History of the Snoqualmie Ridge TPC
The Snoqualmie Ridge Mixed Use Final
Plan (the “Final Plan”) included a tournament golf course, designed by Jack
Nicklaus and licensed as a Tournament Players Course by the Professional Golf
Association (PGA) Tour. The course was designed to host an annual PGA Tour
event for at least five years after opening. Condition 21 of the Final
Plan required WRECO to prepare a Special Event Management Plan (SEMP) for the
golf course, outlining measures for traffic control, parking, shuttle
buses, pedestrian zones, public safety, vendor licensing, and sanitation during
PGA Tour tournaments and other special events.
The first PGA Tour event was expected
to take place in 1998 upon completion of the golf course and related
facilities. The golf tournament was subject to the special event permit
requirements of Snoqualmie Municipal Code Chapter 12.20. Final Plan
Condition 21 provides that the SEMP may require additional detail at the
time of the tournament, once the exact tournament is known and expected
visitors can be more accurately predicted. In compliance with this provision,
Phase II of the SEMP (“Phase II Plan”) was to be submitted as part of
the special event permit process for the first tournament. The Phase II
Plan was to update attendance and traffic projections, if appropriate, and
provide details about event management measures.
General Description of
the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course and Clubhouse
The 18‑hole golf course at
Snoqualmie Ridge was designed by Jack Nicklaus on approximately 223 acres,
located in the northern and eastern portions of Snoqualmie Ridge. The golf
course is designed to host tournaments, including PGA Tour events. Careful
planning has been conducted to determine the best locations for staging,
sponsor facilities, spectator viewing areas, maintenance facilities, and
vehicular and pedestrian circulation at the golf course.
Access to Snoqualmie Ridge is
provided by the Snoqualmie Parkway. The Parkway will be a principal arterial,
linking the I‑90/SR‑18 interchange with SR‑202. The Parkway
has been designed to carry forecasted traffic volumes between 1‑90 and
the City of Snoqualmie, including traffic generated by the Snoqualmie Ridge
neighborhood and overall future growth in the surrounding area. Direct access
to the golf course site will be provided through roads extending from the
parkway, through and around the neighborhood center, and converging at the
access street to the golf course.
The clubhouse, permanent parking
areas, and practice range are located near the golf course entrance at the
center of the 18‑hole golf. These facilities have been designed to host golf
tournaments, with provisions for indoor and outdoor eating areas, staging
areas, service facilities, bus parking and drop‑off areas, designated
pedestrian circulation plazas and walkways, a porte cochere and bag drop area,
putting and chipping greens, and designated scoreboard locations. Satellite
parking will be located off Snoqualmie Parkway on the East / North side on the
future business park controlled by Opus Northwest. Patrons will be transported
to the venue entrance by a bus shuttle or controlled walkway provided for
pedestrians.
Description of the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic
The PGA Tour has licensed the
Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course as a PGA Tour Tournament Players Course, and has
agreed to bring a Champions Tour tournament to the course. A Champions Tour
tournament typically consists of a week‑long agenda of activities, with
practice and Pro Am sessions running Monday through Thursday, and championship
rounds being held Friday through Sunday. The following is a breakdown of
scheduled events:
Based on the inaugural Boeing Greater
Seattle Classic in August 2005, the following participant and spectator
attendance and travel characteristics are expected to occur at the annual PGA
Tour event on Snoqualmie Ridge.
81 professional golfers participate
in a Champions Tour event. The pro golfers and their caddies, who travel from
outside the region to participate in the tournament and stay in area hotels,
would arrive and depart from the event in cars.
Spectator attendance levels are
expected to be highest on Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday receiving peak
attendance. The following spectator attendance has been estimated based on
attendance at last year’s tournament. Projected maximum spectator attendance
for the event week is shown as follows:
The Champions Tour estimates that
approximately 95% of these spectators typically arrive at the event by car at
an average of 2.7 persons per car. During each day of the event, spectators
generally arrive in the morning with full attendance reached by noon. Approximately 70% of the spectators depart between 1:00 and 3:00 pm, with the other 30% departing between 3:00 and 5:00 pm.
In addition to golfers and spectators
traveling to and from the site during the event, there also would be
approximately 20 to 25 Champions Tour staff members, 100 to 150 media
personnel, 15 to 20 sales and manufacturing representatives, and 400 to 600
temporary employees and volunteers. We assumed that 95% of these people travel
to and from the event by car. PGA Tour staff, sales representatives, employees
and volunteers travel to and from the event at an estimated ratio of 1.2
persons per car, and members of the media at an estimated ratio of 2.2 persons
per car. Approximately 70% of temporary employees and volunteers would be
present at the event at any one time.
Based on this information, the
Champions Tour estimates that approximately 200 to 250 parking spaces would be
necessary for pros, VIPS, tournament management officials, sponsors, sales
representatives, and selected members of the media. The proposed clubhouse
parking lot and adjacent overflow parking areas on the golf course site will
provide 300 to 350 parking spaces, which exceeds this demand.
According to calculations by the
Champions Tour, the highest demand for parking at events typically is generated
during the weekend activities of the event, with an estimated maximum need for
approximately 4,800 parking spaces on Friday and approximately 5,500-6,000
parking spaces on Saturday and Sunday for spectators, employees, volunteers and
other event visitors. These parking spaces will be provided at a satellite
parking area(s) within or near Snoqualmie Ridge.
Economic Impacts of Champions Tour Events
The following are economic impact
estimates of other events on the Champions Tour that are comparable to the
Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
Bank of America
Championship – June 20-26, 2005
Concord, Mass.
$20 million estimated economic impact
for 2005
Average of $11.5 million direct
impact to the Massachusetts economy each of the past five years
JELD-WEN Tradition – August 22-28, 2005
Aloha, Ore.
