Tournament Assistant - Volunteer Administration Intern

Company:Western Golf Association
2501 Patriot Blvd., Glenview, IL 60026

Events:2025 BMW Championship - www.bmwchampionship.com
2025 NV5 Invitational - www.nv5invitational.com

Position Title:Tournament Assistant - Volunteer Administration intern

Supervisor:Monica Whitt - Director, Volunteers

Term:May 19 - August 22, 2025 (start date flexible)
35-40 hours per week, overtime as needed

Compensation:Hourly rate: $15/hour

OVERVIEW:

BMW Championship
The 2025 BMW Championship will be played on August 11-17, 2025, and will bring a field of the top 50 PGA TOUR players in the FedExCup standings to Caves Valley Golf Club. Players expected to compete include Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Cantlay. The tournament dates back to 1899 when it debuted as the Western Open, making it the third-oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule, behind only the British Open and U.S. Open. BMW has sponsored the tournament since 2007 when it became the penultimate event of the PGA TOUR's FedExCup Playoffs. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has contributed more than $50 million to the Evans Scholars Foundation, the event's charitable beneficiary.

NV5 Invitational
The NV5 Invitational is a sixth-year event on the Korn Ferry Tour, hosted at The Glen Club, July 21-27, 2025. First hosted in 2019, the first four champions of the NV5 Invitational have graduated to the PGA TOUR.

Western Golf Association
The Western Golf Association conducts six national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Evans Scholars Foundation. Headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. In addition to the BMW Championship, the WGA conducts four prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur, the Western Junior, and the Women's Western Golf Association's Amateur and Junior championships. Starting in 2019, the WGA also is conducting the NV5 Invitational on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Evans Scholars Foundation
Established by famed amateur golfer Charles Chick Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation provides full housing and tuition college scholarships to high-achieving caddies from across the country. The Program, supported by the Western Golf Association, is funded by contributions from more than 31,800 donors nationwide, including Evans Scholars Alumni, as well as proceeds from WGA championships. Since the Program's inception in 1930, more than 12,285 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans Scholars.

Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
*Bachelor's degree (complete or to be completed upon conclusion of the term)
*Internship or work experience in sports management, golf, and/or retail preferred
*Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
*Excellent "people" skills are a must
*Self-motivated, team player with the ability to establish strong working relationships with customers, clients, co-workers, vendors and volunteers
*Must possess strong organizational skills
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Candidates are required to have transportation and local housing in the Chicagoland area
*WGA will provide lodging accommodations during the BMW Championship in Owings Mills, MD

Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
*While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Position Responsibilities:
BMW Championship and NV5 Invitational
*Volunteer database management
*Volunteer communication via phone, email, and volunteer newsletters
*Grassroots recruiting of volunteers, including promotions during golf shows, promotional email blasts, contacting golf based social groups
*Students, Current and former Evans Scholars, WGA Directors, and community members
*Assist with management of off-site promotions (speaking engagements, sporting events, community events)
*Assist development and distribution of promotional materials (NV5 Invitational)
*Assist with volunteer meeting preparation as necessary
*Supports the Director of Volunteers & Volunteer Coordinator with the operational planning of volunteer training and uniform distribution
*Assist the process to design and prepare Volunteer Headquarters for the Tournament and establish and manage the relationship with vendors in Volunteer Headquarters
*Assist with the procurement of volunteer raffle items
*Respond to various requests and troubleshoot in a timely manner
*Administrative duties as assigned

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to Monica Whitt at whitt@wgaesf.org