Internship Oakland Hills Country Club Bloomfield Hills, MI

Educational Requirements:

Currently enrolled in a certificate, two- or four-year turf program.

Experience Requirements:

Golf course experience is preferred but not required.

Special Requirements:

Self-motivated, reliable individuals dedicated to learning the necessary skill set to further their career in the turfgrass industry. Each internship will be based on the individual’s current level of skills and knowledge of a golf course. We will personally tailor each internship experience to areas that we feel the intern needs to grow in. Each intern will work closely with the Assistant Superintendents and Assistants in Training to complete daily tasks and further their knowledge of our maintenance standards. Interns will gain experience in all facets of Turf Management, including but not limited to mowing, rolling, moisture management, fertilizer and pesticide application and calibration, management strategies and record keeping. Interns will have the opportunity to volunteer at professional tournaments during their internship at OHCC. Our goal for every intern will be to have them move into an Assistant-in-Training position at our organization once they have completed their education.

Comments:

Oakland Hills Country Club is a Donald Ross designed 36-hole, private club in Bloomfield Hills, established in 1916. The South Course is consistently ranked in the top 25 in Golf Digest and has hosted 17 major championships including the 2004 and 6 U.S. Opens. Oakland Hills has contracted Gil Hanse to restore the famed South Course to the masterpiece that Donald Ross created. The restoration started in March 2020 and included irrigation, drainage and tree removal to start. In addition, all greens have returned to their original specs and were expanded using 3D Greenscan technology and then renovated to USGA specifications with Precision Aire vaulted units and new and improved bentgrass varieties. This restoration also includes new bunkers with Better Billy Bunker, regrassing tees and fairways, irrigation, drainage, and tree removal.

Date Available:

Immediate

Application Instructions:

Please call or email

Salary Range:

$11.00-$15.00 an hour plus overtime

Benefits:

Housing is available on property, meals, golf privileges, multiple scholarship opportunities, volunteering opportunities at PGA and USGA events.

Oakland Hills Country Club

Phil Cuffare Director of Agronomy 3951 W Maple Rd Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301

Email: [email protected] Phone: (585)734-0968

Oakland Hills Country Club

SOUTH COURSE

Ranked 20th in the US by Golf Digest Previous tournaments hosted: 1922 Western Open 1924 U.S. Open 1937 U.S. Open 1951 U.S. Open 1961 U.S. Open 1972 PGA Championship 1979 PGA Championship Assistant–in–Training 1981 U.S. Senior Open 1985 U.S. Open & 1991 U.S. Senior Open 1996 U.S. Open Internship Opportunities 2002 U.S. Amateur Championship 2004 Ryder Cup 2008 PGA Championship 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship

Oakland Hills Country Club

3951 W. Maple Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301

Phone: (248) 433-0680 E-mail: [email protected] “The Monster” -Ben Hogan

“I rarely find a piece of property so well suited for a golf course” - Donald Ross OPPORTUNITIES In addition to standard maintenance, Benefits cultivation practices, and tournament We are looking for hardworking turf preparation, Oakland Hills is in the process of Housing, meals, scholarships, tournament a Gil Hanse renovation project on the South volunteering opportunities, and golfing students who want to join our staff, as Course. The project is ongoing and the South privileges as well as the opportunity to we put the finishing touches on the Course is slated to open in the Summer of experience many practical facets of golf biggest renovation in the turf industry. 2021. The grounds staff at Oakland Hills course maintenance, include: cultivation, At Oakland Hills, we strive to groom Country Club has been and will continue to be irrigation maintenance and water our employees for advancement within greatly involved in all aspects of this historic management, and fertilizer and chemical the organization. project. application. Along with standard maintenance, you will be involved in the The North Course, at Oakland Hills, is held to planning, install, and operation of all the same championship standard of infrastructures needed on a golf course. At maintenance as the South Course. The North the end of the renovation, you will have Course was host to the 2019 Michigan experienced every aspect of a completely Amateur Tournament in June which drew rave renovated golf course while working reviews and was a great success. alongside some of the best professionals in the industry.

Oakland Hills Country Club is looking to provide employees with the tools necessary to become successful assistants and superintendents. Our goal is to promote these employees through our organization or Fairways after non-selective herbicide application other top golf courses in the country While at Oakland Hills, employees will participate in all facets of golf course maintenance required to maintain two Where do I sign up? championship golf courses at the highest level.

Send resumes to: Phil Cuffare – Director

of Agronomy What is Oakland Hills looking for? Oakland Hills Country Club Turf students and / or recent graduates 3951 W. Maple Rd.

dedicated to maintaining two championship Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 golf courses, with the desire to move up within

our staff. Phone: (585) 734-0968 Email: [email protected] NG WITH BREAKS

Topdress and aerify newly sodded approach

2021 Turf Internship at Oakland Hills Country Club

Enclosed is a job description for the 2021 Summer Internship Program at Oakland Hills Country Club.

We feel a student pursuing a career in the turf industry would gain valuable experience in the operation of a Top 20 Course. This experience will include all facets of turf management as well as observing management techniques of a 36- hole facility. Students will have hands-on experience to prepare them for a career in the turf industry. This position is paid and housing is provided at no charge. Please contact for any further questions regarding this valuable learning experience. You can forward your resume to me at the email address below.

Sincerely,

Phil Cuffare

Phil Cuffare Director of Agronomy [email protected]

2021 Learning Opportunities

Successful Interns will have the opportunity to experience the following:

• Summer and career goals/objectives review • Prepare the South Course for re-opening • Learn to manage new varieties of bentgrass • Weed identification/management • Insect/disease scouting • Sprayer/spreader calibration and application training • Drainage/irrigation install/operation • Irrigation principles and precise water management • Use of routine mowing/rolling equipment • Assist in completing cultural practices such as topdressing/aerification • Perform golf course set-up • Manage small crews • Work in the shop with Equipment Managers • Resume review with Director of Agronomy, Phil Cuffare • Leadership/management training • Fundamentals of golf course management • Work Closely with Superintendents/Assistants • Volunteering opportunities at PGA/USGA events