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 (ages 8-18) the 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. Play is open to both males and females. The HJGT is currently the largest junior golf tour in the world hosting more 2-day nationally ranked events than any other tour.
In 2017, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour 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.
Job Description
Position: Golf Operations Associate (Internship)
Location: Travel
Internship Dates: August-December 2025
Reports to: Director, Recruitment
Summary:
The Golf Operations Associate Internship offers hands-on experience in operating golf tournaments. Under the mentorship of HJGT Tournament Directors and Staff, interns will be actively involved in all aspects of tournament operations, including course setup and breakdown. The internship requires extensive travel every weekend across the country to locations 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. Travel teams spend one full week in each city they visit. When interns are not traveling, they will receive Business Operations training from 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.
Responsibilities:
• Provide extensive customer service to all players and families.
• Tournament set-up and preparation includes, but not limited to: marking golf courses, tee and hole locations, scoreboard set-up, utility set-up.
• Starting and scoring of players, on-course rules officiating, pace of play management.
• Other duties assigned by management.
Requirements:
• Pursuing a degree in Business, Sports Management, Marketing, or other related fields.
• This is an unpaid internship, and you must receive at least one (1) credit for the onsite experience from an accredited College/University.
• Must be within good standing of your College/University.
Experience/Skills:
• Knowledge of golf (Preferred).
• Ability to Multitask in a Fast-Paced Environment.
• Excellent communication/writing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Goal-oriented.
• Result-driven.
