This Committee is currently recruiting.

Volunteers are a part of the Scoring Committee and manually run the monster scoreboard near the driving range and thru-boards on each hole. Others may be asked to support all the manual board operations at our radio command center.

Volunteers are needed Thursday through Sunday of tournament week and are asked to work two full days instead of four half day shifts. At least one scheduled day must be on the weekend, Saturday and/or Sunday.

Featured Story: Rick Parker
2006

Before he retired, Rick Parker completed his 35 years with Wachovia as a Senior Vice President and Director of Wachovia Dealer Services.

However, for Rick, like so many others, retiring in one career simply means its time to embark on another. Parker is now a Compliance Director at a well-known automotive group in Charlotte, North Carolina and, in the little spare time he has, volunteers with the Scoreboards/Scoring Asst. committee of the Wachovia Championship.

"I like this committee. You get to be close to the players," he says. Parker also likes that this committee is one that allows its volunteers to see excellent golf-it's a part of their job.

These Ambassadors run the thru-boards on each hole, the introduction boards at holes one and ten, and the Monster Scoreboard located near the driving range. "The guys who operate that board are gifted."

As to the difficulty of being on this committee, he comments, "It's not hard, but can be mentally taxing. You have to be sure you don't misspell names or put down the wrong score." This has to be done almost instantly, and before the next crowd arrives at the hole.

For everything to run smoothly, Thru-Board Leader Parker likes to have about 50 to 55 people as Scoreboards/Scoring Asst. Ambassadors throughout the week. Coordinating this many people, spread between the radio command centers and the course holes, is no easy task. During Championship week, Parker starts each day around 7:00am, and ends his day when daily tournament events conclude.

"I'm constantly walking and some days I walk the entire course 10 to 15 times." One advantage to that is he experiences all of the aesthetic qualities of the Quail Hollow Golf Course. "Hole 17-it's about the prettiest hole you will ever see."

Any other advantages? "It's an absolutely delightful group to be in. And it's a lot of fun to do it."