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Expires: March 10, 2024
Job Category : Agronomy Requisition Number : GOLFC013313
Posting Details
Description
The Golf Club at Lansdowne is looking to fill a Superintendent position on the Jones Course with a self-starting, highly motivated, and creative candidate. This candidate should currently be a Superintendent or an Assistant Superintendent for two years. The Golf Club at Lansdowne is a private 45-hole facility attached to a 4-star resort. The club has roughly 600 plus members and is constantly growing monthly. The courses include a 1989 RTJ II design course, a 2004 Greg Norman championship design course, and a spin-off of the Norman design nine-hole course called Sharkbite. The property covers around 485 acres and runs alongside the Potomac River in scenic upper Loudoun County.
The Jones design course features Bent/Poa sand-based greens with Meyer Zoysia grass fairways and Penncross tee boxes. It's irrigated by a Toro lynx controlled central on the Osmaic controller.
Key Responsibilities of the Golf Course Superintendent:
Work closely with the Director of Agronomy to operate the golf course in a fiscally responsible and professional manner
Plan, organizes, and directs the maintenance of putting greens, tees, fairways, roughs, and bunkers.
Train, motivate, and develop both full-time and seasonal staff
Must be able to work independently and possess problem-solving skills
Work in a highly proactive matter
Have strong knowledge of pesticide chemistries
Diagnose and repair irrigation
Mid-Atlantic experience is a plus but not required
Minimum Qualifications for the Golf Course Superintendent:
Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience (Degree preference in agronomy/ horticulture/ plant/soil science).
Must have a valid Driver’s License.
Other Qualifications:
Possesses Pesticide License.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
The club is embarking on capital improvements that would be an excellent resume-building opportunity for said candidate.
Here are the future projects:
1000+ feet of lunar drainage on Norman’s course Fairways (winter 2023)
Laser grading all par 3 tees (winter 2023- spring 2024)
SOX stabilization (spring 2024)
Fourbay project and pond stabilization (winter 2024)
Restoration of fine fescue areas (fall 2024)
RTJ irrigation system (fall on 2025)
Expires: March 10, 2024
Job Category : Agronomy Requisition Number : GOLFC013313
Posting Details
- Posted: October 30, 2023
Salary: $90,000 USD per year
Locations
Lansdowne
Lansdowne, VA 20176, USA
Description
The Golf Club at Lansdowne is looking to fill a Superintendent position on the Jones Course with a self-starting, highly motivated, and creative candidate. This candidate should currently be a Superintendent or an Assistant Superintendent for two years. The Golf Club at Lansdowne is a private 45-hole facility attached to a 4-star resort. The club has roughly 600 plus members and is constantly growing monthly. The courses include a 1989 RTJ II design course, a 2004 Greg Norman championship design course, and a spin-off of the Norman design nine-hole course called Sharkbite. The property covers around 485 acres and runs alongside the Potomac River in scenic upper Loudoun County.
The Jones design course features Bent/Poa sand-based greens with Meyer Zoysia grass fairways and Penncross tee boxes. It's irrigated by a Toro lynx controlled central on the Osmaic controller.
Key Responsibilities of the Golf Course Superintendent:
Work closely with the Director of Agronomy to operate the golf course in a fiscally responsible and professional manner
Plan, organizes, and directs the maintenance of putting greens, tees, fairways, roughs, and bunkers.
Train, motivate, and develop both full-time and seasonal staff
Must be able to work independently and possess problem-solving skills
Work in a highly proactive matter
Have strong knowledge of pesticide chemistries
Diagnose and repair irrigation
Mid-Atlantic experience is a plus but not required
Minimum Qualifications for the Golf Course Superintendent:
Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience (Degree preference in agronomy/ horticulture/ plant/soil science).
Must have a valid Driver’s License.
Other Qualifications:
Possesses Pesticide License.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
The club is embarking on capital improvements that would be an excellent resume-building opportunity for said candidate.
Here are the future projects:
1000+ feet of lunar drainage on Norman’s course Fairways (winter 2023)
Laser grading all par 3 tees (winter 2023- spring 2024)
SOX stabilization (spring 2024)
Fourbay project and pond stabilization (winter 2024)
Restoration of fine fescue areas (fall 2024)
RTJ irrigation system (fall on 2025)
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