$9 million estimated economic impact
on the local economy in 2004
Estimated 99% of guests and
associates come from outside the area
Greater Hickory
Classic at Rock Barn – October 3-9, 2005
Conover, N.C.
$15-25 million estimated economic
impact in 2004
More than 80,000 spectators in 2004
Administaff Small Business Classic
– October 10-16, 2005
Spring, Texas
$30 million estimated economic impact
in 2005
Constellation Energy Classic, September 8-14, 2003
Baltimore, Maryland
$30 million estimated impact in 2003
Toshiba Senior Classic – March 14-20, 2005
Newport, Ca.
$20 million estimated economic impact
(annually since 1999)
Has raised more money for charity
than any other event on the Champions Tour
TOURNAMENT SERVICES
Contact: John Bracken
Phone: (206) 382-2829, Cell Phone:
(206) 931-1752
E-Mail: jbracken@seanet.com
PLAYER REGISTRATION
The primary purpose of this committee
to recruit and host professional golfers to participate annually in the BGSC.
TRANSPORTATION & HOTEL
Contact: Yogi Hutsen
2101 4th Ave. Suite 2250
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 388-0408
E-Mail: yhutsen@coastalhotel.com
Contact: Dick Thompson
Cell Phone: (360)
481-5384
E-Mail: rjthompson1@comcast.net
Breedon Grauer
Cell Phone: (206)
854-1956
Email:Breedon@Boeinggreaterseattleclassice.com
COMMAND POSTS
The Tournament Operations Command
Post will be set up within the same compound in the clubhouse area of the
facility.
Tournament Operations
This area will serve as the central
command post for the BGSC tournament staff, including communications, equipment
distribution, as well as a direct line of communication to all Emergency
Services.
Emergency Medical Services
Medical service command and
coordination will be located in the triage tent. Medical professionals will be
responsible to staff the triage tent. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
personnel from the Snoqualmie Fire Department will be used in addition to staff
to the triage tent to act as EMS Command and provide personnel in conjunction
with medical volunteers to each of the satellite tents.
MEDICAL
A special medical committee has been
established by the tournament management for the event. The committee will be
comprised of professional physicians and nurses, primarily from Virginia Mason Medical
Center and Snoqualmie Valley Hospital who will oversee the general first aid
for the general public.
Arrangements will also be made with
local fire, rescue and police departments for the handling of serious
emergencies. Emergency services, including equipment, vehicles and personnel,
will be continuously stationed on‑site.
Emergency Medical Services
EMS ambulance unit, provided by AMR,
will be positioned at a central location at the facility at all times during
the event. If the unit is used to transport a patient to anywhere other than Snoqualmie
Valley Hospital, a second unit will be called in so that it will be in place
prior to the other unit departing. The primary use of this vehicle will be
used to meet medical carts and pre-designated patient transfer points transport
patients to the triage tent for evaluation. All patients must be transported
to the triage tent for evaluation, reporting / record keeping, and to determine
the method of transport off site if necessary.
EMS teams will be provided with three
golf carts capable of patient transport for responding to medical emergencies
on the course. Two will be used to transport personnel to the satellite first
aid tents and used for course responses and one will be positioned at the
primary first aid tent for response from there. Each cart should be capable of
handing a backboard and basic equipment. EMS staffing will determine prior to
the event.
Primary First Aid Tent
Professionals from Virginia Mason Medical
Center or Snoqualmie Valley Hospital will staff all first aid locations on
site. The primary First Aid tent will be located in the plaza area at the
clubhouse, adjacent to the first tee and the 18th green and along
the main spectator corridor. Constant radio contact with Marshals throughout
the facilities will relay information on medical first aid issues immediately.
A full map of the full facility will be provided to all medical staff,
containing pre designated quick access to every area of the facility, including
every area of the golf course. Staff levels will increase Friday-Sunday. August
18-20, as these are the largest spectator attendances days.
Satellite First Aid Tents
These would be 10 x 10 tents located
near the concession stands by holes #5 and #14. These stations will be staffed
Friday, Saturday and Sunday with one volunteer person and one person provided
by the Snoqualmie Fire Department. A medical transport cart with supplies will
be stationed at these tents.
MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Each cart and the AMR unit will be
equipped with a tournament radio to maintain constant communication with the
triage tent. All responses will be coordinated at the triage tent. On Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, Snoqualmie Fire Department will provide a 800 MHz radio and
staff that will be used to coordinate any ALS, MCI or Airlift responses. All
communication etiquette will be followed as outlined in the next section.
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Golf Course Access Points (SEE APPENDIX I)
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Hole:
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Access
Point #
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#1
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1 or
2
3
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Tee: Clubhouse, 7411 Snowberry Ave
SE or Pinnacle Park.
Fairway and Green: Maintenance Building
parking lot, (BPA Rd)
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#2
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3
4
5
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Tee: Maintenance Building/parking
lot, (BPA Rd)
Fairway: West side of fairway
access into Heather Ave houses.
Green: Intersection of SE Ridge and
cart path.
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#3
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5
6
7
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Tee: Intersection of SE Ridge and
cart path.
Fairway: West side of fairway into Lauren
Ave houses.
Green: North on cart path to Fairway
Ave.
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#4
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7
8
9
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Tee: Intersection of Fairway Ave
and cart path.
Fairway: SE along cart path to Muir
Park. 35022 (by pump house)
Green: East along cart path to
homes along Cascade Ave.
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#5
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9
10
11
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Tee: Access to homes along Cascade
Ave.
Fairway: Access to homes along Palmetter
LN.
Green: East to homes along Fairway
PL/or to the Restrooms by the pump station 6210 Fairway PL.
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#6
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11
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Tee, Fairway and Green: By the pump
station (6210 Fairway PL)
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#7
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12
13
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Tee: Access off of 6230 Fairway
Ave.
