Seasonal Intern

Winchester Country Club remains one of the premier courses and exclusive clubs in the state, ranking 12th in Golf Digest’s Best In State. Featuring views of both the Mystic Lakes and the Boston skyline, this Ross layout remains intact. Famed architect Andrew Green has been hired to create a long term course improvement plan for future updates to the course, providing both challenge and enjoyment for its members and their guests. The club has been awarded the honor to host the Massachusetts Amateur in 2026, so preparations will begin in the summer of 2025.

The Turf Internship position is a collaborative one with the Superintendent and Assistants. The position will strengthen the candidate’s agronomic knowledge and course conditioning expertise. The position will prepare the candidate for an Assistant-In-Training position here at Winchester or wherever the candidate would like to progress their career. The objective of the position is to educate the individual on the basics and the continued expertise of turf management as well as how the course is set up for play each day. The individual is asked to absorb information pertaining to plant health, course conditioning, course set-up and learn to understand operational logistics. The position is designed to build the ground work and establish a foundation of agronomics (plant & soil science), infrastructure (drainage, irrigation piping & electrical components, pumphouse, buildings, transportation paths), be a part of course projects big & small, boost crew morale, understand weather & disease pressure forecasting and observations, cultural practices, moisture management, quality of cuts, and course set-up (tee marker locations, pin locations, green speeds and firmness, shot selection, how the course is played through the golfers viewpoint each day, fescue/rough/bunker playability) to name a few.

The candidate will be immersed in educational and informative conversations relating to agronomics and course preparations with the Superintendent and Assistants. The candidates will experience all aspects of what it takes to be a great turf manager, and to provide the membership with the best possible golfing experience through unmatched golf course conditioning on a daily basis.

The candidate will communicate with the Turf Team (Super, Assts & AITs) on the details of general maintenance performed on course and clubhouse grounds, and work with the Greenskeepers on upholding the expectations of the Grounds Department. The candidate will work side-by-side with the crew on their staff assignments, be responsible for irrigation/water needs for all surfaces and become an expert with plant health and conditioning. The individual will also be trained on the use of plant protectant equipment and other high level assignments to build confidence in one's abilities.

We look forward to hearing from you!