This Committee is currently full.

Marshals are the largest group of volunteers and one of the most important. This committee works on the course and in high traffic areas to assist PGA TOUR players.

Marshal responsibilities include:

• Maintain walkways between Clubhouse and Putting Green
• Provide gallery control
• Assist patrons with information

Marshals must work a minimum of 2 full days (instead of 4 half-day shifts). Marshals must have one of their 2 full days be a tournament day (Thursday through Sunday). Marshal shifts can be up to 10 to 12 hours long. Marshals are needed Monday through Sunday.

Featured Story: Charlie Lucas
2003

Marshals are volunteers who work on the course spotting balls on the fairway, watching for errant shots, and providing gallery control to keep play proceeding smoothly. Being that close to the world's greatest golfers may seem glamorous, but most of the time, Marshals have their eyes on everything but the players.

Marshals Committee co-chair Charlie Lucas has helped prepare Wachovia Championship Marshals for the challenges they face during tournament week. Training sessions, Charlie explains, have included instructions on "everything from crowd control, to crowd etiquette, to bomb [threat] training." But, he adds, "The main focus is to ensure players are always safely [inside] the ropes, and crowds are kept in appropriate locations and quiet when players are focusing on their tasks."

In fact, keeping an eye on the crowd means Marshals actually see less of the game than anyone else. "Interestingly, if a Marshal is doing his or her job," Charlie says, "[they] will not see a single golf swing during the tournament. Marshals are not watching players, they're watching the crowd-their backs are to the players."

Thanks to Wachovia Championship Marshals, players-and spectators-can enjoy the tournament problem-free.