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After several years as a superintendent, College Education and continuing education seminars, I have
developed sound management practices and impeccable practices that offer outstanding playing conditions on
the golf course. I have written several programs to cover all aspects of turf management. A brief job description
is listed below:
Supervise the maintenance of all golf areas including Greens, Tees, Fairways, Rough and Clubhouse
Grounds. These duties include but not are limited to:
1. Oversee and maintain turf and plant material.
• Setting height of cut
• Selecting turf varieties
• Proper soil management and soil testing
• Selecting and applying appropriate fertilizers
• Adequate irrigation scheduling
• Diagnosing turf problems accurately and in a timely fashion
• Applying pesticides, fungicides, wetting agents and herbicides when needed
2. Supervision of crew ranging from 12 to 27 people and different shifts of three or more. These duties
include but are not limited to:
• Day crew shift: Monday – Friday 5:30am –2:30pm
• Night Crew shift: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 3pm–11:30pm
• Weekend Crew shift: Saturday and Sunday 5:30am- 10:30am
• Assigning daily tasks and special projects
• Training crew to perform all daily tasks and special projects to be performed by the maintenance staff
3. Oversee Assistant and Second Assistant Golf Course Superintendents:
• Manage assistants in supervisor skills
• Help with direction of staff
• Direction in tasks of course needs
4. Oversee Equipment Manager:
• Must have working knowledge of all golf course equipment
• Be able to show how to make repairs in a timely manner
• Scheduling of routine maintenance on all golf course equipment to coincide with the use of the equipment
• Oversee all routine repairs of all golf course equipment
5. Oversee horticultural manger:
• Proper selection of plant varieties
• Proper design and maintenance of landscape beds on golf course, club house, tennis facility and parking
lot
6. Oversee students during their internships:
• Teaching job skills of everyday maintenance on the golf course
• Promote attention to detail of entire golf course property
• Meet university requirements sent along with student
• Observe that the student fulfills his/her goals written the first week of internship
• Help prepare the student for future positions in the turfgrass industry
7. Maintaining of the employees:
• Interviewing
• Hiring
• Firing
• Team building
• Employee/employee relations/problems
• Departmental employee relations/problems
• Scheduling
• Job assignment
• Payroll/Timesheets
• Lay offs
8. Plan and direct the construction of any landscape projects:
• Renovating and constructing of new greens, tees and bunkers
• Landscape beds on golf course and common grounds
9. Equip and keep inventory of supplies and materials for all golf course tasks and projects performed
within budgetary limits:
• Irrigation supplies-PVC pipe and accessories, irrigation heads and all additional parts
• Drainage supplies- perforated pipe, felt, grates, etc
• General tools- rakes, shovels, etc
• Fertilizers
• Fungicides
• Pesticides
• Growth regulators
• Wetting agents
• Topdressing sand
• Divot mix sand
• Gravel
• Mulch
• Uniforms
• Office supplies
• Informational/Education videos, books, magazines and manuals
• Order/rental of any special tools that may needed for special projects
• Sod/seed
• Hoses
10. Keep detailed records of maintenance activities:
• Fertilizer application records
• Pesticides application records
• Herbicide application records
• Pre-emergent
• Daily crew tasks and project records
• Daily irrigation output records
• Work performed by outside contractors
• Weather data-Temp hi-lo, rain/snow fall daily recorded
• Each individual crewmember daily tasks completed
• Any major problem that occurs on the golf course (i.e. irrigation breaks and repairs, special projects
performed and completed)
11. Repair and maintenance of irrigation system:
• 8” and 6” main lines
• 11/2”, 2”, 3”, 4” lateral lines
• Irrigation heads- full and part circles
• Quick couplers
• Irrigation computer and irrigation satellites
• Repair unforeseen irrigation brakes on a moments notice at any hour of the day or night
• Redesign of irrigation system in problem areas
12. Repair and maintenance of the irrigation pump house:
• 75hp motors
• 25hp motors
• 5 hp (PM) motors
• Pumps
• Clay valves
• Power start up
• Computers that control pumps and motors
13. Repair/installation and maintenance of drainage system:
• Water management
• Subsurface water movement
• Design/Installation of new drainage in problem areas
• Maintenance of existing drainage system
14. Skilled in maintain and repair all of the following:
• Weather shelters on the golf course
• Fences
• Bridges
• Stone walkways
• Stairways/steps
• Cart paths
• Parking lots
15. Environmental issues:
• Water movement/leaching and flushing
• Water quality/high sodium (Na) and bicarbonates
• Water testing/ reports
• National Audubon Society issues
• Soil structure and soil quality
16. Attend meetings with:
