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Never
Using the radio
If you don't ever get on the radio to talk about a question with a
ruling or what is happening on the course the rest of the
committee will be in the dark! Please, please, please
use the radio--it's a volunteers best friend!
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Sleeping in a cart while on duty.
No explanation needed.
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Going
into a player's bag to check out his or her clubs.
It's hard being around top-of-the line equipment and not
sneaking a peek, but don't just help yourself to a player's
equipment. If you are interested about a particular
club or set of clubs, ask the player about the club AFTER
the player is done with his or her round. Don't
interrupt them while they are playing!
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Commenting on a score
When you are a scoring official you'll occasionally come across a
player who had a particularly bad score for a hole (I've
seen a few 9's, 10's and 12's). Please do not
comment on this score! Chances are the player is
already beating him or herself up about the hole, they don't
need a reminder from an official just how bad it was!
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Eating
while scoring.
I know sometimes we are short-handed at events and there isn't much
time to eat, but if you are hungry, just radio the
Tournament Chairman and ask if you can squeeze in some time
for lunch. Please don't bring your lunch to the
scoring table. The scoring table is where some of the
most important business of the event is done--it's treated
with professionalism and respect.
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Talking loudly
We're all guilty of this one! We're not saying you can't
talk, just make sure you are aware of your surroundings
before you bust out a big laugh or get into an animated
conversation. We're there to have fun, but we need to
make sure we're QUIETLY doing our job first!
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Not
having your cell phone on vibrate or a low setting
It's easy to forget this one, but please try to remember to put
your phone ringer on a low volume setting or preferably on
vibrate. There is nothing more annoying to a player
than to have your swing interrupted by a volunteer's phone!
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Telling a group to "pick it up"
You should never, ever, ever tell a group to "pick it up." First,
it goes against our pace-of-play policy, and secondly, you
have no idea what happened on the previous hole. Maybe
the
group is behind due to a 10-minute ruling on the last hole, who knows?
If a player asks where they stand you can inform them where
they are in relation to the group ahead or how far they are
behind in relation to the checkpoint pace-of-play matrix.
But please do not tell them to "pick it up"!
