Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer for the Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees (formerly the Celebrity Classic hosted by Stan Humphries). Volunteers are an essential part of ensuring a smooth and effective golf tournament. We greatly appreciate and value all of your enthusiasm and effort. The Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees offers a wide variety of rewarding opportunities for volunteers. Each volunteer will receive an official tournament golf shirt, four (4) tournament tickets and a parking pass. Volunteers will also receive breakfast and/or lunch at the event as well as an invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party immediately following the check presentation on Sunday. Also, for every two days (12 hours minimum) of volunteer work, volunteers will receive a FREE round of golf (cart not included) at Morgan Run Resort and Club.*

Please note as in years past, each volunteer is asked to pay a volunteer fee to help offset the cost of the volunteer shirts. This year the fee will be $32 and will need to be sent to our office at the time of registration. Please make checks out to the Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees of San Diego and mail them to:

Integrated Sports Marketing
9606 Aero Dr., Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92123

In order to guarantee your shirt size, we will need to receive your registration and payment by April 1, 2010.

A volunteer orientation session will be held in early May. The session(s) will consist of the distribution of volunteer uniforms/badges and other pertinent information including schedules and assignments.
Volunteer schedules vary depending on which service is assigned. Please refer to each individual volunteer opportunities for specific schedules required.

*Certain restrictions apply

Volunteer Opportunities

The Cox Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees offers many rewarding opportunities for volunteers.

We have listed below a menu of volunteer opportunities that exist for this exciting event. Please keep in mind that each volunteer will be asked to choose their 1st, 2nd and 3rd committee choices. We will make every attempt to assign every volunteer to their 1st choice, but as committees get filled we might have to ask volunteers to move to their 2nd or 3rd choice. When making your selections, please note that not all committees will be needed every day of the tournament (complete listing follows). Once again, thank you for participating!!

TOURNAMENT SERVICES
Tournament Office Support Volunteers (Monday, May 10 – Sunday, May 23)

• General office duties as needed
• Answer telephones
• Assemble tournament packages
• Maintain the office
• Customer service

Front Gate/Will Call Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Distribute prepaid credentials left in Will Call for tournament guests and spectators
• Check admission credentials and sell tickets and programs to the general public during the Tournament

Volunteer Headquarters Volunteers (Thursday, May 20 – Sunday, May 23)

• Oversee volunteer headquarters and volunteer check-in during Tournament week
• Assist with distributing volunteer meal tickets and maintaining the area

Celebrity/Amateur Registration Volunteers (Wednesday, May 19 – Saturday, May 22)

• Register all celebrity and amateur participants

ON-COURSE SERVICES
On-Course Promotions Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Assist with Celebrity/Amateur on-course contests on Thursday and Friday
• Assist with general public promotions on Saturday and Sunday
• Assist with equipment, line control and money collection

Practice Range Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Assist with monitoring practice range access and distributing practice balls to players

SCORING SERVICES
Scorer Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Accompany each group of Celebrity/Amateur Players during all Tournament rounds
• Record a hole-by-hole score for each player
• Verify and record each player’s score on the Official Score Card

Standard Bearer Volunteers (Sunday, May 23)

• Walk with a group and carry standard signs with players’ names and current scores
• Work with the Walking Scorer to insure an accurate score is displayed on the Standard sign

Leader Board Volunteers (Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23)

• Establish and maintain statistics of Leaders throughout the Tournament rounds
• Update the leader-board

Scoring Central Volunteers (Sunday, May 23)

• Track tournament scores and update leader board
• Receive scores from the scorers, compare and confirm each group’s scores and track them
• Receive scorecards from players after each round and verify them before they become official
• NOTE: Familiarity with golf scoring is essential

PLAYER SERVICES
Marshals Volunteers (Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23)

• Responsible for crowd and noise control
• Ensure that the players are not disturbed during play
• Encourage golf etiquette among the spectators on the course
• Assist with the pace of play by helping players find lost balls
• NOTE: Marshals will not offer assistance with rule clarification; any rule disputes or explanations will be done by a Rules Official as needed

Caddy Headquarters Volunteers (Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23)

• Supervise the caddie registration area
• Assist with distributing and collecting towels, caddie bibs, etc.

Player Caddy Volunteers (Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23)

• Keep clubs clean, tend flagstick and generally respond to player requests
• Advising on club or shot selection will not be expected
• NOTE: Caddie volunteers must be well versed in golf etiquette

TRANSPORTATION
Parking/Shuttle Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Provide transportation for spectators and volunteers to/from their respective lots
• Coordinate and manage the spectator and volunteer parking areas
• NOTE: Transportation volunteers will receive two hours of volunteer service for each hour served

HOSPITALITY
VIP Hospitality Tent Volunteers (Friday, May 21 – Sunday, May 23)

• Assist in the VIP hospitality tent
• Check spectators for proper credentials
• Assist with meet and greet
• Oversee general flow and provide Tournament info to corporate guests
• Assist event caterers in maintaining food and beverage hospitality stations

Evening Parties Volunteers (Thursday, May 20 – Saturday, May 22)

• Assist in set-up, registration, meet and greet and other functions associated with the Draw Party & Auction, Celebrity Dinner Gala and other evening events

VOLUNTEER FAQ