What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Golf Professional position at Troon?
Torreon Golf Club is excited to announce the exceptional career opportunity for a Head Golf Professional. Qualified candidates will thrive in a hospitality environment and be highly focused on providing exceptional service.
Key Responsibilities include developing, implementing and ensuring that all quality standards for Torreon Golf Club's golf operations and golf facilities are maintained, through the supervision and direction of the Golf Club of Estrella staff, providing excellent customer service and delivering an exceptional golf experience. Candidate will be responsible for driving performance to attain established goals in collaboration with the General Manager. Candidate must be a team player, have a passion for customer service, and be a hands-on servant leader.
Qualifications:
• PGA Class "A" Member in good standing with exemplary communication skills.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, and Power Point Microsoft applications, EZ Links and EZ Suite.
• Enthusiastic servant leader - willing and able to mentor, develop and motivate subordinates.
• Strong business acumen able to develop and monitor annual and monthly budgets.
• Practice range, golf academy, tournament operations and tour wholesale sales experience is beneficial.
Work Experience & Education:
• Minimum 3 years of experience at a golf facility preferably as Head Golf Professional, 1st Assistant Golf Professional at Private or Resort Facility
• Private club experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) or some college with equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge, Skill, & Traits:
• Essential knowledge of the game of golf, rules of golf, golf facility operations and tournament operations
• Strong organizational, planning & prioritization skills
• Self-motivated with desire to promote and market
• Service and customer focused attitude
• Experienced in written and oral business communication
• Experienced computer using; Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher
• Knowledge with online tee sheet systems, preferably Members First
• Knowledge with tournament software, preferably Golf Genius Tournament Software
• Knowledge with POS Systems, preferably Jonas Systems
• Maintain and promote a positive professional image within the community
Working Conditions:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is often required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls.
• They will occasionally be required to balance, stoop, twist upper body, kneel, and climb.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 30-50lbs occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Moderate exposure to extreme cold, heat, working outdoors, chemicals, pesticides, gasoline, vibration, pollen, dust, mechanical hazards and electrical hazards.
• Noise level is typically moderate to loud
• Work extended hours during golf and holiday season
• Work weekends and holidays
About Torreon Golf Club
Located in Show, Low Arizona at an elevation of 6300 feet, you will find Torreon Golf Club. Torreon Golf Club is a private 36-hole facility, with a full driving range, full size putting and chipping green, 2-hole short course, pool, fitness center, tennis courts, pickleball courts family center, as well as a fully operation grille/restaurant.
By the Numbers:
Seasonal Club – Courses open April thru November
Total Golf Operations Revenue: $1.5 Million
Total Retail Revenue: $400,000
Total Rounds of Golf: 24,000 Annually
Total Number of Golf Members: 440
Total Number of Association Members: 710
Homeowners: 1150 (Max of 1250)
Etched into the undulating contours and majestic hills of this land are two of the finest mountain golf courses in Arizona. These pine-draped masterpieces were lovingly crafted by the late golf course designer, Robert von Hagge with partners Mike Smelek and Richard Baril. The 36 holes that make up Torreon’s Tower and Cabin courses are distinct, challenging, and astounding in their beauty.
Torreon Golf Club has again been named in the Golfweek's Best listing for 2022! We were ranked in both the Top 200 Residential Courses and the Top Private Courses for Arizona. The rankings were as follows:
• 2022 Best Private, Arizona - #15 (Cabin)
• 2022 Top 200 Residential - #100 (Cabin)
• 2022 Top 200 Residential - #174 (Tower)
• 2022 Best Golf Course of the White Mountain – Ranked #1
• 2023 Association of Golf Merchandisers Platinum Award Winner – Golf Shop
We are a seasonal club; Both courses are closed December through March - we open one golf course at the beginning of April and close the last golf course Thanksgiving weekend.
The Torreon Grille is closed for the months of January, February, and most of March. We open on weekends in the Spring and by May we are open 7 days a week until around the middle of October. It will go back to weekends only for November and December.
Our Fitness Center and Cardio Center are open. The pool is typically heated from the beginning of May through the end of September (our nighttime temperatures dictate those dates).
The Family Center is open daily from Memorial Day through the middle of August, then in the shoulder season we have it open on weekends and some holidays.
We have one Tennis Court and 8 Pickle Ball Courts along with a small trout fishing pond next to the Family Center. This is the only pond that members can fish, and you are required to use bait-less, barb-less hooks as it is catch & release only.
The story of Show Low
Marion Clark and Corydon E. Cooley owned 100,000 acres they decide to play a game of cards, winner to take the ranch. The game lasted all night. When the last hand began, Cooley needed one point. Clark told Cooley, “Show Low, and the Ranch is yours”. Cooley turned Deuce of Clubs, thereby naming Show Low. The main street became the Deuce of Clubs.
About Show Low
Show Low is the largest city in the White Mountains and is one of the fastest growing cities in northern Arizona. The city proper has a population of nearly 12,000 residents, but Show Low’s trade area population numbers over 146,000. Seasonal spikes in the population from tourism activity and the second home market causes the trade area population to swell to well over 170,000. Show Low is experiencing dynamic growth as its population has increased 40% since 2000.
What Torreon Golf Club Stands For:
• Values - Integrity, Friendliness, Attentiveness, Dependability,
Respectfulness, Responsibility, and Excellence
• Culture - Friendly, Family oriented Club with a major focus on the game of golf, camaraderie, competition and a healthy & active lifestyle.
• Mission - “To create extraordinary guest and member experience by delivering superior service, amenities, and playing surfaces.”
• Vision - “Creating extraordinary reminiscences that will last a lifetime”
To learn or see more about Torreon Golf Club, please click on the below links:
Torreon Golf Club Movie - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmBG8l-2GNw
https://www.torreon.com/
Benefits
• Troon Golf Benefit Package
https://www.troon.com/career-opportunities/employee-benefits/
Salary : $50,000 - $60,000