Seasonal Intern

Sleepy Hollow Country Club is a private, 27-hole C.B. MacDonald original design overlooking the Hudson River in Scarborough, New York.  SHCC is currently ranked 59th in the United States by Golf Digest, and 70th in the world by Golf Magazine.  The 338 acre property consists of a championship 18-hole Upper Course and an executive 9-hole Lower Course.  Hanse Golf Course Design completed a restoration of the Upper Course in 2016 that converted the greens construction to USGA specification while utilizing the original poa sod.  The Lower Course consists of native soil push-up greens, offering candidates an opportunity to manage both sand-constructed USGA greens and hundred-year old native soil greens on the same property.

The Summer internship program at Sleepy Hollow aims to expose candidates to the agronomics and maintenance practices necessary to maintain a Top 100 golf course.  We take pride in providing championship level playing surfaces on a daily basis to our membership and their guests.  Interns are involved in every aspect of the day-to-day operations, and will work directly alongside the assistant superintendents and the golf course superintendent.  Interns can expect to be involved in:

• Daily course setup, including special event/tournament setup strategy
• Moisture management on all playing surfaces
• Plant protectant and fertilizer applications using a wide array of equipment
  • including spray hawks, traditional boom sprayers, and GPS boom sprayers
• Irrigation system operation, repair, and maintenance practices
  • both new Toro 2-wire SmartHub system and Toro VP Satellite system
• In-season cultural practices including spiking, needle-tining, topdressing, and groom/brushing
• Involvement in disease/insect scouting and IPM record keeping
• Long and short term budget strategies
• Introduction to data collection and digital tools
  • including application recording with Playbooks, job scheduling with TaskTracker, and speed and firmness data using the USGA GS3 ball and Deacon software
• Volunteer and networking opportunities at other top clubs in the Metropolitan area

Engaged interns will open more doors as they progress, and it is our hope that interns will seize the opportunity to convert their internship into a full time assistant superintendent position.  This is a great opportunity for both first year interns and post-graduates alike looking for a fast-paced environment to elevate and hone their skills as they work towards achieving their career goals.