Fairway, Green: Access off 6518-6524
Fairway Ave.
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#8
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14
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Tee,Fairway & Green: Access off
cart path at East end by Eagle Lake Dr
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#9
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15
or 16
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Tee, Fairway and Green: Access is
from corner of Eagle Lake Rd or Clubhouse driveway.
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#10
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15
16
16
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Tee: Clubhouse Driveway.
Fairway: North on cart path to
intersection at Eagle Lake.
Green: North on cart path to
intersection at Eagle Lake.
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#11
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16
16
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Tee: South to Eagle Lake Dr. and
cart path.
Fairway & Green: South along
cart path to houses on Eagle Lake Dr.
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#12
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16
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Tee, Fairway and Green. South
along cart path to side access to Ardmore Ave.
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#13
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16
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Tee, Fairway and Green. North
along cart path to side access to Ardmore Ave.
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#14
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17
17
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Tee: South along cart path to
cul-de-sac on Inverness Lane SE.
Fairway and Green: West to
cul-de-sac on Inverness Lane SE.
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#15
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17
18
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Tee: West along cart path to
cul-de-sac on Inverness Lane SE.
Fairway & Green: East along
cart path to last house on Allman Ave 7014
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#16
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18
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Tee, Fairway, and Green: Access
from 7014 Allman Ave.
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#17
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19
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Tee, Fairway and Green: West on
cart path to gated access path then to gravel road off Fisher Ave.
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#18
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19
17
1
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Tee: East on cart path to gated
access path to gravel road off Fisher Ave.
Fairway, North to cul-de-sac on Inverness
Lane SE.
Green, Clubhouse
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COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
The purpose of the communications
system is to provide a direct line of communications among tournament staff,
emergency personnel, vendors, volunteers, participants and other key people
within the event. 75 two-way radios will be provided by Tournament Services
Inc., a professional golf tournament operations contractor.
Command Center
Based out of the Tournament
Operations office will be the Communications Command Center. From this point,
all channels will be monitored and items dispatched.
Two Way Radios
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Channel
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Description
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Channel
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Description
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1
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Tourney Operations
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6
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Scoring
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2
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Ecology
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7
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Marshals
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3
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PROM Catering
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8
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Shotlink
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4
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Medical/PD/FD
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9
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TBD
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5
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Will Call/Admissions/Finance
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13
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Private/Talk around
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Radio Protocol
In case of an emergency, all staff and
volunteer are to turn to Channel 14 and call the First Aid Triage tent. From
there, EMS, police or other assistance will be dispatched.
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No bad language should be used on the two way radios.
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When talking on the radio, be brief and to the point so it does
not tie up the radio channel.
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When talking on the radio, say the last name of the person you
are calling, followed by your last name.
PACTICE FACILITIES
Driving Range/Putting Green
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Being extremely important to the players, the driving range will
receive attention prior to the tournament and in addition will be staffed
during tournament week.
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The pro shop staff manages the driving range at many courses but
volunteers will staff the range if that is not the case.
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There will be between 450 and 500 dozen golf balls for tournament
week.
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Course members hitting off back tees prior to the tour players
arriving will leave the front in good shape. There will be 30 to 40 hitting
stations of good grass set-up for the tour players.
Range operations:
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Range hours – the range will be open 1-1/2 hours before 1st
tee time
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The range will not close until one hour after play concludes.
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Range hours will be posted.
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Sometimes daylight hours and darkness prevent proposed schedule
from being observed.
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On the final day (Sunday) the range will close after the last
group plays the first hole.
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The range will be open to amateur Pro-Am participants on Pro-Am
Day only.
The following will be provided at
the range:
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10x10 tent
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Electricity
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Ball washing capabilities & ball-picking equipment
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3 to 5 person crew
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Large advertising signs if range is sponsored 4’x 20’ and Player
identification signs
Driving Range/Putting Green
The range will receive extra
attention on Pro-Am Day. The amateurs and professionals will be separated on
the practice tee during the Senior Tour. The amateurs will get a small bucket
of balls (20-30). Since it is not recommended, the “prime” practice balls will
not be used on Pro-Am Day. Roping may be necessary on Pro-Am Day.
Club Repair
The professionals consider club
repair capabilities very important and traveling club repair experts probably
will arrive at the tournament site unannounced but expecting assistance.
Typically these people do not communicate in advance that they are coming or
when they will arrive. It will be assumed that they will be on site with
possibly more than one vehicle. This means a location will be decided for
their vehicles to be as close to the range as possible with good accessibility
to the players, requiring electricity.
Putting Green
TSI will rope the putting green,
providing access for players and their caddies. Sponsorship signage will be
provided by the tournament.
SCORING
(SCORE BOARDS)
The
Champions Tour will provide portable electronic scoreboards that will be placed
at locations on the course and powered using the batteries on golf carts.
Summary
of Scoreboard Locations
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#1 – Board to be located at Driving Range (Located to the left of
driving range tee and back yardage marker across cart path on flat hill area
near parking lot (facing range tee and spectator entrance))
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#2 - #18 Green (Located players right of green across cart path
in heather grass but some distance from Manual Leaderboard, (facing 18 Green
and hospitality tents))
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#3 – Board between 14 Green and 18 Tee Box (Located in heather
grass near cart path facing 18 Green)
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#4 - #17 Green (Located across pond on ridge (facing 17 Green and
18 Tee) Use small gravel access road behind green to get to location)
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#5 - #16 Green (Located on Players Right next to Sprinkler Boxes
(facing Green))
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#6 – #15 Green (Located just short of Sprinkler Box on Players
Right (facing towards Tee Box))
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#7 – #12 Green (Located on Players Right across cart path between
small pine tree and sprinkler box along tree line (facing green))
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#8 - #9 Green (Located to the left of the cart path at the point
in front of triangle of pine trees (facing #9 Green and #10 Tee Box))
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#9 - #2 Green (Located behind green on mound (facing towards pine
trees in fairway))
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#10 – Board between #6 Green and #7 Tee Box (Located on right
side across cart path on flat area (facing #6 Green & #7 Tee Box))
TELEVISION
The following are the camera
locations for the BGSC as submitted by the production company for the Golf
Channel:
Contact: Peter Esposito
Camera Locations
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8 green – nothing
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9 green - 5 ft. step-up – 24 ft. back from fringe, split 2 rear
bunkers.
