Charles Schwab Cup Championship Volunteer Caddies Needed

Do you have some extra time on your hand? Do you not just want to volunteer for one (or many) of the great volunteer committees for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2018 in Phoenix, AZ, but also caddie during the Pro-Am?   Here is your chance. Details are on the flyer below. Feel free to contact us or the tournament directly with questions.

PowerShares QQQ Championship Volunteer Bonus Golf

One of the perks of being a PowerShares QQQ Championship Volunteer is, that you may be drawn for some 'bonus golf' - a free round at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA.

We had the opportunity on Monday, March 5th 2018, and were able to play 18 holes at Sherwood CC with some of our fellow Committee Chairmen and other volunteers, that were drawn in a lottery. Overall - split up into 2 golf days - over 140 volunteers got to play the course, that is almost impossible to play, if you are not a member or a pro.  Thank you to the PGA TOUR Champions Tournament leadership for making this happen.

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Happy New Year to our 2017 Golf Volunteers

Happy New Year 2018

Dear Golf Volunteers:
A very Happy New Year 2018 from me and Celina.   Many of you asked last year to be in the know about our volunteer engagements, so that you could eventually join us and help grow the 'Transportation Family' across the country.




Let me start with a quick recap of 2017, where we spent 60+ days volunteering in multiple tournaments.

We started off 2017 with the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, CA in January. It's always great to be in the desert in January, when parts of Canada and the U.S. are in deep freeze.

February brought plenty of rain into Southern California and threw quite some challenges with Genesis Open rides during tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but the tournament ended on time before sunset on Sunday and we could take care of all the players.

We then had a break and only helped for 2 days with the Walker Cup at L.A. Country Club in early August.





Then it hit us - a super busy fall. It started off with THE NORTHERN TRUST on Long Island (NY) and close to 400 rides throughout the tournament.  By far the busiest tournament (with 'only' 125 players), especially with La Guardia and JFK as main airports and plenty of flights either arriving too early or way too late. In the end, all worked out nicely and we added some great volunteers to the 'family'.

A very special engagement happened in September. I was asked to chair transportation for the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National GC in Jersey City, NJ. That was a new experience, as the possible workload for our committee was very unknown. With only 2 dozen players and them being transported between Manhattan and the course on the ferry or a team bus, but 150+ TOUR staff and guest coming to the tournament, we still had close to 200 rides throughout the week. Seeing the transportation committee coming together with some folks from Long Island, Jersey and the West Coast and a couple of great contributions to our 'office fridge' (thank you Tom and Frank), we certainly had fun and a great time. Frank: Thank you also for this great picture!!

October brought the PowerShares QQQ at Sherwood Country Club. We were there the 2nd year in a row, this time with a slightly smaller field than last year, due to the schedule change for the playoffs on the PGA TOUR Champions. Players, their families and other guests, that we drove (especially between the airports and the course) were as thankful and happy as in the year prior. Going into a playoff with Bernhard Langer winning (again), was quite special.

Our golf volunteer year ended with the Charles Schwab Cup at Phoenix Country Club. During the volunteer appreciation party, I received the 2016 Tournament Volunteer of the Year Award, which was quite a surprise and honor. Having volunteers on the team, that either returned from the previous years in Scottsdale, flew in from Texas and California or just joined us this year, was so much fun again. We accomplished a lot of rides and many of you stayed extra hours, when we had late pickups at the beginning of the week as well as early airport runs at the end of the tournament.

It is great to see you all being so dedicated and I am happy to be able to rely on many of you provide excellent services to our guests.


For 2018, Celina and I are committed to the following tournaments and hope, that we will see as many of you (plus new folks) as possible:

January: CareerBuilder Challenge, La Quinta, CA
February: Genesis Open, Pacific Palisades, CA
March: Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach, CA
August: THE NORTHERN TRUST, Ridgewood, NJ
October: Invesco QQQ, Thousand Oaks, CA
November: Charles Schwab Cup, Phoenix, AZ

For the months not yet filled, we may just travel somewhere to play golf ourselves or actually watch some golf in-person and catch up with friends (in the volunteer 'family' and on the TOUR (including staff) across the country.

Again, a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR from us and see you in 2018!
- Andreas and Celina

It all started at the Northern Trust Open (now Genesis Open)

This year (2017) it is our 5th time volunteering together in Player Transportation at the Genesis Open. When we met in February 2013 (and until a year ago), the tournament was known as the Northern Trust Open. Being together since then, we eventually decided to put this website together and create a way for golf volunteers to socialize and share special experiences and moments with each other.

Now, in 2017, we decided to add this blog and share more frequently, what we experience throughout our golf volunteer assignments, that have grown over the years. We now usually volunteer at 5-6 tournaments per year (slit between the PGA TOUR and the PGA TOUR Champions). Occasionally, we add volunteer time for USGA events.

We invite you, our readers, to explore our site and the social media platforms, that we participate in.
Feel free to contact us with questions and requests for content and let us know, how we can make this site great for you.