COMPANY : Western Golf Association www.wgaesf.org
EVENT : 2025 BMW Championship www.bmwchampionship.com
LOCATION : WGA Headquarters Glenview, IL
Caves Valley Golf Club Owings Mills, MD
TERM : June 2025 - August 20th, 2025
35-40 hours per week, overtime as needed
HOUSING Applicants are responsible for their own housing prior to tournament
COMPENSATION : Hourly rate of $15 / hour
OVERVIEW : BMW Championship
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 Viktor Hovland. 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.
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 11,300 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans
Scholars.
POSITION TITLE : Championship Assistant Ticketing and Marketing Intern
REPORTING TO : Christina Leonhard, Director of Ticket Sales & Marketing
POSITION OVERVIEW : The Ticketing and Marketing internship provides the opportunity to gain deeper
knowledge of the ticketing and marketing process for the BMW Championship while developing interpersonal
and customer service skills. The intern will learn how to provide on-site support for a large-scale event while
working in a team-oriented and professional environment.
The primary duties of a championship assistant are outlined below. As the tournament nears, other duties may
be assigned by the Senior Vice President, Tournaments.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Manage the Championship ticketing system (Ticketmaster) processing phone orders and managing
data for the 2025 BMW Championship
- Provide customer service to those inquiring about tickets or spectator information
- Identify and sell available individual and group ticket inventory by generating leads through outbound
calls
- Manage ticket fulfillment and distribution
- Assist development and distribution of promotional materials
- Assist with fulfillment of marketing partners trade packages
- Inventory and organize credentials
- Prepare credential boards and admission policy documents for Championship week
- Assist the tickets & admissions office operations throughout Championship week
REQUIREMENTS :
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic with strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Preferred : undergraduate or graduate student, majoring in Sports Management, Marketing, Business,
Communications or a related field
- Computer skills Microsoft Word and Excel. Any database or ticketing system experience is a plus
- Previous customer service or event operations experience is a plus
- Available full time beginning in early June through the BMW Championship in August, some night and
weekend hours as needed, as well as travel
- Candidates are required to have transportation and local housing in the Chicagoland area
- WGA will provide lodging accommodations during Championship in Owings Mills, MD
Send cover letter and résumé to Christina Leonhard at [email protected] by January 17, 2025.
Send cover letter and résumé to Christina Leonhard at [email protected] by January 31, 2023
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