What are the responsibilities and job description for the Golf Course Starter position at Huntington Crescent Club?
Starter
Reports to: Golf Professional
Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations
- Knowledgeable about the game of golf and its rules.
- Must be friendly, tactful, courteous, and possess excellent communication skills.
- Knowledge of and ability to perform required role in emergency situations.
Job Summary (Essential Functions)
Control pace of play on golf course by directing players to the first tee at appropriate times.
Job Tasks/Duties
- Provides information regarding course, play times, and other golf-related issues.
- Verifies that all revenues have been properly recorded by inspecting receipts for all players before they depart for course, practice tee, or range.
- Keeps Golf Professionals informed about rate of course play.
- Maintains clean and orderly appearance of Starter’s Booth at all times.
- Assists in the cleaning of equipment and vehicles.
- Arranges players in proper starting order and assigns appropriate tees.
- Assigns golf cars.
- Starter may also perform the following duties:
- ensures that Members’ and guests’ bags are appropriately placed in golf cars;
- Supplies players with scorecards, pencils, tees, and rules of play.
- Advises players and caddies about course conditions.
- Performs standard opening and closing procedures.
- Attends Staff meetings.
- Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by Golf Professional.
- Supervision of Range Staff
- Bag Room Management
- Inventory, assignment of slots and cleanliness
- Supervises all practice facilities (tees, balls, location of stands, signage)
- Cart Barn Management
- Bathroom and Garbage Monitoring in Surrounding Areas of Pro Shop
- Golf Towel Management
- Cart Collection by end of day
- Cart Cleaning and Charging Supervision
- Training and Introduction of new Caddies
- Opening and Closing Duties
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
- Able to meet and perform physical requirements and to work effectively in an environment which is typical of this position.
- Frequent lifting, bending, climbing, stooping, and pulling.
- Frequent repetitive motions.
- Continuous standing and walking.