Assistant Golf Professional

North American Transportation Management Institute; Palm Desert (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ironwood Country Club in Palm Desert, CA is seeking an energetic Assistant Golf Professional to support daily golf operations and member services. This role includes managing tee sheets, check-ins, and daily play while upholding high-touch customer service for members and guests.

You will supervise outside staff, carts, and practice facilities, ensure pace of play, and assist with member events, merchandising, and player development using modern launch monitor technology.

Qualifications

• PGA/LPGA Class A member in good standing or active PGA Associate enrolled in the PGM program.
• Minimum 2 years of golf operations experience, ideally in a private club environment.
• Proficient in Golf Genius, POS platforms (Fore Tee's & Club Essential), launch monitors, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running the day-to-day golf operation.
• Service the members.
• Deliver high-touch customer service for members and guests across tee-sheet management, check-in, and daily play.
• Supervise outside service staff, golf cart fleet maintenance, practice facilities, and starter/ranger operations.
• Enforce club rules, dress codes, and manage pace of play across both championship courses.
• Assist with organizing, staging, and scoring member events using Golf Genius.
• Coordinate course setup, local rules sheets, printed materials, and prize distribution.
• Maintain an upscale, boutique-style Golf Shop presentation and regular stock rotation.
• Assist with vendor demo days, custom equipment orders, and tournament tee-gift display setups.
• Conduct individual lessons, clinics, and junior programs; assist with custom club fittings using modern launch monitor technology.
• Administer the USGA/GHIN handicap system for members.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality

Golf operations

Golf Genius

POS platforms Fore Tee's

POS Club Essential

Launch monitors

MS Office

PGA/LPGA Class A

Tools

Golf Genius

Fore Tee's

Club Essential

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Ironwood Country Club, a premier private 36-hole member-owned facility set against the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains, is seeking an energetic, service-oriented Assistant Golf Professional. This role assists in managing daily golf operations, member tournaments, player development, and upscale retail management to deliver an exceptional private club experience.

Qualifications & Requirements

• PGA/LPGA Status: Class A Member in good standing, or active PGA Associate enrolled in the PGM program.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of golf operations experience, ideally in a private club environment.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Golf Genius, POS platforms (Fore Tee's & Club Essential), launch monitors, and MS Office.
• Physical & Schedule Demands: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work outdoors in desert weather conditions. Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and early mornings throughout the peak season.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assist in running the day-to-day golf operation.
• Service the members.
• Deliver high-touch customer service for members and guests across tee-sheet management, check-in, and daily play.
• Supervise outside service staff, golf cart fleet maintenance, practice facilities, and starter/ranger operations.
• Enforce club rules, dress codes, and manage pace of play across both championship courses.

Tournament Operations

• Assist with organizing, staging, and scoring men's, women's, and mixed member events using Golf Genius.
• Coordinate course setup, local rules sheets, printed materials, and prize distribution.

Merchandising & Retail Management

• Maintain an upscale, boutique-style Golf Shop presentation through dynamic visual merchandising, mannequin styling, and regular stock rotation.
• Support inventory control: receive, tag, and stock shipments; participate in monthly audits; and track stock in the POS system.
• Manage member special orders from placement to delivery with prompt, high-touch communication.
• Assist with vendor demo days, custom equipment orders, and tournament tee-gift display setups.

Instruction & Player Development

• Conduct individual lessons, clinics, and junior programs; assist with custom club fittings using modern launch monitor technology.
• Administer the USGA/GHIN handicap system for members.