Seasonal Intern

Wicker Point Golf Club and Willow Point Golf and Country Club are offering a 3- or 6-month internship. This opportunity offers experience in golf course construction and warm-season turfgrass management, including Zeon Zoysia, TifEagle Bermuda, 419 Bermuda, and native grass management. 

Course Descriptions:

Wicker Point Golf Club is the only Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw designed golf course in Alabama. It is a private course defined by serene pine plantations, meandering creeks, and eight spectacular lakefront holes. The unmatched 18-hole course celebrates the land’s unique beauty, topography, and serenity. Wicker Point opened for member play in September of 2023. The golf course boasts Zeon Zoysia grass tees, fairways, roughs, and TifEagle bermudagrass on the greens. The Zeon fairways are accented by a beautiful blend of native grasses and pine straw. Golf Digest recently named Wicker Point Golf Club runner-up in the 2023 Best New Private Course category.

Located just 3 miles from Wicker Point sits Willow Point Golf and Country Club. The current layout at Willow Point is a Hurdzan/Fry-designed championship golf course located on the beautiful shores of Lake Martin in Alexander City, AL. The course features 18 holes of championship golf and two unique experiences: the links-style front nine holes with fairways protected by trees and fescue grass—and the back nine, where Lake Martin comes into play on six holes. Today, the course measures 7,465 yards from the championship tees and includes six sets of tees to accommodate all levels of play. Twelve holes are located along the shores of Lake Martin – and all 18 holes have a view of the lake.

Willow Point Golf and Country Club will close in February 2025 for a course renovation led by the world-renowned Fry/Straka Golf Course Design Group. 

Job Description:

This internship will be tailored to fit each intern’s strengths and weaknesses, preparing you for the next step in your career as an Assistant Superintendent. Working closely with the Director of Agronomy, Golf Course Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents, interns will have wide-ranging responsibilities that will prepare them for the high expectations of being an Assistant Superintendent. 

Responsibilities:

At Wicker Point, interns will learn course prep and setup, water management, cultural practices for TifEagle and Zeon Zoysia, fertilizer/pesticide calibration, mixing and application (including training on GPS sprayers), crew management, troubleshooting/repairing the Toro 2-wire irrigation system, and involvement in course improvement projects.

While working at Willow Point, interns will be involved in course prep and setup, water management, fertilizer/pesticide calibration, mixing and application (including training on GPS sprayers), crew management, and learning the details of a golf course restoration project. Interns will gain valuable experience in USGA greens construction, Toro irrigation installation, Better Billy Bunker construction, and grassing of greens, tees, and fairways.