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Salary is open and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Club offers a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.
Required Education:
BA/BS/Undergraduate
Shady Oaks Country Club is looking for a Director of Agronomy (DOA) with an expected hire date in the first quarter of 2025. The ideal candidate would have experience successfully managing Bentgrass Greens, Bermudagrass fairways, Tees, and Greens Surrounds in a demanding environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate would be passionate about the game of golf and providing the highest quality of course conditions to an exclusive membership. The DOA will work closely with Architect Firm OCMGolf to annually audit and make changes as necessary to keep Shady Oaks Country Club relevant as a top golf course in the country regarding design and conditioning.
Course Highlights
27 Holes consisting of an 18-hole championship course and 9 hole course set up to play as Par 3's or as cross country golf, aka "The Little Nine".
Course renovated in 2020 by Australian firm OCMGolf. There first US course design
Nominated by Golf Digest for the Best Renovations in 2020
777 Bentgrass Greens
TifTuf Bermudagrass Tees, Fairways, and Surrounds
Approximately 5 acres of Maintained Bunkers
Toro Lynx Irrigation System with HDPE Piping. A potable water Loop is used to irrigate all Bentgrass Putting Greens.
Total Budget is $3 Million
20+ Full time Employees
Approximately 19,000 rounds per year
The Director of Agronomy reports directly to the General Manager (GM) and works closely with the Head Golf Professional while leading and managing his/her team to ensure superb golfing conditions. The DOA is responsible for all day-to-day operations of the Club’s golf course and clubhouse grounds while upholding the integrity of the Golf Course Design and overall property. The Director of Agronomy will attend and provide a report monthly to the Golf/Green Committee and Board of Directors.
Candidate Qualifications
Successful experience managing Bentgrass Greens in the southern or transition zones
Experience providing smooth, firm, fast greens with an understanding of managing summer stress
Strong employee training skills
Detail oriented
Strong bunker maintenance programming
History of strong organizational skills
Concise and direct communication with employees, department heads, and members
Passion for exceptional conditioning
Provide conditions on "The Little Nine" that are similar to the championship course conditions
Shady Oaks Country Club’s founder, Mr. Marvin Leonard, was one of Fort Worth’s most famous businessmen, and was known as the Texas Merchant. With the advice from his doctor to get out of the office and enjoy the outdoors and fresh air, Mr. Leonard took up the game of golf. During his rounds of golf at Glen Garden Country Club, Mr. Leonard crossed paths with a young caddy named Ben Hogan. This began a lifetime friendship for both. His love for the game of golf, particularly building golf courses, occupied much of his time. In 1934 he purchased 157 acres on the southwest side of Fort Worth and began to build Colonial CC. After having great success with Colonial, Mr. Leonard became restless to build a new country club; his goal was to build one of the finest courses in the world. He knew exactly what he had in mind for his new club, and in 1955, he purchased 1,220 acres of farmland in the Westover Hills residential area, just seven miles from downtown Fort Worth and built Shady Oaks Country Club. Today the club maintains the original vision of Mr. Leonard, a member—owned, invitation only, exclusive private club with a small membership. In 2015, the Australian firm, OCMGolf, was hire...d to create a new golf course master plan. The plan was so well received that construction on "The Little Nine" began in 2016 and the construction on the championship course commenced in the Summer of 2019. It reopened in October of 2020 with rave reviews from the members and golfing media. Since our redesign, OCMGolf has gone on to work at Medinah CC and several new exclusive construction projects throughout the country.
