There is still plenty of winter left, but for the folks who run the 3M Open it’s never too soon to plan for this year’s tournament.
Nate Grossman, the tournament’s volunteer and charity coordinator, is already thinking about golf and has begun searching for people who want to be part of this annual PGA tour event in July.
“Volunteers who are looking to get involved can go ahead and visit our website at 3MOpen.com/volunteer,” Grossman said. “Everything from gallery management to shot link mobile spotters to corporate hospitality to admissions.”
Without volunteers there would be no 3M Open – they are the unsung heroes who make the tournament run smoothly.
“The backbone of the PGA Tour is the volunteers,” Grossman said. “They’re out there for countless hours Tuesday through Sunday, even before the tournament week.”
Volunteer perks
According to Grossman the 3M Open had an impressive amount of volunteers for the 2025 tournament.
“Last year we had our best year since 2019,” Grossman said. “We actually had 1650 volunteers which is great. I think ideally for us we’re looking for about 17 to 1800.”
There’s a three shift minimum for volunteers at the tournament, which can be filled by doing one full day and one half day, or three half days.
Volunteers put in lots of sweat equity at the 3M Open, but they get some perks for the all the various jobs they do on the sprawling TPC course.
“We try to give our volunteers as much as we can,” Grossman said. “We know how much time and hard work they put in. Our volunteers get their volunteer credential which gives them access to the tournament for the entire week. They get two free tickets for friends and family. They get a meal voucher for each shift worked so they get fed when they’re here. They get free parking for the entire week and then they also get a nice swag bag.”
Volunteers are mostly from the Twin Cities metro area and around the upper midwest, but some come from the south and west coast.
