Golf Operations Associate
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Job Description
About The HJGT
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2007 to provide junior golfers between the ages of 8-18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The tour’s vision is to provide superb hospitality and make every event a memorable one. The HJGT is the largest junior golf tour in the world hosting more 2-day nationally ranked events than any other tour.
In 2017, the HJGT announced a partnership with Nexus, an international hospitality and entertainment company backed by financier Joe Lewis and Tavistock Group, golfing great Tiger Woods and musician and entertainer Justin Timberlake, which will further our collective goal of growing the game of golf, broadening the Tour’s reach across the U.S. and around the world.
Position Summary
This is a Golf Operations Associate Internship. Under the direct supervision and mentorship of HJGT Tournament Directors and Staff Members, Interns will learn how to operate golf tournaments through their active involvement with all aspects of tournament operations, from course setup to course breakdown. The internship will provide direct hands on training and require extensive travel every weekend across the country, including: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Arizona, New Jersey, and North Carolina. When interns are not traveling, they will be provided Business Operations training through hands on learning and development provided by the Senior Leadership team. There are five operations teams across of the country. Two of them live in full time housing which is in GA while the other three teams are travel teams and they live in hotels during the duration of their program. Travel teams spend one full week in each city they visit.
Key aspects of the role include:
• Tournament Operations: Active involvement in all aspects of tournament operations, from course setup to breakdown.
• Extensive Travel: Required travel every weekend across the country to various tournament locations.
• Hands-On Training: Direct, hands-on training provided by HJGT Tournament Directors and Staff Members.
• Business Operations Training: When not traveling, interns will receive business operations training from the Senior Leadership team.
• Customer Service: Provide extensive customer service to all players and families.
• Course Preparation: Tournament set-up and preparation including marking golf courses, tee and hole locations, scoreboard set-up, utility set-up.
• On-Course Management: Starting and scoring of players, on course rules officiating, pace of play management.
• Other duties: Other duties assigned by management.
