Just spent most of last week marshalling at The Ryder Cup, Gleneagles. Organisationally a disaster with a lack of information as to when we were due to work shifts, with many of us finding out on the morning we arrived for duty. Spent the first 3 hours still in the dark, and even the Grandstand Leader not aware of what/where.
The same chap resigned on Saturday evening having been abused by the queuing public, unable to handle the pressure, and he had travelled from Illinois! Many patrons complained of a lack of toilets, having paid over £100 / ticket.
Allied to a promised shift pattern that did not materialise did not add up to a happy Volunteer experience, with the nett result a very curtailed golf viewing experience
Great to see a European victory,but boy, were we made to work for the privilege of seeing a fleeting glimpse of the action.
JKE11Y
The same chap resigned on Saturday evening having been abused by the queuing public, unable to handle the pressure, and he had travelled from Illinois! Many patrons complained of a lack of toilets, having paid over £100 / ticket.
Allied to a promised shift pattern that did not materialise did not add up to a happy Volunteer experience, with the nett result a very curtailed golf viewing experience
Great to see a European victory,but boy, were we made to work for the privilege of seeing a fleeting glimpse of the action.
JKE11Y
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