Short Course Superintendent
Job Description
Job Description
Short Course Superintendent
The Turf Team at Winchester Country Club in Winchester Mass is seeking a Par-3 Course Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendent to oversee the maintenance operation of the Short Course, Learning Center Range Tee and Nurseries.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious AIT, current Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent looking for a change of pace to polish up the short course and create a masterpiece. Depending on where you are at in your career, you will be given the chance to fine tune your skills overseeing a small acreage operation and build a portfolio through your experiences, which can be used to elevate your career trajectory.
The “Wee Course” and Learning Center were constructed in 2015 and open for members in the Spring of 2016. The greens are USGA spec. mix with A1A4 bentgrass. The 8 greens on the short course (Putting green, Chipping green and 6 golfing greens) total roughly an acre in area. The tees and fairways total 1.5 acres, and the roughs and fescue total an acre. The tees and fairways are comprised of bentgrass, poa, ryegrass and fescue blends, with modified native soil underneath.
The club has approved the installation of XGD drainage to the greens in the fall of 2025, and spring of 2026. The candidate who is hired will oversee this important project.
The candidate will participate in the main course operation during course aeration and tournament preparations, especially the 2026 Massachusetts Amateur in July, and the Golf Course Renovation starting in August of 2026 with Architect Andrew Green and Total Turf Golf Services.
Job Requirements:
- Hire, train and retain dedicated staff members.
- Build a fertility and plant protectant program with the Golf & Grounds Superintendent and administer/oversee applications.
- Adhere to the labor and materials budget and make future recommendations.
- Be responsible for mowing equipment, reel set-up with the equipment technician and decide mowing heights.
- Perform Course Set-Up duties, bunker preparations/maintenance, and decide mowing and rolling frequency.
- Refine detail work; filling divots, edging sprinkler heads and drainage basins, repairing any turf damage that may occur.
- Manage the naturalized fescue areas.
- Schedule, supervise, execute core aeration and implement other cultural practices as warranted.
- Scout for insects, disease and mechanical stresses.
- Submit soil and tissue testing and analyze results with the G&G Superintendent to make corrections in deficiencies.
- Schedule and administer irrigation and daily hand watering needs.
- Communicate abnormalities of the irrigation system with the Irrigation Technician. (arc adjustments, leaks, blockages, etc.)
- Recommend tree shading mitigation and airflow improvements.
- Manage the turf nurseries from establishment to relocation.
- Manage the landscape waste area when needed.
Benefits include:
This is a salaried, year-round position, offering $70,000/year.
Free On-Site housing is available, and if chosen the salary is $55,000/year.
Lunch is provided by the club year-round.
401K
Health Insurance, dental and vision.
Uniforms.
Golfing privileges.
Offsite tournament volunteering and networking opportunities.