Seasonal Intern

Shoreacres was founded in 1916 and currently ranked in Top 100 golf courses,  is located on the Northshore of Chicagoland,  in Lake Bluff, Illinois. A short distance from the Club in Lake Forest is where CB McDonald introduced the game of golf to America, on what is now preserved public land. The founding members consisting of Chicago's elite businessmen, acquired the Lake Michigan shoreline property with intentions of building a quiet understated club to escape the busy Country Clubs they were members of already. They hired Seth Raynor to build the golf course which was completed in 1921 and is often considered to be of his greatest works and possibly the finest land of any golf course. Shoreacres consists of unique glacial ravines throughout the property in which the routing sits impeccably using many of the famed Template Holes with many Raynor original designs throughout. The original 450 feet of shoreline frontage to Lake Michigan consists one of golf's great clubhouses designed by David Adler with a view that is second to none. Shoreacres will  be host of the 2025 Jackson T. Stephens Cup, a prestigious  collegiate tournament, memorializing the late Augusta National Chairman and his love for amateur golf. The tournament will take place September 15 -18, 2025. 

New for the 2024 season, Shoreacres became better equipped to maintain and improve the ravine systems running throughout the course with the purchase of DJI Agras T20P agricultural drone. This technology has given our staff ability to apply pesticides and fertilizers in areas that were once impassable, utilizing the drones GPS guided granular and liquid application capabilities. This is a unique opportunity for individuals to learn and use the latest technologies' along with GPS sprayers and full John Deere lease package as of 2022. 

 The internship will provide valuable experience of preparing championship conditions daily for an incredible membership. All aspects in maintaining turf at a very high level will be available for your consumption. Students get the opportunity to become part of the management team for the time spent on property including but not limited to: equipment operation and maintenance, pesticide and fertilizer applications, staff management, small crew leadership, and career development. 

The current makeup of staff within the Green and Grounds is as follows: 16 hourly staff (many with 10+ years of tenure), 3 assistants of varying experience including major Championships, Equipment Manager, Superintendent.  We will involve interns into all facets of running a top 100 facility.