Health insurance, paid vacation, retirement, bonus program, club membership, association dues
Facility Overview: Brookings Country Club has long been recognized as one of the region’s top clubs. It has hosted numerous SDGA Championships and most recently the 2023 SDGA State Senior Championship. A brand-new Maintenance Facility is currently being constructed to accompany our long term facility wide strategic plan. The BCC has a long history as one of the best conditioned courses in the Region along with the new addition of the 9 hole "Rabbit Patch" short course. At Brookings Country Club the Golf Course Superintendent (GCS) reports directly to the GM/Director of Golf and liaises with the Greens & Grounds Chairman. The GCS will be tasked and responsible for projects approved by the Board of Directors. A year round Assistant has been added to the Grounds team and will start in 2024.
Educational Requirements: 2 or 4 year degree program in Turfgrass Management or a related field
Responsibilities Include:
Maintains all grounds including the golf course, clubhouse surroundings and other maintainable property
Supervises all planting, fertilizing and chemical applications, and other care of turf, plants, shrubs and trees on the golf course and clubhouse surroundings
Hires, supervises and develops Maintenance team along with creating and updating SOP guidelines
Strong relationship builder with a history of excellent relations with their Green Chairman, General Manager and team
Informs members about present and future maintenance activities
Coordinates scheduling of all personnel assigned to the department
Communicates frequently with the General Manager to discuss activities, goals, plans and member feedback
Prepares and manages annual budget plan for the golf course maintenance operation on an annual basis
Maintains inventory and oversees all repairs and scheduled maintenance of all golf course maintenance equipment
Implements and enforces comprehensive safety program for employees of the maintenance department
Supervises maintenance and operation of drainage, irrigation and other mechanical watering systems
Develops chemical and fertilizing plan on an annual basis, (Must be able to obtain a SD Commercial Applicators License. Good knowledge of irrigation and equipment repair).
Ensures that the golf course is providing healthy and high-quality playing conditions for members and guests of the property
Prepares and maintains all recordkeeping for maintenance department (i.e. Human Resource files, inventory files, fertilization and chemical application logs)
