Description

Overview

About the Facility:

Davenport Country Club is a private member-owned club offering elegance, relaxation, and exceptional recreational and social facilities within a magnificent setting. Founded in 1924, the club features one of the premier courses in the State of Iowa. Renowned golf course architects Harry "Harry" Colt and Charles Hugh Alison were selected to design the original course with Alison being the principal architect involved within the initial routing plan. The course makes dramatic use of the natural terrain and elevation, with two beautiful creeks coming into play on five holes. From the opening day, the reputation grew quickly, and it soon became known as one of the best courses in the Midwest. The course was recently rated #1 in the state of Iowa and #95 in Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the U.S. The famed 16th hole has twice been awarded national recognition as an "All American Golf Hole" by Sports Illustrated magazine.

In 2014, the golf course underwent renovations to continue the great golf tradition for years to come. The course had undergone several small-scale renovations over its 101-year history. However, the focus of this major renovation delivered by the renowned golf architects, Ron Forse and Jim Nagle of Forse Golf Design, was to restore the course to its original design and playing features. To achieve this, greens needed to be expanded, tees re-positioned and rebuilt to original locations and fairway bunkers brought back into play, among many other tasks. The renovation is now a few years in the past and the course is showing the magnificent outcome of the effort and dedication put in by the team to keep this course one of the best in the state.

Job Description Summary

The Davenport Country Club Assistant Golf Professional assists in the overall golf, pro shop, caddie, and locker room operations. This includes related staffing, teaching, and administration consistent with the following and consistent with DCC policies and procedures.

Experience Required

Requirements

Education

Required: High School Education

Preferred: College Degree

Licensing/Registration/Certification

Preferred: PGA Associate or Member in Good Standing

Experience

Preferred: Previous position as Assistant Professional or in Golf Operations

Preferred Skills/Knowledge/ and Abilities

Experience in teaching golf skills and hiring staff. Knowledge of USGA rules of golf. Demonstrated organizational skills, budgeting, merchandising, and retail skills. Ability to deal with many demands of private club membership.

Physical

Standing, walking, instructing, and playing golf. Lifting golf bags.

Essential Responsibilities

Working Conditions

5-6 Day Work Weeks in season and 4 Day Work Weeks when the golf course closes for the season

General Duties

• Train inside golf shop staff, outside operations staff, caddies, and locker room staff.
• Supervise tee times.
• Supervise the rental and proper use of golf carts and supervise the cart policies including the private cart policy.
• Provide competent golf instruction for all groups, individuals, and all levels of ability.
• Supervise the handicap system, and the posting of handicaps.
• Enforce DCC rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the use of the golf course, USGA rules of golf, golf carts, and related DCC golf facilities.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with the General Manager/COO, Head Golf Professional, the Golf Course Superintendent, and the members.
• Devote a reasonable number of hours to playing golf with a diverse number of members. Such play is not to be considered a playing lesson.
• Assist in the execution of the approved DCC golf event schedule
• Track the Rounds played at DCC on a daily, monthly, and annual basis
• Represent DCC in area professional golf activities with the approval of the Head Golf Professional.
• Maintain an excellent housekeeping and organizational reputation

Specific Duties

Events

• Effectively handle event start times and event execution
• Assign golf carts and accurately bill for their usage
• Prepare score cards and scoring sheets for each event
• Have bags and carts ready to go when the member or guest is ready to play
• Keep tournaments and field on event schedule, effectively manage the pace of play each day
• Record all scores
• Proficient in using Golf Genius
• Be available for rules discussion and decisions
• Ensure USGA rules are played and enforced

Junior Golf Program

• Assist program director in organizing and executing Junior Golf Lessons (Spring Summer, and Fall), PGA Junior League and Kidz Camp
• Instruct and test juniors in USGA rules, and golf etiquette
• Devote a reasonable number of hours to playing golf with juniors

Golf Cart Operations

• Deliver golf carts to staging area
• Clean and return carts to storage area and fill sand/seed bottles
• Place electric carts on recharge
• Report mechanical and safety deficiencies, perform minor repairs
• Account for all carts at the end of each day
• Accept responsibility for billing income and daily usage records of carts
• Maintain excellent housekeeping of carts and cart facilities
• Maintain excellent housekeeping of bag storage area, and place all bags on carts as needed for member and guest play

Golf Shop Operations

• Maintain clean, well stocked golf shop
• Assist Head Professional with maintaining stock levels commensurate of members needs and expectations
• Assist in golf billing income, and all purchases relating to the golf shop operation
• Maintain excellent bag drop services
• Assist in completing an accurate physical inventory

Practice Facilities

• Provide balls to the range tee daily
• Develop a convenient system for picking balls daily, cleaning balls, and for dispensing the balls
• Keep practice facilities clean and neat, and move the tee markers daily as directed by the Golf Course Superintendent
• Have members golf clubs brought to those members wanting to use the range

Locker room

• Ensure that the locker room is clean, and that all supplies are provided to the members as needed

Benefits

Compensation

$18-$22 per hour (based on experience)

90% of Lessons and Clinics

Anticipated Total Compensation $40,000-$50,000

PGA Dues Paid For

Meals While on Duty

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

PGA Education Assistance