Golf Course Superintendent

Facility Description:            

The Governors Golf Club is recognized as a premier gated private country club community in one of the fastest growing counties in the country. The Arnold Palmer designed championship course follows the property’s natural rolling hills, and is as challenging as it is beautiful. Palmer has utilized the property’s historic stonewalls, spring-fed creeks, and scenic waterfalls to create breathtaking views at every turn.

Position Summary:

The Golf Course Superintendent is responsible for the overall leadership, care, and conditioning of the golf course, clubhouse grounds, and related equipment, ensuring an exceptional playing environment and member experience consistent with a premier private club. This role oversees all agronomic, landscaping, and horticultural programs with a focus on excellence, consistency, and long-term sustainability.

The Superintendent plans, administers, and executes annual operating and capital budgets; recruits, trains, and leads a highly skilled maintenance team; and applies sound agronomic practices to consistently meet—and exceed—member expectations for course conditions and playability. Our team is exceptionally high performing and has consistently been favorably rated by its peers

Working under the direction of the General Manager and KemperSports Management, the Superintendent is accountable for the successful execution of golf course maintenance strategies, capital improvements, and long-range planning initiatives. This position plays a key role in enhancing the overall member experience by collaborating closely with the golf professional staff and club leadership to align course conditions, service standards, and communication.

Equally important is the Superintendent’s ability to foster a positive, engaged workplace culture—one that values teamwork, development, and accountability—while building strong relationships with members and contributing meaningfully to the Club’s reputation and long-term success.

Major Duties:

• Develop and implement annual maintenance budget and operating plan.
• Plan and implement staffing schedules to ensure quality standards are achieved.
• Maintain the golf course in proper playing condition according to KSM standards.
• Supervise course construction projects and all planting and care of turf, plants, shrubs and trees.
• Establish and implement a maintenance program for appropriate equipment, tools, vehicles, etc.
• Implement and monitor the purchase ordering and receiving program to maintain proper inventories of supplies and ensure proper quantity and price on all purchases.
• Interact comfortably with our Membership where the expectation is that golf course conditions consistently meet quality standards defined by the KemperSports, General Manager and the GCS.
• Identify annual initiatives and budget objectives, presenting background reasoning with thoughtful, well-conceived objectives, which he/she will be accountable to attain.
• Maintain accurate records to track labor costs, maintenance expenses, construction activities, equipment repair, OSHA safety activities, and fertilizer, chemical, and pest control practices.

Qualifications:

• Possess a college degree in agronomy or turf management with a minimum of 4+ years working within a golf course community.
• An active full member of the GCSAA and regular participant in continuing education.
• Should have pesticide applicators license or will be required to obtain a Tennessee Pesticide License within 60 days of hiring.
• Knowledge of working with MiniVerde Bermuda or other Ultra Dwarf Bermuda grasses, zoysia turf and providing consistent, quality conditions.
• Must have excellent organizational, financial and communication skills and be able to interface with all facets of Club operations and membership.
• Demonstrated experience in budget development, fiscal management, strategic planning, staff management.

Classifications:

Full-time, year-round, exempt

KemperSports is an Equal Opportunity Employer