3M Championship Volunteer Committee Descriptions     

Admissions and Information:

Check tickets at Admissions Gates and Staff Information booths

Caddies:

Hospitality for pro-caddies including registration and distribution of caddie bibs and towels

Carts:

Inventory, maintenance and distribution of carts to tournament staff and officials

Communications:

Facilitating on-course communications for the tournament committees, staff and officials

Tournament Operations:

Assisting with on-course operations and maintenance **

Corporate Hospitality:

Hospitality and concierge services for corporate sponsors in tents and skyboxes

Driving Range:

Servicing players’ driving range and practice green *

Magazines & Pairings:

Distributing daily Spectator Guides and Programs *

Marshals:

Responsible for gallery control on each hole and major traffic areas on-course

Media:

Assist with hospitality for all local and national press in the media tent*

Parking:

Helping transport elderly and physically challenged on-course*

Player Hospitality:

Hospitality services for players and their families during tournament week*

Pro-Am:

Hospitality and package distribution for amateurs competing in Pro-Ams

Scoring:

Assist in several areas of the scoring system-carrying signs with names of players, walking scorers and manual leader boards:

Walking Scorers:

Scorers walk with each group for the 18 holes and record the player's shot location, lie, stance and club via ShotLink, (a real-time, shot-by-shot digital system using a Palm Pilot). Familiarity with golf scoring is mandatory as is attendance at the training session.

Standard Bearers:

Volunteers accompany each group of players with a sign to identify golfers and their scores, which are updated after each hole. The standard weighs approximately five pounds.

Junior Standard Bearers:

Junior Standard Bearers are needed for the Pro-Ams only on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. There is no fee for this committee. Each Junior Standard Bearer will receive a t-shirt, golf cap and name badge good for admission all week. You must be between the ages of 14-16 and be able to carry a five-pound standard for 18 holes.

Manual Leaderboards/Scoring Control:

Leaderboard volunteers receive and post players' scores on the leaderboards at locations around the course on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each board displays hole-by-hole scores relative to par for the 10 leaders. Scoring Control volunteers, stationed in a trailer, receive the players' scores from Walking Scorers by radio as each hole is completed. They then radio the scores to the leaderboards.

Signage:

Responsible for setup and take down of all on-site signs

Television:

Spotters for The Golf Channel and setup of on-site television sets**

Tournament Office:

Helping in tournament office ¬prior to event (mailings, tickets, uniform packaging)

Transportation:

Airport pickup and drop off of players and Tour officials, also provide transportation services during event week for players and officials as needed

Volunteer Headquarters/Uniforms:

Assist in volunteer headquarters during week of event as well as sale of tournament merchandise in the volunteer headquarters

Water:

On-Course Distribution of water/beverages, fruit, candy bars, and candy to corporate tents/skyboxes and tee boxes**


* Limited availability
**Physical work/heavy lifting required