Assistant Golf Professional

Bobby Jones Links; Hope Valley West (NC); On-site; USD 48,712,000 - 57,308,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Valley Country Club, managed by Bobby Jones Links, is hiring for a full-time golf shop role. The successful candidate will drive merchandise promotions, manage shop orders, assist tournament operations, keep logs, and process customer transactions.

Strong golf skills and weekend/holiday availability are essential. Proficiency in Excel, Word, and POS systems, plus understanding of club financials, will help deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Proficient in golf and able to play at a high level.
• Able to work weekends and holidays.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and club POS systems.
• Understanding of club financials.
• Experience in evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of shop inventory.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Developing merchandise sales and promotions during holidays, specials events, and times when sales are slow.
• Ordering supplies for the golf shop as directed by the Head Golf Professional.
• Assisting the Head Golf Professional with all tournament operations.
• Maintaining all logs (comp, rain check, monthly range, etc).
• Completing customer transactions.

Skills

Golf proficiency

High-level golf play

Weekend/holiday availability

Customer service orientation

Attention to detail

Tools

Club POS systems

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Details

Job DetailsJob Location: Hope Valley Country Club - Durham, NC 27707Position Type: Full-Time (More than 30 hours a week)Salary Range: $17.00 - $20.00 HourlyHope Valley Country Club is seeking a dynamic individual to join our professional golf staff. The successful candidate will have a passion for the game, a passion for hospitality, and eager to be a part of the next generation of Hope Valley professionals. Hope Valley Country Club is managed by Bobby Jones Links.

Hope Valley Country Club Overview

Hope Valley Country Club is a 1926 18-hole, member-owned, Donald Ross course located in Durham, NC. It has played host to numerous championships including the 1945 Durham Open; a PGA TOUR stop that was Byron Nelson’s 4th consecutive victory on his way to his record 11 straight. Other notable tournaments include the North Carolina Amateur, Carolinas Junior Championship, the Carolinas Junior Girls Championship and the nationally recognized Hope Valley Junior Invitational.

Today Hope Valley has a robust golf program with outstanding practice facilities, instructional programming, and an active tournament and social calendar, supported by more than 500 golfing members. The club continues to reinvest in the member experience. Recent investments include a complete renovation of the practice facility, adding a short game practice green and bunker complex, increased instructional space, infrastructure and technology.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Developing merchandise sales and promotions during holidays, specials events, and times when sales are slow.
• Ordering supplies for the golf shop as directed by the Head Golf Professional.
• Assisting the Head Golf Professional with all tournament operations.
• Maintaining all logs (comp, rain check, monthly range, etc).
• Completing customer transactions.

Bobby Jones Links

Established in 2000 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Bobby Jones Links is a club management and development company serving private, resort, daily fee, and public courses. At the heart of our work is a commitment to serving people and creating exceptional experiences for members, guests, and employees. We live by our core values: Make People Happy, Do What You Say, Strive for Excellence, Be Driven, and Grow Every Day. Theseprinciples shape our culture and drive our success. As Bobby Jones said, “The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.” That same pursuit of excellence defines everything we do.

QualificationsREQUIRED SKILLS

• Proficiency in Golf.
• Ability to play the game at a high level.
• Able to work weekends, and holidays.
• ProficiencyinExcel, Word, and club point of sales systems.
• Understanding of Club financials.
• Evaluation of customer satisfaction and responsiveness.
• Knowledge of shop inventory.
• Attention to detail.

Physical Demands & Work Environment Requirements

• Walk and or stand for long periods of time, sit, bend, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and to lift overhead and push/pull, move lighter objects.