Assistant Golf Course Superintendent TPC Treviso Bay Golf Club

Genesis Distribution; Naples (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TPC Treviso Bay Golf Club in Naples, Florida, seeks an Assistant Golf Course Superintendent to support greens, tees, fairways, and rough, ahead of a course refresh project.

Reporting to Director of Agronomy, this role oversees agronomic planning, equipment operations, and staff supervision, ensuring safe, high-quality maintenance.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of two years of turfgrass experience.
• Requires valid driver's license.
• Requires current state pesticide applicator certification within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and supervise agronomic programs for greens, tees, fairways, and rough.
• Oversee pesticide applications and fertilizer management.
• Manage staff scheduling and safety compliance.

Skills

Agronomic planning

Team leadership

Pesticide application

Irrigation management

Equipment operation

Safety compliance

Education

Two years turfgrass experience

Valid driver's license

Pesticide applicator license

Tools

Spray equipment

Irrigation pumps

Mowers & machinery

Job description

Assistant Golf Course Superintendent TPC Treviso Bay Golf Club

TPC Treviso Bay Golf Club, located in Naples, Florida, is seeking a highly motivated Assistant Golf Course Superintendent to join its golf course maintenance team ahead of its “course refresh project.” The refresh project consists of a new irrigation system, updated pump station, updated bunker liner system (Bunker Solutions), regrassing (Bimini Bermuda), and updated bridges. Preparation for proper eradication begins in the summer of 2026, culminating with overseeding in October. The project commences on March 01, 2027.

THE GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES:

• Director of Agronomy
• Head Equipment Manager
• 2 Assistant Superintendents
• 2 Assistant-in-Training
• 17 Line Staff

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Assistant Golf Course Superintendent reports directly to the Director of Agronomy (DOA). Under the direction of the DOA and Golf Course Superintendent, the Assistant Superintendent assists in planning, coordinating, and executing daily golf course maintenance operations, including greens, tees, fairways, and rough. The Assistant Superintendent may assume supervisory responsibilities and serve in the Golf Course Superintendent’s capacity during the Golf Course Superintendent’s absence.

INITIAL PRIORITIES OF POSITION:

• Contributes to planning and supervising agronomic inputs and the maintenance of greens, tees, and fairways; schedules work and supervises employees and equipment use.
• Helps facilitate instruction to equipment operators on the operation and care of mowingand other equipment; supervises pesticide applications and/or operates andcalibrates pesticide application equipment; supervises and participates in theoperation and maintenance of pumps, and in the maintenance of irrigation anddrainage systems.
• Assists in personnel management and evaluation, employee safety, and personneldiscipline, and may also modify the daily work schedule based on professionalinterpretation.

Educational Requirements

• Requires a minimum of two years of turfgrass experience as an intern or post-graduate.
• Requires working knowledge of the maintenance of golf course tees, fairways, and greens; maintenance practices for golf course turf; the planting,cultivation, pruning, and caring for plants, shrubs, and trees; the characteristics andproper use of various fertilizers and soil conditioners; herbicides and pest controlmethods and materials; drainage control methods; and irrigation system, includingwells, pumps, and automatic controls.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Requires current state certification or licensing as a pesticide applicator within 90 days of employment.

Experience Requirements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS, APTITUDE, AND OTHER TRAITS:

Agronomic

• Must be able to develop and implement basic agronomic programs using primaryand secondary cultural practices regarding drainage, soil structure, irrigation,fertility, pest control, height of cut, and traffic wear.
• Strong technical and analytical focus to ensure optimal agronomic, water, soil, and environmental management programs.
• Consistently seeks out best-in-class conditioning methodology, including tools and practices.
• Successful experience in similar or more challenging climates.
• Results-oriented cultural, fertility, and pesticide programming.
• Establishes and maintains golf course maintenance operations and facilities to help create a safe, productive, and enjoyable environment for employees, as well as golfers and onsite visitors.

Leadership

• Humble, trustworthy, strong character, and impeccable integrity.
• Demonstrates creativity, flexibility, and outside-the-box thinking, and ensures consistent goal achievement.
• Lead-by-example approach to setting operational standards.
• Develop a workplace culture reflective of top-performing organizations, and ensure a consistent focus on motivating and retaining employees, as well as on promoting ethics and values.
• Collaborative in nature, and can work effectively with various constituents.

Chemical and Fertility

• Performs routine safety inspections on all spraying and fertilizer equipment.
• Maintains chemical and fertilizer storage and mixing/filling areas in compliancewith county, state, and federal regulations and is responsible for the safety anddirection of chemical/fertilizer handlers and/or helpers.
• Responsible for properly mixing and applying herbicides, fungicides, orinsecticides to associated turf grasses, trees, and ornamentals.
• Manages all spray and fertilizer applications on a daily to weekly basis andreports to the DOA.

Equipment Operation & Care

• Strongunderstanding ofgolf course equipmentfrom mowers, skid-loaders, aerifiers, sprayers, and small equipment.
• Ensures that the equipment cooling system is always working; refills fuel daily; cleans equipment daily, and reports equipment problems or failures tothe DOA and Head Equipment Manager.
• Provides basic preventive maintenance on equipment as directed by the DOAand returns equipment to the designated location at the maintenance facility.

Special Requirements

SUCCESS TRAITS OF INDIVIDUAL:

• Considerate, friendly, and exceptional ability to work within a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.
• Positive attitudeand desire to be a part of a close-knit team.
• Dedicatedto advancing within the industry, and eager to gain experience inall facets of golf course maintenance and construction.