On Monday, my mentorship took a hard left turn from the norm. On that day, I went to Loudon, Tennessee (a two-hour drive) to help with a intercollegiate golf tournament. Lincoln Memorial was hosting the event at the Tennessee National.
The event consist of over six teams and 22 groups. Eleven of the groups completed the front-9 while the other 11 completed the back-9. The groups then completed the opposite ends of the course to close out the day. This was the first round of the two round event.
My job for the day was to shuttle golfers from the 18-hole to the 1-hole after they completed the back-9. I also collected scores from the back-9 and entered them into a mobile site for live scoring. This was my routine for the entirety of Monday's event.
The main thing I learned from the event was how to run a golf tournament. Dividing the groups into different legs makes it easier to manage the flow of the tournament. Having shuttle transports makes the rounds and tournament move much faster rather than golfers walking long distances. Associate Athletic Director Mike Smith also ran a shuttle from the 9-hole to the 10-hole.
Providing box lunches allows golfers to eat on the go and keep the tournament moving. From what I can tell, keeping the tournament in motion is the key to success with these tournaments. While the actual golfing took approximately six hours to complete, it could have been much longer without shuttles and to-go lunches.
The event consist of over six teams and 22 groups. Eleven of the groups completed the front-9 while the other 11 completed the back-9. The groups then completed the opposite ends of the course to close out the day. This was the first round of the two round event.
My job for the day was to shuttle golfers from the 18-hole to the 1-hole after they completed the back-9. I also collected scores from the back-9 and entered them into a mobile site for live scoring. This was my routine for the entirety of Monday's event.
The main thing I learned from the event was how to run a golf tournament. Dividing the groups into different legs makes it easier to manage the flow of the tournament. Having shuttle transports makes the rounds and tournament move much faster rather than golfers walking long distances. Associate Athletic Director Mike Smith also ran a shuttle from the 9-hole to the 10-hole.
Providing box lunches allows golfers to eat on the go and keep the tournament moving. From what I can tell, keeping the tournament in motion is the key to success with these tournaments. While the actual golfing took approximately six hours to complete, it could have been much longer without shuttles and to-go lunches.