TPC River Highlands is looking for an intern to learn and assist in the Golf Operations department.
TPC River Highlands is a private par-70, 6,841-yard course located in Cromwell, Conn., just outside of Hartford. TPC River Highlands’ championship golf course hosts the PGA TOUR’s Travelers Championship, the largest professional sports event in Connecticut. The golf course at TPC River Highlands was named by Golf Digest “One of the Top 10 Golf Courses in the State” and the “Best Private Course in the State” by Connecticut Golfer Online for six consecutive years. Steeped in New England charm, the white clapboard Clubhouse features classic dining rooms, private meeting rooms, and banquet facilities.
The TPC Golf Operations Internship program is designed to provide future PGA Professionals with a hands-on, practical learning experience in both golf operations and professional golf tournament management. The Program offers candidates the opportunity to gain the supervised work experience necessary to achieve PGA of America Membership, as well as the knowledge and experience to become future TPC Network Assistant Golf Professionals.
Interns are placed into one of three program levels, corresponding with the student’s progress in his or her Professional Golf Management program and/or PGA of America program. Although each internship level has varying responsibilities, all internships are built on the TPC Vision, Mission and Values, as well as a commitment to service excellence.
To help ensure our employees' safety, we conduct background checks and are a drug-free workplace.
EOE
Required Skills Required Experience
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations