Definition: A person whose job it is to patrol a golf course, keeping the pace of play up and responding to golfers' questions or concerns. During a tournament, a marshal's job will be primarily crowd control.
At most courses, marshals are volunteers who ride in marked carts, and their primary value is in their visibility. If golfers know a course has marshals, they are more likely to police themselves. Slow play is a primary concern for marshals, and some courses allow marshalls to force slow groups to move up, skipping part or all of a hole in order to speed up play.
Alternate Spellings: Marshall
