Golf Course Manager

This position is responsible for overseeing the operations and maintenance of the Comanche Trail Golf Course and Pro Shop.

• Oversees turf maintenance of greens, roughs, fairways, and surrounding landscaping to conform to U.S. Golf Association Standards.
• Plans and implements cultivation programs and disease, insect, and weed control programs to ensure optimal playing surfaces under a wide variety of conditions.
• Designs and maintains the landscaping of the acreage surrounding the greens, fairways, and roughs.
• Assists in the design of modifications to golf greens and fairways.
• Provides technical expertise such as reviewing test results of soil and turf samples, directing the application of fertilizer, insecticide, and fungicide, and dealing with weather-related problems such as heat, floods, windstorms, and freezes.
• Operates and maintains computerized irrigation system.
• Maintains detailed records and reports of turf maintenance activities.
• Monitors and administers the annual operating budget to ensure expenses remain within budget allocations.
• Develops employee work schedules and assigns duties to staff; trains, evaluates, and disciplines employees as needed.
• Determines and purchases all necessary chemicals and supplies and maintains purchasing records.
• Initiates and/or approves requisitions, work orders, and schedules to ensure proper coordination of activities.
• Manages tournaments and outings for groups, manages scheduled tee times, and maintains golf cart fleet.
• Communicates with golfers, golf associations, vendors, and other interested parties to ensure turf management is coordinated with tournaments and other activities.
• Promotes the Comanche Trail Golf Course; invites professional golfers, golf superintendents, and amateurs to play on the course and in local tournaments.
• Participates in long-range planning events. 
• Establishes and enforces safety rules for employees and for golfers while on golf course property.
• Writes specifications and provides technical assistance in the purchase of necessary equipment.
• May be on call after hours to respond to emergency situations. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• An Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in horticulture, golf course management, recreation services, business administration, public administration or related field.
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in golf course management, including two (2) years of managing both golf course and Pro Shop simultaneously with some supervisory responsibility.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Texas for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain applicable state pesticide applicator license within twelve (12) months.
• A credit check will be conducted on all applicants under final consideration for this position.

• Knowledge of agronomic and horticultural practices.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to proper use and handling of various chemicals.
• Knowledge of city, departmental, and safety policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the rules and strategies of the game of golf.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
• Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
• Skill in operating tools and equipment such as mowers, dump truck, backhoe/loader, utility vehicle, spray rig, fertilizer spreaders, and seeders.
• Skill in planning and organization.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment including a computer and standard business application software, calculator, copier, and facsimile machine.
• Skill in performing mathematical calculations.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skills in oral and written communication.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city departments and the public.