player's station. Shifts start very early
in the morning. |
GREENS REPORTERS
(Thu - Sun) |
Responsible for
recording group scores at an assigned hole. Some golf knowledge is
helpful. |
LEADERBOARDS
(Thu - Sun) |
Leaderboards are the
primary method through which spectators and members of the media are
kept instantaneously informed as to who is leading the golf tournament.
It has current scores posted as golf rounds progress. |
MARSHALS
(Thu - Sun) |
It is impossible to
have a well-run and successful golf tournament without good gallery
control. In the eyes of the players, the reputation of the tournament
depends on a well behaved gallery. Marshals are
very important in keeping things quiet and orderly on the course while a
professional is hitting. Some golf knowledge is very helpful.* |
MEDIA
(Mon - Sun) |
Committee is
instrumental in the registering and logistical aspect of the local and
national media. It is the sole responsibility of this committee to
maintain relations between scoring central and the press room. Some
media/public relations experience is required. |
PRO-AM
(Pro-Am Days) |
Committee helps plan,
organize and run the Pro-Am events. This committee is also responsible
for registration of amateurs. Shifts begin very early
in the morning. |
REGISTRATION
(Mon - Wed) |
Committee is
responsible for assisting the players in registration and check-in
process. |
SCORING CENTRAL/
COMMUNICATIONS
(Thu - Sun) |
Committee is
instrumental in establishing communication between all committees at the
golf tournament. This committee is also essential in the scoring of the
tournament. Some radio & computer knowledge is helpful. |
SCORING TENT
(Thu - Sun) |
It is the
responsibility of this committee to see that all official scorecards are
properly handled. When players complete their rounds, the signing and
attesting of the scorecards is an extremely critical procedure. |
SHUTTLE
(Mon - Sun) |
Committee provides an
on-course shuttle service for volunteers needing transportation. This committee begins very early in the morning.
(Player and Volunteer Shuttles are combined into one committee) |
| SPECIAL EVENTS |
Committee will be
responsible for providing volunteers for the Junior Clinic on Tuesday,
the Volunteer Party on Friday, as well as assisting with other special
events during the week. |
SPONSOR
HOSPITALITY
(Thu - Sun) |
Committee is
responsible for ensuring that the tournament corporate sponsors’ needs
are being met. These volunteers work in “Hospitality Areas & Sky Boxes.” |
STARTER/ANNOUNCER
(Wed - Sun) |
Committee is
responsible for player introductions during tournament rounds from the
first or tenth tee and eighteenth green. This committee is also
responsible for professional and amateur introductions during Wednesday
Pro-Am. |
STANDARD BEARER
(Thu - Sun) |
Committee is
responsible for carrying the player identification signs and keeping
spectators informed as to how the players are performing. Volunteers
must be able to walk 18 holes of golf. Each round counts as one (1)
shift. |
TRANSPORTATION
(Pre-Sun - Mon-After) |
It is the
responsibility of this committee to provide transportation for
contestants, celebrities and officials before, during and after the
tournament. Tournament cars are provided. Volunteers should be very
knowledgeable of the Mobile area. |
TV SCORERS/
SPOTTERS
(Thu - Sun) |
Committee works with
the television production crew in monitoring the tournament leaders for
television broadcast. |
UNIFORMS
(Uniform Distribution Days) |
Committee will help
distribute volunteer uniforms. These volunteers will be needed prior to
tournament week. |
VOLUNTEER VILLAGE
(Mon - Sun) |
Committee is the
“administrative body” of the volunteers. They sign-in committees,
distribute meal vouchers, and insure that food is distributed properly
to the volunteers. |
WALKING SCORERS
(Thu - Sun) |
Committee is
responsible for keeping the players scorecards and keeping spectators
informed as to how the players are performing. Volunteers must be able
to walk 18 holes of golf. Each round counts as one (1) shift. |
WATER & ICE
(Mon - Sun) |
It is the
responsibility of this committee to make sure all on-course coolers are
filled with ice and water each morning and brought in after play. This
committee begins very early in the morning and requires some
heavy lifting. |