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Running Horse Golf Championship Veteran and non-veteran can apply as Marshals. Veteran groups can apply to cover a hole as a group. Link to application is at bottom of this page. Running Horse Championship Marshal Committee Goals: Role of the Marshals Members of the 2007 Running Horse Championship Marshal Committee will be responsible for marshaling the golf course Monday, October 22 through Sunday, October 28,2007. The committee will also be responsible for marshaling on Monday, October 29, should the Running Horse Championship be postponed due to inclement weather. THE BASIC FUNCTION OF ALL MARSHALS IS TO PROVIDE A FAIR AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMPETITION. DIRECTING THE GALLERY is among the marshals' routine responsibilities. It will be the marshals' duty to politely instruct spectators to stand still or be quiet when the contestants are playing. MAINTAINING THE PACE OF PLAY is partly a function of the Marshals Committee. Knowing exactly where each ball lands and eliminating "hunt" time will help to keep the pace of playas scheduled. While on-duty, the marshals will be responsible for operating SPECTATOR CROSSOVER ZONES. "Crossovers" are paths that cross over golf holes. These paths will allow spectators to get from one side of a hole to the other more quickly than if they had to walk all the way around. Obviously, the crossovers are open when play is not going through and closed when play is going through. Operating the crossovers (timing the opening and closing of each one without delaying play) will be another task for our marshals. The marshals will also be responsible for operating the ENTRANCE and EXIT GATES. It is imperative that a clear walkway is created for the contestants, caddies and others walking from one green to the next tee. By extending ropes and clearing a path through the gallery, the marshals will allow contestants, caddies, etc. to move without interference or too much distraction. Another task that our marshals will be responsible for is WATCHING FOR BALLS THAT LAND OUTSIDE THE ROPES. When a shot is pulled or pushed into the gallery, the marshals will be responsible for alerting the gallery. For instance, they may yell, "Fore on the right/left!" in order to warn unsuspecting gallery. Once a ball has landed outside of the ropes and it is found, one marshal will stand by the ball and another will clear a path to the green. All of this will need to be done quickly, before the player reaches the ball, so that the pace of play is not hindered and the player is not completely distracted. KEEPING THE ROPES TAUT is another committee responsibility. The ropes, which line the golf course, will grow slack due to the gallery leaning on them. And sometimes, stakes need to be taken out of the ground so that a contestant can hit his ball back into play. Reinstalling the stakes and making sure the ropes are stretched tight will be up to the marshals. In the event of SUSPENDED PLAY, the marshals will be responsible for clearing event patrons from the bleachers and then quickly seeking shelter. KEEPING THE SITE CLEAN is another task we ask of our marshals. Although we'll have a contracted waste company pick-up garbage from the site, we'll look to the marshals to help with keeping trash from inside the ropes. CALLING FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE will be something that we'll look to the marshals to do. Our patrons are told in written communications that they should contact the nearest volunteer if they need medical assistance. As our Marshal Committee makes up nearly half of our volunteer team, they will need to be ready to assist when called upon. During our training meetings, the marshals will be instructed to: 1.
Find the nearest person with a radio and contact the Medical Committee by turning
to the Medical Committee channel and saying, "First Aid, come in please." All Running Horse Championship Marshals will be asked to attend two (2)training meetings. The first will take place in late summer 2007 and will be a "classroom style" training session. Three (3) different meeting times will be hosted in order to train all 700 or so marshals. All three (3) meetings will teach the same lesson - it will be a general over view of "How to be an Effective Championship Marshal" A second training session will take place at Running Horse Golf and Country Club. The marshals responsible for each golf hole will be assigned to a meeting time the week prior to the Championship. These meetings will focus on the concerns relative to each hole. Role of the Marshal Hole Captains During Running Horse Championship Week, at least one (1) Hole Captain must be on each hole with their marshals at all times. In the past, some of the hole captains have divided the day in two - one worked every morning on the hole, while one worked on the hole every afternoon. Other Marshal Hole Captains divided the week. One worked all day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the other worked all day Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while both worked on Sunday. The manner in which you divide the week is up to you to decide. Just make sure you are very aware of when YOU need to be at your hole. The Marshal Hole Captains working in the morning will be asked to stop at the Marshal Committee Check-In Area before they report to their hole. At the Marshal Check-In Area, the morning hole captain will check-in and pickup armbands for the marshals on his/her hole. The Hole Captain will also pick up a radio and a hammer. Once checked-in, the Hole Captain will report to his/her hole, where he/she will meet the marshals assigned to that hole. The hole captain will distribute an armband to each marshal. This will be worn around each working marshal's arm so the PGA TOUR officials and the contestants know they are on duty and approved to be inside of the ropes. The hammer, picked-up by the Hole Captain upon check-in, will be used to replace stakes that have been removed so a player can hit his ball back into play. The radio will be used to communicate problems and other information to the marshal Committee Chairmen and to the Area Captains. For instance, if only a small portion of the marshals assigned to work a shift on a hole show up, the Hole Captain will radio to the Area Captain assigned to that hole for assistance. The area captain may know of an area with marshals to spare and will be able to transfer them to the hole in need. Many times, the radio will also be used to call for Security or for the First Aid Committee. The morning Hole Captain will give the radio and the hammer to the afternoon Hole Captain when he/she comes to work. The marshals working the first shift will give their armbands to the marshals working the next shift when they report for duty. At the end of the day, the Marshal hole Captain working that afternoon will collect the armbands, the radio and the hammer and will return them to the Marshal Committee Check-In Area for pick-up the next morning. All marshal volunteers will be instructed to go directly to their assigned hole - they will not report to the Marshal Committee Check-In Area like the Hole Captains. The PGA TOUR, along with the Marshal Committee Co-Chairs, will designate specific positions for the working marshals. At the beginning of each shift, the Hole Captains should assign their marshals to the different positions. AS A HOLE CAPTAIN, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ROTATE YOUR MARSHALS TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON YOUR HOLE THROUGHOUT THEIR SHIFTS. Implementing a rotation will keep the marshals interested and alert. If a marshal refuses to move from his/her position, please contact an Area Captain for assistance in communicating the importance of the rotation. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE #1 COMPLAINT OF MARSHALS AT PAST EVENTS WAS THAT THEIR HOLE CAPTAIN DID NOT ROTATE THEM OFTEN ENOUGH. PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF OUR MARSHALS BY GIVING EVERYONE A CHANCE TO BE IN THE "BEST" POSITIONS. Participation & Benefits Attention
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