2025 Sony Open in Hawaii Volunteer Registration
Thank you for your interest in volunteering! Please note that registering to volunteer does not guarantee a volunteer position. We will do our best to accommodate all submissions and appreciate your willingness to volunteer. If you have been accepted as a volunteer, the Committee Chair will contact you directly to confirm your volunteer position and schedule.
Volunteer info
Admissions
Admissions volunteers assist with ticket sales, redemptions, and credential verification at tournament entrances. Admissions volunteers manage the tournament’s Will Call and Lost & Found items and also provide general information to spectators.
Gallery Management
Gallery Management Ambassadors are given a unique inside and outside the ropes tournament experience. They are responsible for managing gallery noise and traffic; ensuring the safety of our guests by reinforcing health and safety policies; leading by example; and providing a world class guest experience. Gallery Management Ambassadors are assigned to the teeing area, fairway and green of a specific hole (1-18), or to high traffic areas such as practice locations, cross walks, and hospitality areas.
Location Roles & Responsibilities
Tee, Fairway, Green & High-Traffic Area Ambassadors
- Ensure the safety of our guests and promote safety policies
- Know your role and area
- Protect the integrity of the competition
- Manage gallery noise and traffic
- Protect errant golf shots hit outside the ropes
- Provide exceptional guest service
Cross Walk Ambassadors
- Ensure the safety of our guests and promote safety policies
- Ensure players and caddies have a safe way to cross from one hole to the next
- Monitor gallery noise and traffic
- Monitor cart movement on cart paths
- Provide exceptional guest service
Roving Ambassadors
- Ensure the safety of our guests and promote safety policies
- Follow playing groups to assist with larger galleries
- Manage gallery noise and traffic
- Manage crowd when rope line is dropped during errant shots
- Provide exceptional guest service
Parking
Parking volunteers assist with parking for volunteers, pros, caddies, sponsors, VIPs, media and the general public. Parking volunteers operate and control proper access and flow to all parking areas, help with traffic control and facilitate loading passenger shuttles. They also assist with informing spectators of PGA TOUR bag policy and prohibited items list, check parking passes and credentials, and direct guests to appropriate parking lots. May require periods of standing and outdoor elements.
Pro Transportation
Pro Transportation volunteers provide shuttle transportation for the players and families before, during and after the tournament, primarily between Waikiki and Waialae Country Club. Drivers must be at least 25 years old with a current driver's license in good standing.
Standard Bearers
Standard Bearers are responsible for carrying a standard (displaying the names and scores for each professional in each group) on the course for an entire round. Physically demanding; volunteers must be able to walk 18 holes and carry a standard (at least 5-6 pounds) for an entire round. Must be knowledgeable in golf etiquette. Golf knowledge is helpful.
ShotLink
ShotLink Mobile Spotters are essential to ShotLink being able to collect and distribute real time scoring and statistical data. ShotLink features a PGA TOUR On-Course Scoring Tech on Par 4s, Par 5s and some Par 3s when necessary. Under the leadership of the Scoring Tech, the ShotLink Mobile Spotters help locate and flag shots that miss the fairway/green, assist with ball flight from the tee, and relay pertinent information to the Scoring Tech such as penalty situations, obstructed shots, and detailed from locations. This helps deliver real-time distance data and statistics to be immediately computed and distributed to Scoreboards, TV, Internet, Gaming, and Mobile Applications. Volunteers should have a basic knowledge of the game of golf and a commitment to timeliness, accuracy, and attention to detail. Effective teamwork and communication are essential in this role. All Mobile Spotters should be physically able to walk around their assigned hole for the duration of their shift in potentially varied weather conditions. Quickly locating shots not in view for the Scoring Tech or Camera System is a key function of this role as it is vital to be able to gain accurate insight into the location of each shot.
Requirements:
- Must complete a short online training course.
- Must attend a short virtual or in-person training session prior to tournament week.
- Must complete a ShotLink disclosure form.
- Must be 18 or over.
Volunteer Pool
If you would like to experience volunteering in different areas throughout the week, join Volunteer Pool!