• Greens committee
• Board meetings
• Suppliers
• Sales representatives
• General Manger
• Golf Professional
• Architects
• Directors
• Crew team leaders
• Various other departments/issues
• Attend continuing education conventions and seminars
• Attend state superintendent chapter meetings
• Communication with the public
17. Skilled and working knowledge of all equipment from loaders, mowers and power tools
18. Computer use and program knowledge:
• Programming irrigation system computer
• Generating of reports
• Follow weather situations on DTN computer
• Microsoft-Word, Excel, Outlook and office programs
• Internet
19. Clubhouse/ Starter/ Halfway House/ Maintenance Facility/ Duties:
• Routine maintenance
• Plumbing
• Roof repair
20. Oversee golf cart fleet maintenance:
• General routine maintenance
• General preventative maintenance
21. Prepare golf course for winter if needed:
• Dormant fertilizer applications to tees, greens and fairways
• Dormant seeding to appropriate areas of course
• Preventative fungicide applications for Pink/Gray Snow Mold
• Removal of all cups, pins ball washers, bunker rakes, tee markers, rope lines and signs
• Cultural practices to prepare plant for winter
• Shut down of irrigation system and blowing system out
• Monitor snow pack and checking greens though out winter
22. Prepare year around golf course for winter in cooler conditions:
• Cultural practice to prepare plant for lower soil temps
• Plan for change in mowing practices
• The use of amendments and fertilizers in cooler temps
• Change in watering practices
23. Recovering the golf course in the spring:
• Slit seed areas hit hard by winter damage
• Fertilizer applications to tees, greens and fairways
• Fungicide application- post and pre-emergent applications
• Charge irrigation system and do irrigation audit
• Hiring of any new employees for up coming season
• Repair (re-sod/re-seeding) any turf damage
24. Office duties:
• Daily planning
• Yearly planning
• Staff performance reviews
• Employee training plan
• Mission statement
• Compiling a working yearly budget
• Budget reports
• Forecasting
• Variance
• Fixed assets
• Prepare a 3-year plan for the golf course
• Capital Budget Plans
• Equipment purchasing
• Large golf course projects
• Coding invoices in a timely manner
• Recording weather data for the National Weather Service
• Recording water use daily
• Responsible for Material Safety Data Sheets
• Planning shop Safety Plan/First Aid system
• Writing of employee Standards of Quality
• Dealing and resolving homeowner’s issues
• Dealing with unforeseen accidents, injuries and employee issues
developed sound management practices and impeccable practices that offer outstanding playing conditions on
the golf course. I have written several programs to cover all aspects of turf management. A brief job description
is listed below:
Supervise the maintenance of all golf areas including Greens, Tees, Fairways, Rough and Clubhouse
Grounds. These duties include but not are limited to:
1. Oversee and maintain turf and plant material.
• Setting height of cut
• Selecting turf varieties
• Proper soil management and soil testing
• Selecting and applying appropriate fertilizers
• Adequate irrigation scheduling
• Diagnosing turf problems accurately and in a timely fashion
• Applying pesticides, fungicides, wetting agents and herbicides when needed
2. Supervision of crew ranging from 12 to 27 people and different shifts of three or more. These duties
include but are not limited to:
• Day crew shift: Monday – Friday 5:30am –2:30pm
• Night Crew shift: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 3pm–11:30pm
• Weekend Crew shift: Saturday and Sunday 5:30am- 10:30am
• Assigning daily tasks and special projects
• Training crew to perform all daily tasks and special projects to be performed by the maintenance staff
3. Oversee Assistant and Second Assistant Golf Course Superintendents:
• Manage assistants in supervisor skills
• Help with direction of staff
• Direction in tasks of course needs
4. Oversee Equipment Manager:
• Must have working knowledge of all golf course equipment
• Be able to show how to make repairs in a timely manner
• Scheduling of routine maintenance on all golf course equipment to coincide with the use of the equipment
• Oversee all routine repairs of all golf course equipment
5. Oversee horticultural manger:
• Proper selection of plant varieties
• Proper design and maintenance of landscape beds on golf course, club house, tennis facility and parking
lot
6. Oversee students during their internships:
• Teaching job skills of everyday maintenance on the golf course
• Promote attention to detail of entire golf course property
• Meet university requirements sent along with student
• Observe that the student fulfills his/her goals written the first week of internship
• Help prepare the student for future positions in the turfgrass industry
7. Maintaining of the employees:
• Interviewing
• Hiring
• Firing
• Team building
• Employee/employee relations/problems
• Departmental employee relations/problems
• Scheduling
• Job assignment
• Payroll/Timesheets
• Lay offs
