| Course Description: Located about 25 miles north of Chicago, Lake Shore Country Club is a private family-oriented club on the shore of Lake Michigan in Glencoe, IL. The club’s 18-hole golf course, designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted, Jr., in 1908 and most recently renovated by Ron Prichard in 2019, features 98 bunkers, deep ravines, bentgrass greens, tees and bentgrass/poa annua fairways, a short-game practice area, and a range facility. Lake Shore has a proud history of hosting many Chicagoland District Golf Association events and USGA qualifying events, including numerous collegiate tournaments with Northwestern University. Lake Shore is a social club founded for the recreation of its Members. In addition to the course, the Club has six clay tennis courts, paddle facilities, a pool complex and beach, and a recently-renovated clubhouse and grounds. The clubhouse also features a 20-room boutique hotel and staff dorms. We are looking for a motivated team player who is passionate about the golf course industry, possesses a positive attitude, wants to learn, and aspires to become a Golf Course Superintendent. Lake Shore offers a positive, goal-oriented, low-stress work environment. We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional product and outstanding member services daily. Additionally, we offer a workplace that encourages work-life balance, in-season time off, mentoring, and career guidance based on the individual’s goals. Job Description: Key points for this position: - Pesticide and Fertilization programming, applications, and calibration
- Irrigation set-up, scheduling, and repair
- Staff scheduling and team management
- Weekly meetings concerning the goals and directives of the Department
- Encouragement of a flexible schedule based on a reasonable work schedule from week-to-week
- Development of professional goals with the guidance of the Superintendent
- Greens & Grounds meeting attendance, operating and capital budgets, presentations, reel set-up and grinding, heavy equipment use, winter re-build and snow removal
Additional Department Information: With our Golf Course Architect, Drew Rogers, the Club is committed to yearly capital improvements on the golf course. Following Drew’s Master Plan, the Club is moving forward with several projects, including driving range and short game upgrades, bunker additions and removals, fairway expansions, and tee construction, among other potential projects. The successful candidate for this position will play a significant role in the execution of these plans. |