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10 green – 10 ft. no roof – 51 ft. straight back from dual
sprinklers. 18 ft. golfer’s left of rear drain.
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11 green - 15 ft. no roof – 18 ft. back from fringe. 15 ft.
golfer’s right of rear bunker.
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12 green - 10 ft. no roof – 18 ft. back from rear bunker on
plateau, in-line with golfer’s right edge of green, sees
tee.
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13 green - 15 ft. no roof – 12 ft. back from rear bunker. In-line
with golfer’s right 1/3 of green.
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13 tee – 5 ft. step up rear of tee box.
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14 green - 10 ft. with roof – 21 ft. back from duel sprinkler /
valve cover. Golfer’s left 1/3 of green. Tower should be able to receive shots
from fairway and tee.
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15 green - 10 ft. with roof – 21 ft. back from fringe. In-line
with golfer’s right edge of green. Sees tee.
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16 green - 10 ft. with roof – 27 ft. back from fringe. 15 ft.
Golfer’s left of rear drain.
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17 green - 10 ft. with roof – 36 ft. back from fringe. Center of
green. In-line with tee box.
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18 green - 15 ft. with roof – 27 ft. back from fringe or in-line
with skyboxes. 18 ft. golfer’s right of rear drain. Sees tee.
Booth
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1st location – Lot golfer’s right of 18 green
overlooking mountains if available.
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2nd location – Golfer’s right of 18 tee in area that
looks back to the mountains and valley.
Interview Locations
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Rain delay – Card room of ladies locker room.
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Couch – Locker room patio (left 1/3 facing 18 green).
TRANSPORTATION
This plan has been designed to
emphasize participant, spectator and support team convenience as well as
traffic safety for the first Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. The focus of this
plan is to enhance the experience of all who will participate in the event and
to minimize the inconvenience to nearby residents and motorists who normally
travel this area. The foundation for this plan has been extracted from various
successful elements from both past Merrill Lynch tournaments at TPC Snoqualmie
Ridge, as well as the successful transportation experiences form the 2005
Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
Traffic Control and Monitoring
Golf events generate traffic patterns
where vehicles arrive and depart throughout the day. Spectators do not all
arrive or leave at once, which reduces traffic congestion. On weekdays, when
spectator traffic would overlap peak afternoon, lower attendance is
anticipated. Traffic congestion is expected to be most significant at the I‑90/SR‑18
ramps, where potential delays could occur at the westbound on‑ramp and
eastbound off‑ramp.
Based on estimated spectator
attendance levels, anticipated demand for parking, and the estimated spread of
arrival and departure times, the following traffic control strategies are
proposed for the Champions Tour at Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course. Appropriate
locations and adjustments will be made in consultation with the Snoqualmie Police
Department. See Appendix A-1
and A-2 for Details.
PARKING
In order to minimize the impact of the
event on the neighbors of Snoqualmie Ridge, specific traffic control and
parking plans have been put in place to meet this need. Residences and their
guests will be provided with special parking passes. All participants, VIP’s,
sponsors, media, vendors, ADA attendees, volunteers and spectators will be
assigned designated parking areas. Parking will be managed by IPM. Inc and their
professional parking staff, who does many events in the greater Seattle area
including the Seattle Seahawks Qwest field home games.
Parking Area Designation
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TPC Snoqualmie Ridge property – Champions Tour professionals,
VIP’s
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Weyerhaeuser Mill Property- Satellite Gallery Location
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Opus vacant Lot 10B on SE Douglas Street – Volunteers
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Opus vacant Lots 13-20 on SE Center Street – Sponsors, VIP,
Caddies, Vendors, ADA
In addition several of the local
businesses within the Snoqualmie Ridge Business Park have donated their parking
facilities for use on Saturday and Sunday, August 19 - 20. These sites will
be designated initially for the overflow from the park and school locations.
Our commitment to these business partners is to have their donated properties
picked-up and rubbish removed before the next business day.
Satellite Parking
Satellite parking will be provided to
accommodate a maximum of 7,000 parking spaces for spectators (at peak Sunday
attendance levels), employees, and volunteers associated with the event. There
are several undeveloped parcels of land within Snoqualmie Ridge that will be
used as temporary parking areas during the event. These areas, all located
within a zoned business park, will be cleared and graded to provide a workable
parking surface; however, they will not be paved.
Traffic arriving to, and departing
from, satellite parking area will be monitored during all tournament activities
by tournament staff. If potential traffic congestion or safety problems are
identified within the vicinity or satellite parking area, security personnel
and/or privately contracted off‑duty police officers would be hired to
provide manual traffic direction and general supervision. Use of security
personnel and/or police officers would supplement the efforts of volunteers
stationed within the satellite parking area. See Attachment
A-1.