8. Plan and direct the construction of any landscape projects:
• Renovating and constructing of new greens, tees and bunkers
• Landscape beds on golf course and common grounds
9. Equip and keep inventory of supplies and materials for all golf course tasks and projects performed
within budgetary limits:
• Irrigation supplies-PVC pipe and accessories, irrigation heads and all additional parts
• Drainage supplies- perforated pipe, felt, grates, etc
• General tools- rakes, shovels, etc
• Fertilizers
• Fungicides
• Pesticides
• Growth regulators
• Wetting agents
• Topdressing sand
• Divot mix sand
• Gravel
• Mulch
• Uniforms
• Office supplies
• Informational/Education videos, books, magazines and manuals
• Order/rental of any special tools that may needed for special projects
• Sod/seed
• Hoses
10. Keep detailed records of maintenance activities:
• Fertilizer application records
• Pesticides application records
• Herbicide application records
• Pre-emergent
• Daily crew tasks and project records
• Daily irrigation output records
• Work performed by outside contractors
• Weather data-Temp hi-lo, rain/snow fall daily recorded
• Each individual crewmember daily tasks completed
• Any major problem that occurs on the golf course (i.e. irrigation breaks and repairs, special projects
performed and completed)
11. Repair and maintenance of irrigation system:
• 8” and 6” main lines
• 11/2”, 2”, 3”, 4” lateral lines
• Irrigation heads- full and part circles
• Quick couplers
• Irrigation computer and irrigation satellites
• Repair unforeseen irrigation brakes on a moments notice at any hour of the day or night
• Redesign of irrigation system in problem areas
12. Repair and maintenance of the irrigation pump house:
• 75hp motors
• 25hp motors
• 5 hp (PM) motors
• Pumps
• Clay valves
• Power start up
• Computers that control pumps and motors
13. Repair/installation and maintenance of drainage system:
• Water management
• Subsurface water movement
• Design/Installation of new drainage in problem areas
• Maintenance of existing drainage system
14. Skilled in maintain and repair all of the following:
• Weather shelters on the golf course
• Fences
• Bridges
• Stone walkways
• Stairways/steps
• Cart paths
• Parking lots
15. Environmental issues:
• Water movement/leaching and flushing
• Water quality/high sodium (Na) and bicarbonates
• Water testing/ reports
• National Audubon Society issues
• Soil structure and soil quality
16. Attend meetings with:
• Greens committee
• Board meetings
• Suppliers
• Sales representatives
• General Manger
• Golf Professional
• Architects
• Directors
• Crew team leaders
• Various other departments/issues
• Attend continuing education conventions and seminars
• Attend state superintendent chapter meetings
• Communication with the public
17. Skilled and working knowledge of all equipment from loaders, mowers and power tools
18. Computer use and program knowledge:
• Programming irrigation system computer
• Generating of reports
• Follow weather situations on DTN computer
• Microsoft-Word, Excel, Outlook and office programs
• Internet
19. Clubhouse/ Starter/ Halfway House/ Maintenance Facility/ Duties:
• Routine maintenance
• Plumbing
• Roof repair
20. Oversee golf cart fleet maintenance:
• General routine maintenance
• General preventative maintenance
21. Prepare golf course for winter if needed:
• Dormant fertilizer applications to tees, greens and fairways
• Dormant seeding to appropriate areas of course
• Preventative fungicide applications for Pink/Gray Snow Mold
• Removal of all cups, pins ball washers, bunker rakes, tee markers, rope lines and signs
• Cultural practices to prepare plant for winter
• Shut down of irrigation system and blowing system out
• Monitor snow pack and checking greens though out winter
22. Prepare year around golf course for winter in cooler conditions:
• Cultural practice to prepare plant for lower soil temps
• Plan for change in mowing practices
• The use of amendments and fertilizers in cooler temps
• Change in watering practices
23. Recovering the golf course in the spring:
• Slit seed areas hit hard by winter damage
• Fertilizer applications to tees, greens and fairways
• Fungicide application- post and pre-emergent applications
• Charge irrigation system and do irrigation audit
• Hiring of any new employees for up coming season
• Repair (re-sod/re-seeding) any turf damage
24. Office duties:
• Daily planning
• Yearly planning
• Staff performance reviews
• Employee training plan
• Mission statement
• Compiling a working yearly budget
• Budget reports
• Forecasting
• Variance
• Fixed assets
• Prepare a 3-year plan for the golf course
• Capital Budget Plans
• Equipment purchasing
• Large golf course projects
• Coding invoices in a timely manner
• Recording weather data for the National Weather Service
• Recording water use daily
• Responsible for Material Safety Data Sheets
• Planning shop Safety Plan/First Aid system
• Writing of employee Standards of Quality
• Dealing and resolving homeowner’s issues
• Dealing with unforeseen accidents, injuries and employee issues
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