I'm intrigued if any of these tournaments checked with the volunteers. I would think a number of people would respect their families enough to not put their lives at risk working for free at a golf tournament. I have lobbied for years that these volunteers organize and get paid. There will never be a better time than now.
Why take away the joy people get from volunteering, after all you are basically waiving any payment to give back to the event (set up as a charity) being able to donate the hundreds of thousands of dollars to worthy causes in the community?
As the famous line from Pearl Harbor applies, "there is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer."
Of course you could look at it as subsidizing the payout of the players as well, but the glass it half full for me as without the payout you don't get the players and in turn lose the sponsors who donate the millions..... which in turn leads to the charitable donation.