Employee Parking
A special lot for employee parking
will be established adjacent to the General Public parking
Parking Space Capacity by Location
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Parking Capacity
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Parking Area
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Regular
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ADA
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Total
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Guest Category
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TPC Clubhouse
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131
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6
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139
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CT Players, VIP’s
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- Upper Level
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Sponsors
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- Lower Level
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50
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VIP’s Sponsors
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Lot 10B - 3.16 ac
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314
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N/A
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314
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Volunteers
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Unimproved Hard Pack
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Lots 13-20 - 38.51 ac
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3834
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N/A
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3834
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VIP, Sponsors, Caddies, Vendors, ADA
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Unimproved Hard Pack
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Note: Additional hard surface parks
available Saturday and Sunday at office complexes
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Philips
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Nuprecon
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700
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Inception Group
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Cascade View
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Zetec
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300
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Parking:
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Weyerhaeuser
Mill Property -
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Gallery
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Clubhouse Parking
Traffic arriving to and departing
from the golf course parking area adjacent to the clubhouse will be monitored
by at least one security person or police officer during all event activities.
Only shuttle buses and vehicles of pros, VIPs and other people with special
passes will be allowed to enter the clubhouse parking area. Each vehicle will
be individually checked and manually directed to a designated parking space.
Manual Traffic Controls
Manual traffic control will be
provided during peak traffic hours by the Snoqualmie Police Department,
supported by off‑duty officers from the Snoqualmie Police Department and
other departments if needed. Officers of the Washington State Patrol will be
contracted as necessary to provide traffic control on I-90/HWY 18 interchange.
Parking Permits, Directional Signs and Maps
Signage will be provided to direct
traffic to the golf course entrance and satellite areas. This directional
signage will be located on Interstate 90, Highway 202, Snoqualmie Parkway and
side streets as appropriate. Maps of the vicinity that clearly outline
circulation routes and satellite parking areas will be distributed to
spectators and event visitors with ticket sales, through sponsors, and in
newspaper advertisements. All parking passes will have directions to individual
parking lots.
Monitoring
The transportation control measures
set forth in the SEMP for the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course are viewed as
proposed guidelines and should be monitored during event activities to ensure
on‑going effectiveness. This will ensure that adequate traffic control
is provided for the event, and will also provide an opportunity for the
tournament management team to assess needs and develop more specific measures
for future events.
SHUTTLE SERVICES
To facilitate the movement of all
attendees to the event venue, a shuttle vehicle system will be utilized. VIP
mini coached will be used to transport people from the volunteer, VIP,
Sponsor, Caddy and ADA lots. Touring buses will be used to transport gallery
guests to TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Traffic and pedestrian control will be handled
by the Snoqualmie Police Department and contracted security personnel.
Shuttle Routes
In planning these routes, minimizing
the impact on the neighborhood and local businesses was a primary factor for
consideration.
Satellite Gallery Route - From
Weyerhaeuser Mill Site, head down Weyerhaeuser/Glacier private access road,
turn right on Mill Pond road, turn left onto Railroad SE, turn right onto
Snoqualmie Parkway, turn right onto the BPA road. Reverse route for return
trip.
Volunteer Route – from SE
Douglas St, turn right onto Snoqualmie Parkway, turn left onto Center Blvd SE,
turn right onto SE Ridge St, enter TPC property. Reverse route for return
trip. In use August 18-20.
VIP, Sponsor, ADA, Caddy
Route – from SE Center St, turn right onto Snoqualmie Parkway, turn left
onto BPA Rd.
Return route – BPA Rd turn
left onto SE Ridge St, turn left onto Center Blvd SE, turn right onto Snoqualmie
Parkway, turn left onto SE Douglas St. Three pick-up/drop-off locations on
this route – the corner of SE Douglas St and Bracken Pl SE, the corner of
Bracken Pl SE and SE Center St, and near the corner of SE Center St and
Snoqualmie Parkway.
In order to provide the utmost in
pedestrian safety, it is recommended that parking on one side of SE Ridge
Street be blocked off for August 18-20, 2005.
Shuttle Buses
Shuttle buses will operate
continuously during the event to transport people from the satellite parking
area to a designated drop‑off zone in the parking area adjacent to the
clubhouse on the golf course site. These buses will be retained through a
contract with a locally licensed and insured bus operator. Temporary employees
and/or volunteers will be stationed at the parking areas to provide traffic
control and direction to shuttle bus loading and drop‑off areas. There
will be three pick up points around the satellite parking. In an effort to
reduce overall traffic volumes generated by event activities, the following
measures will also be implemented as part of this Special Event Management Plan.
Pedestrian Zones
The following measures will be
implemented to direct pedestrian circulation safely and efficiently from
satellite parking areas to shuttle bus loading zones, from shuttle bus
unloading zones to the tournament entrance area, and throughout the golf course
during events.
The primary pedestrian zone will be
located at Snoqualmie Parkway, at the service entrance to the golf course. Two
uniformed police officers provided with sufficient orange cones will be in
charge of managing vehicular, shuttle bus and pedestrian traffic across the
intersection. An additional pedestrian crosswalk can be provided at Fairway
Drive, utilizing a similar number of police officers.
Ride Sharing
Tournament employees and volunteers
will be encouraged to share rides to work through incentive programs or
competitions set up by the tournament management team. Many volunteers will be
residents of Snoqualmie.
Regional Shuttle Service
Shuttle buses could be provided from
area hotels hosting spectators, the airport, and other locations if
appropriate.
Shuttle Pick-Up and Drop‑Off Areas
After being directed to specific
parking locations within satellite parking, spectators, employees and volunteers will be
directed to designated pedestrian zones. The pedestrian zones will lead to a
temporary cueing, and would guide people in lines to shuttle bus loading zones
located along the periphery of the satellite parking area. Tournament
volunteers or employees would be stationed in appropriate locations to direct
pedestrians from the walkway zone to shuttle bus loading areas, and from
shuttle bus unloading areas to the main entrance area.
Tenting will be provided in the
Pick-Up / Drop-Off area in case of inclement weather.
