2026 and 2027 Dual Internship

Willow Point Golf and Country Club and Wicker Point Golf Club are offering three-month, six-month, and nine-month internship opportunities.

Course Descriptions

Wicker Point Golf Club

Wicker Point Golf Club is the only Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw design in Alabama. Nestled along the Wicker Point peninsula on the pristine shores of Lake Martin, this private course is defined by serene pine plantations, meandering creeks, and a spectacular lakefront back nine. The course opened in September 2023 and features Zeon zoysia tees, fairways, and rough, TifEagle Bermuda greens, TifTuf Bermuda driving range, and native grasses framing the edges of the holes. 

Recognition: Golf Digest runner-up in the 2023 Best New Private Course category and ranked #2 in Alabama in its first year of eligibility. GOLF Magazine ranked the course #1 in the state in 2025, and in 2026 Golfweek ranked the course #1 in the state for Best Private Course.

Willow Point Golf & Country Club

Willow Point Golf & Country Club reopened in May of 2026 after a renovation led by world-renowned golf course architects Dana Fry and Jason Straka. The large-scale renovation modernized the greens, tees, fairways, bunkers, and irrigation system. Two areas of focus during the renovation were lowering the elevation of all greens positioned on Lake Martin to improve playability and sightlines of the lake, and updating the positioning and style of bunkers to a bullnose, sodded rolled edge to enhance the lines and shadows across the property.

The renovated championship layout blends two distinct experiences. The front nine features tree-lined fairways winding away from Lake Martin before returning to the shoreline. The final nine boasts six dramatic holes along Lake Martin with expansive water views. The redesigned course places a high value on accuracy off the tee and precise irons into guarded greens complexes. Willow Point plays nearly 7,600 yards and features Zeon Zoysia tees and fairways, TifEagle Bermuda greens, 419 Bermuda rough and Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue.

Recognition: Following the reopening of the course in May 2026, the course was ranked #4 by Golfweek on its list of Best Private golf courses in the state. Willow Point was selected to host the 2029 Alabama State Amateur.

Internship Overview:

This program is designed to prepare interns for the next step in their careers as Assistant Superintendents. We accomplish this goal by getting to know each intern’s strengths and weaknesses in turfgrass management and then customizing their weekly routines to allow them to grow in areas they need to focus on. Interns will work directly with the Director of Agronomy, Golf Course Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents to gain hands-on experience in all facets of modern golf course management. Interns will have the opportunity to attend morning and afternoon meetings learning big-picture scheduling and budgeting, along with preparing themselves to be part of a professional office environment upon graduation.

Unique Advantage: Interns split time between two clubs, learning the contrasts in required maintenance practices between:

• Willow Point – a Fry/Straka championship course with a balance of precision, beauty, playability, and dramatic lakefront golf
• Wicker Point – a Coore & Crenshaw design featuring natural, firm, and contour-driven design where conditioning emphasizes strategic ground game play

Responsibilities

Interns will be involved in all aspects of sophisticated golf course maintenance, including:

• Daily course preparation and setup
• Equipment operation
• Water management and moisture control
• Golf-course-specific cultural practices for TifEagle greens, Zeon zoysia tees/fairways/rough, and 419 Bermuda rough, and native areas
• Maintaining the 10,000 sq. ft. research and nursery green with Lynkz zoysia, Lazor zoysia, Mach 1, Tif3D, and TifEagle
• Fertilizer and pesticide calibration, mixing, and application (including training on GPS sprayers)
• Crew leadership and staff management
• Troubleshooting and repairing Toro 2-wire and Smart Satellite irrigation systems
• Assisting with Master Planned course improvement projects