Assistant Superintendent

The Turf Team at Winchester Country Club in Winchester Mass is seeking a Par-3 Course Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendent to oversee the maintenance operation of the Short Course, Learning Center Range Tee and Nurseries. As well as assist in the main course operation during aerification, tournament preparations (including the Massachusetts Amateur in July 2026) and our Andrew Green course renovation constructed by Total Turf in August of 2026.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious AIT, current Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent looking for a change of pace, to polish up the short course and create a masterpiece. Depending on where you are at in your career, you will be given the opportunity to fine tune your skills overseeing a small acreage operation and build a portfolio of work through your experiences.

The “Wee Course” and Learning Center were constructed in 2015 and open for members in the Spring of 2016. The greens are USGA spec. mix with A1A4 bentgrass. The 8 greens on the short course (Putting green, Chipping green and 6 golfing greens) total roughly an acre in area. The tees and fairways are 1.5 acres, and the roughs and fescue make up an acre of land. The tees and fairways are comprised of bentgrass, poa, ryegrass and fescue blends, with modified native soil underneath.

The club has approved the installation of XGD drainage to the greens which was started in the fall of 2025, and the remaining greens will be completed in the spring of 2026. The candidate who is hired will oversee this important project.

Job Requirements:

- Hire, train and retain dedicated staff members.

- Build a fertility and plant protectant program with the Golf & Grounds Superintendent and administer/oversee applications.

- Adhere to the labor and materials budget and make future recommendations.

- Be responsible for mowing equipment, reel set-up with the equipment technician and decide mowing heights.

- Perform Course Set-Up duties, bunker preparations/maintenance, and decide mowing and rolling frequency.

- Refine detail work; filling divots, edging sprinkler heads and drainage basins, repairing any turf damage that may occur.

- Manage the naturalized fescue areas.

- Schedule, supervise, execute core aeration and implement other cultural practices as warranted.

- Scout for insects, disease and mechanical stresses.

- Submit soil and tissue testing and analyze results with the G&G Superintendent to make corrections in deficiencies.

- Schedule and administer irrigation and daily hand watering needs.

- Communicate abnormalities of the irrigation system with the Irrigation Technician. (arc adjustments, leaks, blockages, etc.)

- Recommend tree shading mitigation and airflow improvements.

- Manage the turf nurseries from establishment to relocation.

- Manage the landscape waste area when needed.