Assistant Golf Professional/Tournament Coordinator

About the Role

Lakewood National Golf Club, located in Bradenton, FL, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for a Full-Time Assistant Golf Professional/Tournament Coordinator! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast-paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part of Troon, you will contribute to a global leader in golf and community management.

General Purpose: Assists with daily golf operations and coordinates tournaments and outings from planning through completion, providing a high level of service to members, guests, and tournament groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates assigned tournaments and events from initial planning through completion, following the facility tournament manual and keeping accurate records for all groups and events.
• Prepares for outings, including scorecards, cart labels, rules, format, score and pairing sheets, favors, and hole assignments; assists with golfer registration.
• Advises management and the Superintendent of upcoming events to coordinate set-up and staffing; helps maintain the monthly events calendar.
• Coordinates support from golf services, golf shop, food and beverage, and other departments for events.
• Promotes club golf activities and tournament venues; maintains contacts with groups, businesses, civic and charity organizations; sells logo merchandise and golf services.
• Communicates event details, critical dates, and course closures to members, groups, and individuals.
• Schedules and maintains tee times for members, groups, and individual play.
• Operates the POS and tee sheet systems: reconciles daily tee sheets, checks in players, processes payments, resolves billing discrepancies, and tracks force posts and no-show charges.
• Monitors member scores, reports handicaps to USGA, and bills members.
• Serves as ranger, starter, guest relations, outside services, or golf shop staff as scheduled.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, well-stocked golf shop; assists with merchandising, sales, and procurement.
• Assists in creating lesson plans and provides individual and group instruction.
• Follows opening and closing procedures; assists with associate training.
• Incorporates safe work practices; maintains regular and reliable attendance; performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (AA); or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Current PGA/LPGA membership.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to read and speak English.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience with computerized POS and tee time systems.
• Understanding of course rotation and tee time arrangement.

Physical Demands/Environment: Regularly stands, walks, and sits; frequently uses hands, talks, and hears; occasionally climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls; occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds. Frequently works in outdoor weather and occasionally in wet or humid conditions. Noise level is moderate.

About Troon

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Troon is the world’s largest professional club management company, that specializes in services in golf, hospitality, and residential communities. With more than 900 locations in 45+ states and 27+ countries, Troon is a leading employer in hospitality. Guided by values that emphasize being infectiously energetic, consciously kind, and humbly prosperous, Troon offers professionals the opportunity to grow and succeed within a globally respected organization. Learn more at www.troon.com.