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Sam Morrow

Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #25 on: April 22, 2013, 10:16:06 PM »
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Joe Bausch

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2013, 01:09:00 AM »
Quote from: Mike_Trenham on April 22, 2013, 10:03:30 PM
Closer to 20 minutes.

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Kevin_Reilly

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2013, 01:54:37 AM »
Quote from: Mark Chaplin on April 22, 2013, 07:44:38 PM
I can understand making volunteers pay for their kit but then refund them per shift, surely after four shifts the kit should be free.

In past Opens, and I assume this one as well, for the volunteer "fee" you also get a week-long pass to the event.  So a decent deal, IMHO.
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Jon Wiggett

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2013, 03:33:37 AM »
Quote from: Kevin_Reilly on April 23, 2013, 01:54:37 AM
Quote from: Mark Chaplin on April 22, 2013, 07:44:38 PM
I can understand making volunteers pay for their kit but then refund them per shift, surely after four shifts the kit should be free.

In past Opens, and I assume this one as well, for the volunteer "fee" you also get a week-long pass to the event.  So a decent deal, IMHO.

Not really. Scottish Open you get clothing, free parking work 4 hour shift and have full 5 day pass. That is what it should be. The USGA could comfortably afford to be a little more generous but seem to just lack class :o

Jon
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mike_malone

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2013, 11:40:19 AM »
Hole #7 Marshall on Monday Friday afternoon and Sunday morning----the end of the earth!
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David Amarnek

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #30 on: April 24, 2013, 12:02:47 PM »
I'm volunteering at the practice area on the West course.  Should be awesome to see the pros practice up close and personal.
I live out-of-state and just got the kit.  Nice jacket and hat; shirts are ok. 
Any GCA get-together announced that I may have missed???
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Joe Bausch

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #31 on: April 24, 2013, 12:22:32 PM »
Does anyone know if you have a single day ticket will it allow leaving and re-entering on that day?

Edit:  to answer my own post, yes, you can re-enter (I believe a max of 4 'visits' per day).
« Last Edit: April 24, 2013, 04:13:22 PM by Joe Bausch »
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Mike Hendren

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2013, 12:40:59 PM »
Would GCA members working the event please wear their ball caps backwards so we can easily identify them?

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Ed Brzezowski

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #33 on: April 24, 2013, 09:44:54 PM »
How do you wear a bucket hat backwards?? 8)
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Mike_Trenham

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2013, 10:08:51 PM »
For this crowd top 100 logo at the back.
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Ed Brzezowski

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #35 on: April 25, 2013, 10:52:59 AM »
Mike,
I was thinking inside out, but I like your idea. Maybe have Pine Oak Winged National stitched on too?
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Matthew Petersen

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Re: I volunteered to work at the US Open.........
« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2013, 11:44:16 AM »
My Dad has volunteered at multiple USGA-run events, as well as several run by the PGA. He much prefers the way the USGA runs their events.

One of the huge issues with volunteer work force is of course that people may not show up. The fee is at least partly to help weed out those who wouldn't take the job seriously. As someone earlier mentioned, one way to deal with that would be to refund the fee assuming all shifts were worked. On the other hand, from what I have been told, the food, clothes, and etc provided are well worth the expense.
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