U.S. Open Cuts Back Volunteer Force

Not promising for U.S. Open spectating but also impossible to say without knowing how many are getting trimmed from work force:

We hope this note continues to find you and your families well and enjoying the beginning of spring.

The 2021 U.S. Open Championship will be contested with minimal volunteers on-site at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. The decision to have limited volunteers was made in coordination with the State of California and San Diego County guidance for hosting a live outdoor event. Although this decision to scale the volunteer program did not come lightly, we feel it gives us the best opportunity to conduct the championship this year while ensuring the health and safety of all involved as our top priority.

We do have limited volunteer positions available and wanted to extend this opportunity to you to continue as a volunteer for the 2021 U.S. Open during the week of June 14-20.

Also you $195 uniform can be kept if opting out, a gulp, $350 value. I blame the water bottle.

If you choose to opt-out, you will have the option to keep the 2021 U.S. Open volunteer apparel package or receive a full refund of $195. The volunteer apparel package is provided by Polo Ralph Lauren. Each item is U.S. Open branded and items include two (2) polo golf shirts, one (1) wind jacket, one (1) piece of headwear, one (1) lapel pin, one (1) water bottle, and one (1) clear drawstring bag. The apparel package has a retail value of approximately $350 and will be shipped out later this spring. Please note we can NOT ship volunteer apparel packages outside of the continental United States and therefore will issue a full refund for all international volunteers along with those registered from Hawaii and Alaska.

All volunteer committee assignments will be finalized and communicated in April. With the reduced number of volunteers, we will attempt to assign each volunteer to one of his or her committee preferences; however, this might not be possible due to the requests for certain committees greatly outnumbering their respective staffing requirements. If the committee preferences you selected are full, we will assign you to another committee.