Grounds Staff

A golf course groundskeeper maintains the course's landscape by operating mowers, trimmers, and other equipment for mowing greens, fairways, and roughs; performs tasks like aeration, seeding, fertilizing, bunker raking, and irrigation system upkeep; sets up the course daily (cutting cups, moving tee markers); handles debris removal; performs minor repairs; and follows safety protocols, often under supervision of a Superintendent.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Turf Maintenance: Mowing greens, tees, fairways, and roughs; hand-watering; aeration; seeding; sodding; fertilizing; applying pesticides/herbicides (under direction).
• Course Setup: Cutting cups, moving tee markers, changing hole locations, filling divots, maintaining ball washers and water coolers.
• Bunker Maintenance: Raking, edging, and maintaining sand traps.
• Equipment Operation: Safely operating walk/ride mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, string trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, and other grounds equipment.
• Equipment Care: Cleaning, fueling, and performing basic preventive maintenance (oil, filters, lubrication) on equipment.
• Landscaping: Trimming trees and shrubs, edging paths, planting flowers, removing debris, and performing general landscaping.
• Irrigation: Assisting with repair and maintenance of sprinkler systems.
• General Tasks: Trash removal, leaf removal, seasonal tasks (snow removal), and assisting with facility upkeep (minor plumbing/carpentry).