| Gallery Marshal | Standard Bearer | Walking Scorer | Shotlink Laser Operator | Pro-Am Caddie | Volunteer Food | Clothing | Carts | Dare’s Doodles | Sponsor Services | Course Management | Concessions | Practice Range | Special Needs
Gallery Marshal Marshals are stationed throughout the course to enforce crowd control and proper golf etiquette among spectators. Marshals allow for safe and easy access from hole to hole, and signal the gallery for quiet as players address their balls. Golf knowledge and etiquette are beneficial.*Registration Tip: Most holes are sponsored by a group. If you are not part of a group and you want to serve as a Gallery Marshal, please select a Gallery Marshal hole that reads “OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS.” PGA TOUR Marshal Guidelines | PGA TOUR Marshal Training Video on YouTube |
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Standard Bearer
Standard bearers walk the entire 18 holes with a walking scorer carrying a 5 lb. standard sign with player group. Responsible for posting each player’s score in relation to par as a way to keep the gallery informed. Volunteers must be capable of walking 18 holes with the standard sign. Knowledge of golf, scoring and etiquette is beneficial.
PGA TOUR Standard Bearers Guidelines
Walking Scorer
*Note: You will need a code to register on the Walking Scorer committee. This is due to the fact of the group’s high retention rate from year to year. If you are interested in more information, or want to be placed on an alternate list, please e-mail walkingscorers@wyndhamchampionship.com.
There is a mandatory instructional session the weekend before Tournament. On-site support will be provided by PGA TOUR staff.
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Shotlink Laser Operator
The ShotLink System is a revolutionary platform for collecting and disseminating scoring and statistical data on every shot by every player in real-time. The vision of the system is to “Turn data into information, information into knowledge, and knowledge into entertainment. Laser Operators are stationed along the fairway or on raised platforms near the green with a trigger-controlled laser to measure the distance of each shot or putt. Responsible for relaying hole information to the ShotLink scoring trailer. Training is required, and is provided by PGA TOUR staff. Volunteer must have general knowledge of golf.
*Registration Tip: Most holes are sponsored by a group. If you are not part of a group and you want to serve as a ShotLink Laser Operator, select a ShotLink hole that reads “OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS.”
Pro-Am Caddie
A Pro-Am Caddie must be able to walk 18 holes carrying a golf bag (weighing approximately 60 lbs.) for an amateur participant (not to be confused with caddying for a professional golfer) during the Pro-Am. Caddies should be able to help spot balls and assist the amateur participants. One should have the proper golf knowledge and display appropriate golf etiquette.
If you serve as a Pro-Am Caddie on Monday or Wednesday (or both days), you will receive: Pro-Am Caddie Credentials, 6 Good-Any-Day tickets to the Tournament ($210 value) and access into the Volunteer Pavilion for food and beverages on the day that you caddie.
If you are interested in being a Pro-Am Caddie for the Wyndham Championship, please send an e-mail to caddies@wyndhamchampionship.com with your name and day preference (Monday, Wednesday or both). Also, please tell us if you ever have served as a Pro-Am Caddie in the past. Positions will be decided based on the order that applications are received– so register today! Registrants will be contacted prior to the tournament with details about where you are on the list and how likely it is that you will be able to Caddie during a Pro-Am.
Volunteer Food
As a Volunteer Food Committee member, you will assist in providing food in the Volunteer Pavilion as well as on the course each day of the tournament. This committee needs Volunteers who can be in the Volunteer Pavilion or out on course for full days. Major duties include: keeping food table in order and supplied with food, delivering food to Volunteers out on the golf course, preparing box lunches for Volunteers, distributing drink supplies and cleaning up.
Clothing
The Volunteer Clothing area is focused on supplying all Wyndham Championship Volunteers with their uniform package–this includes shirts, hats, credentials & tickets, string bags and any other items that are provided by our sponsor. The majority of this area’s work is done before the tournament. Major duties include clothing package assembly, clothing distribution (takes place during training sessions for the various Volunteer groups, as well as several makeup dates) and coordination of clothing packages to be mailed out. Also, there is a need for Volunteers during the week of the tournament from Monday through Friday. For this committee, it is essential that you are Volunteer-friendly and accommodating. Also, you must have a good work ethic.
Carts
The Volunteer Cart Committee is responsible for the fleet of Volunteer golf carts. Cart Volunteers assign carts and drive Volunteers to assigned locations around course. Most importantly, Volunteers working here should be aware of cart etiquette.
Dare’s Doodles
Volunteers that cannot work outside and need to be assigned to the Volunteer tent can find the perfect fit as a member of Dare’s Doodles team. The team’s jobs range from checking Volunteers in their assigned areas, answering phones to greeting Volunteers as they enter the Volunteer Pavilion. Volunteers must be flexible to work this area.
Sponsor Services
Volunteers are needed for this area, which services the hospitality skyboxes and luxury suites in several areas of the golf course. You will work with the catering staff, bartenders, cleaning/trash crews and others to ensure each area is properly stocked and cleaned. Duties include greeting corporate sponsors, stocking of ice/cups/napkins/drinks, basic cleanup of the areas, and coordination with the sponsor contacts to meet their needs.
Course Management
This area is primarily responsible with the general setup and maintenance of the tournament. It includes coordination with vendors to set up scoreboards, televisions, golf carts, hospitality structures, signs, fencing and various other items. Manual labor is a primary function of this position, and can include lifting of heavy boxes, shoveling mulch, installing televisions, driving stakes in the ground, and more.
Concessions
This area is focused on hydration of the players on the golf course, not the concession stands for the general public. Volunteers in this area will be required to assist with stocking and replenishing ice and bottled water to each of the 18 holes and practice areas on the golf course. The position will require obvious lifting of ice and cases of water and will require driving a golf cart throughout the golf course for delivery.
Special Needs
*Note: You will need a code to register on the Special Needs committee. This is due to the fact of the group’s high retention rate from year to year. If you are interested in more information, or would like to be placed on an alternate list, please e-mail Committee Chairs Fred and Linda Newman at fnewman@triad.rr.com.
This position will assist handicapped spectators and those in need of extra attention. Volunteers will greet those spectators as they exit the handicap shuttle and provide information and maps as to viewing areas throughout the golf course that are set up just for handicapped individuals. Shuttles to different areas of the course may be available as well so volunteers would be asked to drive these individuals to certain points on the golf course and assist them onto/off the viewing areas.
