North Carolina Man Reaches Astonishing Milestone At Golf Tournament
As a golf fanatic, there are several storylines I could quote you as interesting in last weekend’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro. Of course, there was the winner, Greenville, South Carolina’s Lucas Glover. Nearly a decade and a half ago, he won the U.S. Open. Since then, he’s had a career marked by difficulties both on the course and in his personal life. Then there was the weather delay that threatened to cause a Monday finish. However, for me the best story out of the Triad tourney last weekend is Harold Moag.
Is Harold Moag a pro golfer? No. Is Harold Moag an executive with Wyndham (the tournament’s presenting sponsor)? No. Harold Moag is one of the more than 1,100 volunteers that make the engine that is a PGA Tour event run. This was Moag’s 64th year as a volunteer at the event. He’s 97 years old. Think of the things that you’ve done (if you’ve been alive that long) annually for 64 years. Now, imagine doing that-gladly-for free. I know, right? Harold Moag’s first year as a tournament volunteer was 1959, and he’s still going strong.
Oh, and you read correctly, 1,100 volunteers. They do everything from serve as hole marshals (think traffic cops for golf courses), holding up “Quiet” signs, aiding with technical aspects of the tournament and its broadcast, and a litany of duties on the course itself. If the job is in the background and unsung at a professional golf tournament, then a volunteer is doing it.
For more than 30 years, Harold Moag was a Wyndham Championship volunteer serving as a hole marshal for the 4th hole. It’s unclear what his duty was this year (other than just being a total legendary icon), but he says if the good Lord gives him another year, he’ll be back as a Wyndham Championship volunteer for the 65th time in 2024.
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