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Volunteers Rush to be Part of Dubai World Championship
14 July 2009
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Golf fans from around the world have been rushing to be part of the Dubai World Championship, with hundreds of volunteers offering their services for key roles at the highly anticipated climax to The Race to Dubai at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Since his appointment as Dubai World Championship Chief Marshall in April, Buddy Morin has assembled a small army of 400 volunteers who will be tasked with a range of marshalling roles, including crowd control management and assisting with player movement around the Greg Norman-designed Earth course. Morin has close to four decades of experience across major golf events. In addition to the marshalling force, a 130-strong scoring team from Dubai College has also been confirmed. The students have extensive experience in scoring management support after filling similar roles at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Buddy Morin, Dubai World Championship Chief Marshall, said:
“We are delighted with the response to the call for volunteers and it’s great that so many want to be a part of this special event. I’m confident that each and every one of our volunteer team will work to ensure that the event runs smoothly, handling everything from crowd-control to player movement.
“The whole golf world is talking about The Race to Dubai and we are all thrilled that volunteers will be playing such a key role when the world’s best players descend on Jumeirah Golf Estates in November for the Dubai World Championship.”
In the days following the tournament, volunteers will get the chance to follow in the footsteps of the players who have just competed in the Dubai World Championship during a ‘thank you’ golf tournament held on the Earth course.
