2017 Summer Internship
Biltmore Country Club,Kemper Lakes Golf Club, and Wynstone Golf Club
****Two of three positions filled, only ONE position remaining****
This will be an internship with three different country clubs. The intern will work closely with the superintendent and assistant superintendents to maintain high quality playing conditions. Intern tasks will consist of, but not limited to, daily maintenance, landscape maintenance, irrigation repair, drainage, tree removal, fertilization/chemical calibration and application, record keeping, and small crew management. This is a great opportunity to gain experience and references from three high end country clubs in the Chicagoland area.
Requirements: Must be enrolled in or a recent graduate of a 2 or 4-year accredited college with a strong passion for the turfgrass industry. Golf course experience preferred.
Benefits: Golf privileges, attendance to one MGCSA golf event, some meals, and housing is still to be determined
Compensation: $10.00-$11.00 an hour- Time and a half after 40 hours
Biltmore Country Club: Biltmore is an 18-hole private country club located in the village of North Barrington. Biltmore has “Bent/Poa” push up greens and “Bent/Poa” tees and fairways. We are known for our planting of annuals around the clubhouse and throughout the golf course. Biltmore is adjacent to Honey Lake, which we treat and monitor under the surveillance of the Illinois EPA. Interns will have the opportunity to work with this monitoring program. Interns will also have the opportunity to be a part of monthly green committee meetings. The intern canexpect to work 40-50 hours a week.
Kemper Lakes Golf Club:Kemper Lakes is a private club located in Kildeer, Illinois. Kemper will be host to the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. This will be a great opportunity to help prepare for this major women’s event. The golf course has also played host to the 1989 PGA Championship, 1992 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, and the 2000 and 2001 SBC Senior Open.
Wynstone Golf Club:Wynstone Golf Club is a private country club located in North Barrington, Illinois. Established in 1989, the Club features a highly-acclaimed Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course, a swimming pool and tennis complex, a beautiful clubhouse and year-round activities. The golf course was recently renovated and features 007 bentgrass greens and Pennlinks II/Penneagle II bentgrass fairways. Interns can expect to work 45-50 hours per week.
Interested individuals should contact Conrad Pannkuk at with a cover letter and resume.