Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Philadelphia Cricket Club
6025 W Valley Green Rd.
Flourtown, PA 19031
Education: Four year or two year degree in Turf Management or similar field.
Position Description: Ideal candidates will have a positive attitude and be responsible by nature. A successful candidate will be expected to manage work efficiently around play while executing daily tasks. Person should be organized, clean, honest, self-motivated and disciplined. They will be exposed to all facets of the operation. During work days a successful candidate should be able to identify opportunities and be willing to adjust their schedule (and the schedules of our staff) to maximize department goals.
Professional Enhancement: This is a special time in the history of PCC and we offer the ultimate work experience. Construction experience will be gained though our back-to-back restoration programs this off-season and in 2013. We have USGA, California, and Push-Up greens. Bentgrass and poa green surfaces. Cool-season and warm-season experience.
We have an outstanding support system of experienced turf professionals, golf professionals, and a large membership. This leads to accelerated learning and career advancement. We have been fortunate to help four of our superintendents obtain positions of their own in the last four years. We allow, arrange, and pay employees for professional tournament volunteer experiences. PCC employees get to partake in the Golf Industry Retreat (an event we host annually which gathers great superintendents from around the U.S.). We are in the second year of a John Deere master equipment package, and nearly all the equipment is new. We are also currently syncing all three of our irrigation systems to Rainbird. We run an intern and turf graduate program which includes summer housing. All of this combines for an exciting flow of information, constant ideas, and building life-long professional contacts and friendships.
Club Description: Founded in 1854 Philadelphia Cricket Club is America’s oldest country club. In the 1920’s it was the home course of golf architects A.W. Tillinghast and George Thomas. The club has two campuses (45 holes of golf, tennis courts, and an athletic field). We have three golf courses built over three centuries. Our St. Martins course, built in the 1800’s and site of the 1907 & 1910 US Open, is currently going through a restoration program. In 2013, we will complete a full-scale sympathetic restoration of our AW Tillinghast designed, Wissahickon golf coursewith golf architect, Keith Foster. This will include constructing USGA greens, rebuilding the tees, bunkers,and re-gressing all turf surfaces. Our 2002Dana Fry designed Militia Hill course received a bunker renovation in 2010, and now stands as a true gem.
Experience requirements: The ideal candidate will have strong experience with irrigation, various projects, spraying, and working with small crews. Please list training such as: construction, irrigation, equipment operation, or Spanish speaking skills. The candidate should have a caring and friendly demeanor and be willing to exceed member expectations.
Benefits & Pay Include: $37.5K-$40K Contribution towards health and dental insurance, after the 90 day probationary period; 401K and vacation after 1 year of service; uniforms provided; GCSAA national dues paid; local dues paid; golf.
Position Available: ResumesWITH REFERENCESwill be collected immediately. We are looking to build a strong team heading into our 2013 restoration year. For more information on our grounds department visit The official Philadelphia Cricket Club website is PCC is a tobacco and drug free work zone. Background check and drug test will precede employment.
Contact: Candidates should send resumes to Office Administrator, Patricia Tobon at and be addressed to the Director of Grounds, Dan Meersman.