Golf Course Areas
The Snoqualmie Ridge golf course site
is designed to handle heavy pedestrian traffic during events. Signs will be
used to direct pedestrians to staging areas, gallery locations, and to
tournament activities throughout the golf course. Pedestrians will walk on
either paved cart paths or roped‑off soft surface/lawn areas. All
pedestrian walkway zones will be planned to avoid potential conflicts with the
play of the course, golf cart traffic, neighboring residential areas, or
environmentally sensitive areas.
Parking Permits
Parking permits will be issued for
staff, participants, volunteers and media who need access to special parking.
Instructions will request that permit holders display the permits in the
drivers side of the front windshield.
The residents in the Snoqualmie Ridge
neighborhood will be provided with an identifying permit or sticker. These will
allow police officers to better determine who does and does not belong in the
neighborhood.
Because of a concern that a large
portion of the local residents will not follow instructions and appropriately
mark their car with this sticker, police should be given discretion as to who
enters the neighborhood (signage will be displayed and police will be in
position, but due to traffic concerns, officers will not be able to
aggressively enforce this permit).
Special Assistance / ADA
Shuttles
Two shuttle buses with handicap
accessibility will be based out of the Satellite Parking and at the main
entrance to the venue. Any disabled patron will be able to use this service to
access the venue.
Parking
Parking for disabled patrons and
employees will be provided in the parking lot closest to Snoqualmie Parkway.
The Special Assistance Shuttle will be located in the area to assist those in
need of special assistance. Parking for disabled patrons will be designed and
numbered in accordance with ADA regulations. The ADA parking at the TPC
clubhouse will not be accessible for general spectator use.
SECURITY
Public Safety, Emergency Medical, and Crowd Control
In addition to the measures designed
for traffic control and pedestrian circulation, which will safely guide
spectators to event activities, additional security measures will be
implemented to ensure public safety and adequate crowd control. These are
described below.
Restrictions on General Public
The general public will be restricted
from bringing in the following items:
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Firearms
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Food and Beverages
·
Cameras
On-Site Security
A trained professional security team
will be retained by tournament management specifically for the purpose of
providing security. These security personnel will continuously monitor the
event from different stations throughout the golf course. The security
personnel will use radio communications to contact each other or management
officials if security problems or emergencies occur. Based on experiences at
other PGA Tour golf events, typically 20 to 25 security people would be used
during the event, although actual numbers may vary depending on specific
circumstances at each event. Each security person would usually work two four‑hour
shifts, and there would be an estimated 10 different security stations occupied
during all times of the event. Off‑duty police officers would be
retained if necessary to provide security at the main entrance area to the
event and as back‑up to the security staff, should any problems occur.
While the provision of security and supervision is generally an important
component of special events plans, the typical spectator crowd attending
Champions Tour events does not require substantial security or crowd control
measures.
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Security:
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Location
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday - Sunday
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Hours of Operation
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Supervisor (Roaming)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Main Entrance
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Pro Locker room entrance
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Pro Dining Entrance
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Pro Shop Entrance
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Media Entrance
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Clubhouse Back Entrances
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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6am - 6pm
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Admissions Booth/Tournament
Entrance
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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6am - 6pm
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Corporate Hospitality
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Vendor/D.R./Admissions
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Bus Load & Unload
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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6am - 6pm
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19th Hole Concession
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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1st Tee
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Entrance to TPC
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Entrance to Media Lot and # 1 Green
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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6am - 6pm
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Total Staff
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9
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9
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10
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10
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18
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6am - 6pm
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Advance Week Over Night
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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10pm - 6am
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*After Hours/Over Night
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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6pm - 6am
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
Each Champions Tour event is
carefully planned to provide adequate sanitation and waste management. In
addition to the existing restroom and waste management facilities at the
course, specific measures that will be implemented during the tournament
include the following:
Washing Facilities
Washing facilities for service
equipment and for use by personnel and spectators will be provided at
appropriate locations around the golf course. Some of these facilities will
use minimal amounts of water from the permanent golf course water system; other
facilities will be temporary, where water from the permanent system is not
available. Temporary facilities will use either bottled water or fresh water,
disposed of and treated by a licensed contractor.
Toilets
An estimated 100 free‑standing
chemical toilet units, including an appropriate number (need number here) for
the disabled, will be placed at various strategic locations around the golf
course during the week of the event. All units will be provided by a licensed
vendor and will be serviced at appropriate intervals. All sewage resulting
from these facilities or other sanitation devices on site will be collected,
chemically treated and disposed of by the licensed vendor (see Appendix C).
Solid Waste
All solid waste generated by event
activities will be collected by a professionally licensed vendor. The
tournament management will coordinate with the vendor on daily collection
schedules, and the quantity, size and location of waste receptacles to be
provided.
An agreement is currently being
negotiated with a local waste removal contractor. On-site litter will be
emptied on a regular basis from trash receptacles located throughout the golf
course and facility. These will be emptied by local volunteer groups. The
groups will have trained adult supervision.
Recycling
Receptacles for recyclable materials
will be provided alongside other solid waste collection points. These
materials will be collected by Weyerhaeuser Recycling.
Portable
Restrooms
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Location
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std
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ADA
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Player
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freestanding
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fresh flush
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comfort
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std w/hot
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units
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only
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handwash
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w/sink
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station
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sink inside
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1
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2nd Green
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8
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1
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2
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2
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4th Tee
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8
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3
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6th Tee
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4
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4
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8th Green
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8
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1
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5
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10th Green
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8
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6
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13th Tee
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4
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13th Tee
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1
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7
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14th Tee
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1
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1
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8
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14th Green/ 15th Tee
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8
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1
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8a
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14th Green/ 15th Tee
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1
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9
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18th Hosp. Area
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2
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10
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18th Hosp. Area
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6
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11
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Driving Range
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10
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12
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Volunteer Tent
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6
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1
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1
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13
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Lower level
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4
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14
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19th Hole
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10
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2
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15
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General Parking
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9
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1
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16
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Clubhouse
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16
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1
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1
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See Appendix C
Contact: Bob
Babitsky
900 Poplar Pl. South
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone : (206)
726-3630
E-Mail: bob.babitsky@skanskausa.com
Site Plan
Appendix
D
Hospitality Construction (Skybox
and Bleacher Construction) - The following are tentative layouts of the
corporate skyboxes. Final drawings will be submitted directly to permitting.
