Blitz Staff 

Simon Zybek – CEO: On event day, manages all corporate affairs, hospitality, media, player and celebrity liaison. UHF ch7.

Richie Bower – COO: On event day, manages all aspects of the golf operation.  UHF ch7

Josh Templer – Content Director: On event day, manages all content capture
and creation.  UHF ch7

Blitz Event Staff 

  • Master of Ceremonies – located on the Stadium Hole to present the event.  

  • Big Screen Technician – manages the presentation of player, event and sponsorship information as required to the Big Screen.  UHF ch7

  • Data Centre Technician – manages the flow of scoring information from players and updates the Blitz Golf App. UHF ch7.

  • Blitzy – the official mascot of Blitz Golf.

Volunteer Staff

  • Rules Official x 1.  Blitz Golf request that the host venue provide a Rules Official to deal with any rulings during the Event.  The Blitz Golf COO’s word is final on any rules disputes, and he will be available throughout the event as required. 

  • Scoring volunteers x 6 (minimum).  Each Scoring Volunteer manages a group of players.  They direct the group to their starting tee, ensure players complete their scores on the Blitz Golf App as soon as each hole is complete, and act as our eyes and ears on the course for any problems with scoring, rules, pace of play and event continuity.  Each Scoring Volunteer carries a UHF radio to report any problems and to be available to event operations as necessary. 

  • MC Communications Assistant x 1.  The MC Comms Asst works directly with and in support of the MC to gather event information to provide to the MC as he informs the Stadium Hole crowd of event progress.  The MC asst also gathers data from the Stadium Hole Comms Asst to facilitate the MC’s announcement of each player as they play the Stadium Hole

  • Stadium Hole Assistant x 1.  The Stadium Hole Assistant is positioned on the Stadium Hole Tee throughout the event.  They provide player information to the

  • MC Comms Assistant before each player tees off on the Stadium Hole, to allow the MC to inform the crowd of who’s teeing off and their position in the event.

  • Ticket Checkers x 2.  Two Volunteers are positioned at the entry point/s to ensure spectators have a ticket, or to direct them to where they can purchase. 

Notes

  • Blitz Golf will provide volunteer information/Standard Operating Procedures to all volunteers ahead of the event.  Blitz Golf will also set up an Event WhatsApp channel ahead of the event for any volunteers to ask questions before the event. From experience – the earlier that volunteers are appointed and allocated their roles, the better the event will run on event day. 

  • Blitz Golf App.  The BG App is available for all volunteers to download.  This should be downloaded and a login established before event day. 

Refer to the Player Info Sheet for The Draw.

THE SCHEDULE

PRE-EVENT

  • 13:00 Blitz Golf & Host Venue Operations Alignment Meeting

  • 13:30 MC Final Briefing with BG.  MC will have been briefed ahead of event day. 

  • 14:00 Volunteer Briefing.

  • 15:30 Gates open.  The DJ commences his set.  All on course facilities to be open.

THE EVENT

  • 16:10 Call all players to the DJ station. Fan briefing - major sponsors - Naming Rights Partner (Shell On The Run), Weekend Warriors Apparel and Mega Rewards as well as local event partners Chery Peter Page Motors, Mastacon Builders and Wine Bracketz Fine Wine Specialists.

  • 16:15 Player introductions and then MC to interview the players from the Feature Group live on the Stadium hole.

    • Campbell Rawson

    • Kristalle Blum

    • Antonio Murdaca

    • Jett Byass

    • Darcy Fogarty

    • Ryan Papenhuyzen

    • Adam Bland

    • Stephen Leaney

    • Jason Norris

    • Mitch Georgiades

    • Zach Murray

    • Lachlan Murphy

    • Peter Cooke

    • Callum Ferguson

    • Jack Thompson

    • Andrew Gode

    • Max McCardle

    • David Lipman

    • Zak Butters

    • Glenn Maxwell

    • Ron Chopper - keep at green

    • Jordan Dawson - keep at green

    • Wade Ormsby - keep at green

    • Travis Head - keep at green

  • 16:20 Player Interviews. Feature group.

  • 16:25 Wine Bracketz ‘Beat the Pro’ Shootout. Callum Flanagan (M: 0432 501 732) and selects who they would like to have a NTP against from the feature Group. MC to conduct NTP and the winner will receive a bottle of premium wine thanks to fine wine specialist Wine Bracketz.

  • 16:30 Round 1 commences - 6 holes / 24 players.  

  • 17:50 Call any players for tiebreaker (yellow dots) to Shootout area. Shootout to occur after activation.

  • 17:55 After completion of Round 1, Weekend Warriors Activation. Two pre-determined Club Blitzers will compete in a putting race. The winner will get a $100 voucher thanks to the Weekend Warriors Apparel.

  • 17:58 How many birdies in Round 1. Pick x number of people from crowd to putt for the Shell On The Run Jackpot.

  • 18:00 Round 2 commences - 3 holes / 12 players.  

  • 18:25 Call any players for tiebreaker (yellow dots) to Shootout area. Shootout to occur after activation.

  • 18:30 After completion of Round 2, Mega Rewards Activation. A pre-selected person will have one putt to increase the $1,000 they already won. They can choose 4” - to add $100, 12” to add $500 or 24” to add $1,000. One shot.

  • 18:32 How many birdies in Round 2. Pick x number of people from crowd to putt for the Shell On The Run Jackpot.

  • 18:40 Final commences - 1 hole / 4 players

  • 19:00 Winner presented with Trophy. MC to Interview winner on the Stadium hole.

During the event, in any round there is the Shell On The Run Jackpot. If any player makes a birdie on the Stadium Hole then someone will be pulled from the crowd to have 1 putt from 24”. If they sink it they win the Jackpot purse. It starts at $200 thanks to it not going off in Perth; and goes up by $100 for every birdie made.

ADELAIDE RUN SHEET