Event Personnel
The planning of a Special Olympics competition requires a core of committed and energetic volunteers. To assist in the coordination of a Special Olympics Golf Competition, the latter pages may be useful in creating a Competition Management Team. A Committee and Sub-Committee structure is recommended to coordinate and produce a high quality competition.
Tournament Committee
Under the Rules of Golf, the Tournament Committee serves as the main organizing body of the tournament. The committee makes all the final decisions on the parameters of the competition. The committee is given the authority to create policy as long as it is consistent with the Rules of Golf (Rule 33).
Committee Members and Their Jobs
Tournament Director: Serves as the Chair of the tournament and is responsible for organizing and supervising the Tournament Committee.
Competition Director: Responsible for organizing and supervising all aspects pertaining to the golf competition in a tournament, both during the planning process of the tournament and the day of.
Sub-Committee Roles for the Competition Team:
- Rules
- Scorers/Markers
- Registration
- Caddie
- Fore Caddies
- Secretariat
- Skills Coordinator
Volunteer Manager: Responsible for recruiting, organizing, and coordinating volunteers for the tournament.
Support Services Manager: Responsible for procuring all the equipment necessary for the tournament, as well as the setup and breakdown of the whole venue. Coordinate and supervise the support services volunteer staff.
Sub-Committees under Support Services:
Equipment: Assess and procure needs of each function of the tournament
Volunteers: Assess needs and supervise
- Set up and Break down
- On Course
- Registration areas
- Scoring areas
- Starters area
- Ceremonies
- Scoreboard
Media Relations Coordinator: Responsible for coordinating all aspects regarding media and public relations for the tournament. He/she is responsible for all publicity leading to the tournament and after the tournament, as well as for opening and closing ceremonies.