Appendix E-1
Expo Area
Appendix E-2
Crowd
Control / Barricades
Roping (Represented in Red) –
Front Nine Holes
Appendix
F-1
Roping (Represented in Red) –
Front Nine Holes
Appendix
F-2
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES
Work shifts vary by committee.
Volunteers may sign up for more than one committee.
Golf knowledge not required for
the following committees:
·
Admissions: Greet spectators. Sell tickets and control crowd
flow. Assist with shuttles.
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Caddies Committee: Supervise the organization and assignment of
caddies.
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Carts/Shuttling: Manage carts and shuttle Champions Tour players
and personnel as necessary.
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Driving Range: Assist Champions Tour players at the driving
range. Manage practice balls for players.
·
Ecology: Oversee vendors removing trash and supplying portable
toilets. Post-event clean-up of course and grounds.
·
Hospitality: Manage hospitality areas including set-up, access
control and staffing. Serve as hosts/hostesses at various functions.
·
Locker Room: Male volunteers to assist in locker room
management.
·
Media Room: Use general office skills to assist media in
disseminating information.
·
Tournament Office: Assist with data entry, word processing, and
general office activities. Staffing needed prior to the tournament.
·
Player Transportation: Adults only to drive courtesy cars to
transport players as needed. Please include a photocopy of drivers license
when applying for this committee.
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Pro-Ams: Prepare and distribute gift bags. Register and assist
participants.
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Signage: Distribute, install and maintain signs on and off the
course. Remove inventory and store signs.
·
Standard Bearer: Carry scoring standard with Champions Tour
players on course. Update scores as required.
·
Television: Assist television production crew (Thursday –
Sunday)
·
Tournament Operations & Facilities: Assist with parking and
shuttling spectators during tournament week. Help with facility tear down and
inventory, pack tournament equipment materials and bring supplies to storage
(need volunteers post-tournament Monday).
·
Uniform Packaging & Distribution: Sort, package and distribute
uniforms. Needed prior to the tournament.
·
Volunteer Tent: Assist volunteers with food and refreshments.
Help them check in and locate their assigned work area.
·
Volunteer Pool: Be available to cover areas where extra help is
needed. Volunteer for this in addition to your regular job assignment if you
would like to do more.
·
Young Adult Standard Bearer: Call for separate young adult form.
Golf knowledge required for the
following committees:
(Shifts Thursday thru Sunday)
·
Marshals: Gallery control at each green and the clubhouse to
ensure golf etiquette is followed. Escort players and check credentials
greenside.
·
Scoring: Work in scoring tents, scoring check-in, score sheet
preparation, runners, or as walking scorers to record official scores.
·
Scoring Control: Communicate scoring results by working
leaderboards, as greenside reporters or in scoring central.
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Chairs & Volunteers
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Description
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Apparel
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1 chair
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Inventory uniform and work
with other committee chairs to coordinate uniform distribution to volunteers.
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Caddies
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1 chair / 4 to 6 volunteers
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Oversee caddie registration,
collection of towel deposit, distribution of caddie bibs and food chits.
Organization of local caddies.
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Driving Range
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1 chair / 8 to 10 volunteers
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Oversee general operations
of range during tournament week. Make sure players have range balls and keep
track of range signs.
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Main Scoreboard
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2 volunteers needed each day
Thursday thru Sunday
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Assist calligrapher at main
scoreboard to post scores throughout day.
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Media Room
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1 chair / 4 to 6 volunteers
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Help with the general
operations of the media center. Register media, drive media to various
locations. Answer phones and help calligrapher.
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Player Hospitality
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1 chair / 4 to 6 volunteers
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Assist professionals in
locker room by distributing player mail, posting notices, answering
questions, etc.
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Pro Am
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1 chair / 5 to 10 volunteers
Needed: Pro Am Days
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Responsible for Pro Am gift
pack assembly & distribution. Registration on Pro Am day and other
general duties.
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Registration
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1 chair / 3 to 5 volunteers
Needed: Monday, Tuesday
& Wednesday
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Register professional player
by collecting fees and forms, handing out player guides and gifts.
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Security
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1 chair / number of people
needed depends on location.
Needed: Monday thru Sunday
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Provide additional security
to supplement professional security in main traffic flow areas in and around
the clubhouse.
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First Aid
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1 chair
Needed: Monday thru Sunday
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General operation of the
First Aid tent during tournament week. Responsible for treating and
keeping track of any
medical problems. Work with professional medical people (EMT) who are
working at tournament. Have doctors on call.
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Admissions/Will Call
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1 chair / 1 co-chair, 10 to
20 volunteers
Needed: Monday thru Friday
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Handle the admissions at the
various gates and man the will call and finance trailer. Oversee check
cashing, daily ticket sales, and merchandise sales.
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RISK MANAGEMENT / INSURANCE
Virginia Mason’s legal staff, headed
by Debra Madsen is overseeing risk management and insurance issues.
TICKET OPERATION
Management
It is the responsibility of the
Ticket Manager (TM) to train all box office personnel and supervise the
operation.
Box Office Security
The box office should be inside a
venue, protected from the general public and accessible only by a secured and
locked entry. The TM should be aware of all individuals who possess keys and
track their usage.
Member of the Security team will be
at the ticket selling area at all times.
Tickets Sales
The general public will be able to
purchase tickets through Ticketmaster and on-site at one primary ticket office.
