2015 US Women's open

[Ed Brzezowski]

Any of you philly guys get the application to volunteer?? Some of the committee head names look familiar

Ed

[Joe Bausch]

Yep, I've volunteered Ed.

You?

[Powell Arms]

Signed up

[Joe Bausch]

If you didn't watch the WWGA thread, you might not have seen my 'new' Lancaster photo album:

http://xchem.villanova.edu/~bausch/images/albums/Lancaster/

[Ed Brzezowski]

Yes Joe I did, hoping for a gig in walking scorer. Isn't Rory C on this DG.

Really hoping a player doesn't call me the stupidest person on the planet, Again.

Ed

[Rory Connaughton]

Ed

Hope to see your name on the list of volunteers along with some of our other GCA friends.

[Ed Brzezowski]

Hello Rory, check going out today. trying to be a walking scorer, did I see your name on that committee?

ed

[Joe Bausch]

Really hoping a player doesn't call me the stupidest person on the planet, Again.

You get that enough at home!

[Joe Bausch]

More on The King as honorary chairman of the 2015 US Women's Open, with GCA's Rory Connaughton getting some ink:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/arnold-palmer-makes-swing-through-lancaster-to-promote-us-open/article_b245b288-0488-11e4-bc3f-001a4bcf6878.html

[Rory Connaughton]

Thanks for linking the article Joe.  The chance to spend some time with Arnold Palmer before and after the kickoff event was a very special treat.  If there is a more gracious man I have yet to meet him!

[Joe Bausch]

Thanks for linking the article Joe.  The chance to spend some time with Arnold Palmer before and after the kickoff event was a very special treat.  If there is a more gracious man I have yet to meet him!

You'll be shooting in the 70's for the rest of summer!

[Mike_Trenham]

Love the logo.  Tell us about it's creation.

[Rory Connaughton]

Fat chance Joe!

Mike,

   I was assigned to work with Lee Wybranski of Group W Artworks (I'm sure many on the site know Lee).  We wanted to create a logo that celebrated Lancaster County.  This event is unique in that approximately 80% of all vendors are local including Tait Towers, Clair Brothers and Atomic Design.  Those three companies collaborate to stage virtually every major rock tour in North America.  We wanted to capture something that was easily identifiable with Lancaster's heritage but which did not objectify our plain community.  We thought the modified hex would resonate locally and be readily identifiable out of the area.  The roses in the logo reflect Lancaster's ubiquitous red rose symbol. 

  We hosted a kickoff event on Saturday with Arnold Palmer and raised the USGA flag this morning.  Tickets also went on sale today.  It is incredible how enthusiastic this community is.  I think the USGA has been very pleasantly surprised by the resources available in this community and engagement is very high.  We are 65% of the way there with volunteer registration for example.

[Jerry Kluger]

A work of caution: Make sure you know your committee assignment before you commit or at least understand exactly what your responsibilities will be.  I volunteered at 2 US Opens and I was part of a group from a golf club that marshaled a particular hole which was really good.  On the other hand, some friends have been assigned to work in the merchandise tent and others were involved in transportation or taking tickets or even working the parking lots.   Best thing is a course assignment where you can see some golf from inside the ropes.  Walking scorers are real good or recording Shotlink, etc. Standard bearers are usually juniors. 

[Dan Herrmann]

Let's see if this works: