Seasonal Intern

Facility Description: 

Located just outside of Fort Worth, Maverick Golf and Ranch Club is a newly established 27 hole private facility that is owned and operated by Discovery Land Company, the fastest growing golf development company worldwide.  Priding itself in exceptional service and championship caliber conditions, Maverick is seeking summer interns for the 2026 season to join the maintenance team and further develop their careers as turfgrass professionals. To learn more about Discovery Land Company, please visit https://discoverylandco.com/

Maverick, a Fazio design, has turfgrasses unique to the area that will provide great playing conditions, and interns experience managing both cool and warm season turf in North Texas. The greens are built to USGA specifications, have Hydronics greens cooling, and are comprised of 007XL Bentgrass. A mono stand of Stadium zoysia was selected for the short cut, with Zeon zoysia for the rough.  The championship golf course is paired with a world class par 3 course that is composed of TifEagle greens, and TifTuf fairways and roughs. Our property is completed with a short game facility composed of TifEagle greens, stadium short cut, and zeon rough, exposing interns to a variety of turf types. The state-of-the-art irrigation system is comprised of a Toro Lynx system (2 wire), Watertronics pump station, and plumbed with HDPE mainlines and laterals.   

Job Description: 

The internship program will offer a wide variety of exposures, as we look to integrate personnel into all facets of golf course maintenance.  We aim to tailor the program to the specific needs of the student, with the sole intention to accelerate growth in areas of greatest necessity.  Interns will work closely with the agronomy team and will be key players in the success of the golf course.  Experience and training will include but is not limited to: 

• Day-to-day maintenance (mowing of all surfaces, course set-up, rolling etc.) 
• General turfgrass management and cultivation on all surfaces  
• Maintenance of bentgrass and bermudagrass greens 
• Precision moisture management of putting greens with use of TDR’s on C3 and C4 surfaces 
• IPM (application of fertilizer and pesticides, calibration of GPS sprayers and spreaders, documentation and planning) 
• Irrigation troubleshooting and repair 
• Hands on HDPE welding training 
• Access to all material and water quality testing, with educational discussions on the in-depth decisions that go into building a golf course 
• Equipment maintenance (checking HOC, grinding reels and bedknives, etc.) 
• Small crew management 
• Involved in daily planning and scheduling of agronomic plans to improve awareness and understanding of concepts that produce championship golf  

Upon successful completion of the season with Maverick, interns will have the opportunity to gain exposure and accelerate their knowledge in the field of golf course construction and grow in. Discovery Land Company is currently building multiple new golf courses per year and readily welcomes aspiring young turfgrass professionals to continue their on-the-job training and development. Position availability ranges from spray technicians to assistant superintendents.