Located at the main entry ticket operations will have the capacity for both
cash and credit card transactions. All Will Call tickets will be available at
the main on-site ticket office near the driving range.
Ticket Takers / Sellers
Ticket Takers and Sellers will be a
combination of staff provided by Ticketmaster and volunteers, all of which will
fall under the supervision of the TM.
Cash Management
Following a daily reconciliation of
tickets sales and receipts, the TM will work with Regal Bank to deposit all
cash proceeds each evening.
VENDOR
LINCENSING
Vendor licensing for sanitation
services, solid waste collection and disposal, food catering, sales booths or
any other commercial activities will be handled by the tournament management
officials and will comply with all applicable State of Washington laws and
regulations. The tournament management officials will be responsible for obtaining
any special temporary use permits required by the City for these activities.
Services generally will be located around the clubhouse, however City Licenses
will be required for all Vendors operating with in Tournament footprint,
including areas adjacent to golf course and tournament designated parking.
The BGSC has put
together a food and beverage plan that will cover the needs of more than 50,000
participants, staff, volunteers and spectators who will visit Snoqualmie Ridge
for the eight days in August.
Contact: Bob
Donegan (Ivar’s)
Pier
54
Seattle,
WA 98104-1026
Phone:
(206) 587-6500 x327
E-Mail:
BobD@KeepClam.com
BGSC
Vendor: Wendy
Merila
PROM
Catering
484
Inwood Ave, Oakdale, MN 55128
(651)
501-8191, bethpickney@promcatering.com
Corporate
Hospitality
It is estimated that
thirty-five (35) Corporate Chalets will be set up at the 18th hole
of the Snoqualmie TPC for participating sponsors of the BGSC. Each unit will
seat 50 guests and will have a covered section for serving food and beverage
products. Ten (10) unites will be set-up on the 14th hole. 6 units
will be set up adjacent to the 10th tee area.
PROM Catering will
provide a menu for corporate clients ranging from hot dogs to lobster, with
each individual corporate client responsible for ordering and payment of their
catering.
Concessions
The BGSC will set up
five (5) to eight (8) positioned concession stands to provide a full range of
food and beverage options for the general public. In addition, mobile
concession stands selling products such as ice cream and other items will be
set up in additional locations.
An emphasis has been
placed on a high quality product be offered to guests that is in line with what
is expected in Seattle. In addition, the food vendor will work with the BGSC
to keep pricing affordable for spectators.
PROM catering will
set up a fixed location for food and beverage called the 19th Hole
that will provide concession options for the general public, along with a
social gathering place.
Participant,
Family and Media Food and Beverage
The meals for
participants and their families, along with the media, will be provided within
the Clubhouse or immediately adjacent tenting.
Volunteer and
Staff Meals
Volunteers and staff
will be provided with food vouchers for use during their working shifts,
allowing them to purchase food and beverage at on-site concessions and
locations. A tented area is provided for volunteer check-in and as a dining
location.
This will also be
supplemented throughout the day with a golf cart that will provide water to
volunteers and staff throughout the venue who are in need of a beverage.
Special Events
PROM Catering will provide all food
and beverage services (other than those within the Clubhouse) for special
events and gatherings during the eight days of functions at Snoqualmie TPC.
Concession Maps
Appendix G
SPECIAL EVENTS / FAMILY SERVICES
Contact: Denise Nielsen
Phone: (206) 325-2265, Cell Phone:
(206) 851-1120
E-Mail: dpnielsen@comcast.net
Tuesday, August 15
Qwest Field Pro-Am Party
It’s golfers on the gridiron, and a Draw
Party like no other! In the state-of-the-art surroundings of Qwest Field,
where the Seahawks rumble, golfers and quests can kick field goals or test
their arms in the Quarterback Challenge. The SeaGals will entertain and a
lineup of Golden Tee video games will lure you in. A sumptuous buffet
will feature the freshest seafood from Northwest waters and delectable local
produce. This is a fresh twist on the traditional Draw Party and will be
fun for the whole family.
Wednesday, August 16
Virginia Mason Heart Institute Tour and
Lunch at the Waterfront Seafood Grill
The Heart Institute at Virginia Mason is the
lucky charity recipient of Seattle Champions Classic proceeds and a pioneer in
the introduction of innovative surgical techniques, anticoagulation management
and cardiovascular risk reduction. Five minutes from this dynamic
regional medical center is The Waterfront Grill, with its inventively-prepared
seafood and the grandest deck in town. Enjoy lunch served impeccably,
with a spectacular view of Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains on the side.
PRESS FACILITIES/MEDIA CENTER
Establishment of a quality media
center and facilities is high on the priority for the tournament.
The media center will be located in
the western third banquet room in clubhouse facilities. Food and beverage will
be offered through the clubhouse’s existing catering services, or by Prom
Catering.
The media center will provide the
following:
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Electrical
·
Lighting
·
Air Conditioning/Heat
·
Phone Lines
·
Draped Tables
·
Chairs
·
Copy Machines
·
FAX Machines
·
TV Sets
·
Scoreboard
·
Leaderboard
·
Interview Room With PA, Riser, Banner/Flowers
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Signage
·
Message Board
·
Security
The following “touches” will
enhance the media center:
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Newspapers brought in daily
·
Mark tables and chairbacks with names of media
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Table for releases, handouts, tournament stats, interview info.
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Eating area: tables, chairs, cooler, napkins, utensils
Interview Room:
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At least 15 to 25 chairs for media
·
Comfortable chairs for player and interviewer
·
Small PA system
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The location will be where outside noise is not a factor
·
Water or beverage at podium for player
·
Dress-up the interview area with banner (tournament logo, etc.)
·
Lighting bright enough for photography and video
PRESS ROOM DIAGRAM