How to hire an assistant golf professional

How to hire an assistant golf professional, step by step

Here's a step-by-step assistant golf professional hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an assistant golf professional job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new assistant golf professional
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your assistant golf professional job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an assistant golf professional for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an assistant golf professional to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an assistant golf professional that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of assistant golf professional salaries for various roles:

   Type of Assistant Golf Professional	Description	Hourly rate
   Assistant Golf Professional		$10-27
   Shop Manager	As the name entails, shop managers manage an establishment's day-to-day operations, ensuring it runs effectively and smoothly. Their responsibilities include making business strategies, developing promotional materials, and ensuring that sales teams are motivated... Show more	$12-25
   Team Leader	Team leaders are responsible for managing a team for a specific project or work component. They primarily guide the team members and ensure that they are still working towards the set goals... Show more	$17-60

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Private Lessons
   • Customer Service
   • Pro Shop Merchandise
   • Group Clinics
   • Merchandise Sales
   • Tournament Operations
   • Inventory Control
   • Practice Facility
   • Usga
   • Member Events
   • Member Service
   • Championship
   • Golf Courses
   • Golf Carts

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   Responsibilities:

   • Monitor and manage course scheduling as well as managing USGA handicap system for members.
   • Manage every aspect of running a championship rate golf course.
   • Manage junior golf program from an interclub golf team, advance playing clinics and the junior club championship.
   • Manage and control all payroll responsibilities for entire golf operations staff.
   • Manage operations including employee scheduling, payroll, vendor relations and inventory management.
   • Prepare golf course grounds mowing fairways, tee boxes, and greens.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your assistant golf professional job description helps attract top candidates to the position. An assistant golf professional salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for an assistant golf professional in Florida may be lower than in Rhode Island, and an entry-level assistant golf professional usually earns less than a senior-level assistant golf professional. Additionally, an assistant golf professional with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average assistant golf professional salary

   $36,546yearly

   $17.57 hourly rate

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   Entry-level assistant golf professional salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 28, 2025

   Average assistant golf professional salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Massachusetts	$48,950	$24
   2	Delaware	$46,170	$22
   3	Maryland	$43,025	$21
   4	Tennessee	$41,396	$20
   5	Indiana	$39,762	$19
   6	California	$38,111	$18
   7	Texas	$37,244	$18
   8	Colorado	$36,268	$17
   9	Arizona	$35,647	$17
   10	Utah	$35,604	$17
   11	Nevada	$34,218	$16
   12	North Carolina	$32,559	$16
   13	Kansas	$32,404	$16
   14	Florida	$31,593	$15
   15	Oklahoma	$29,285	$14

   Average assistant golf professional salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Omaha Country Club	$81,013	$38.95
   2	University of Notre Dame	$62,868	$30.23	6
   3	TPC Group	$60,851	$29.26	5
   4	Irvine	$47,928	$23.04
   5	J.F. Shea Co	$41,401	$19.90	5
   6	Cherokee Group	$40,843	$19.64
   7	Montclair Golf Club	$38,454	$18.49
   8	Fairmont Schools	$38,039	$18.29
   9	Arizona State University	$36,273	$17.44
   10	Landscapes Unlimited	$36,053	$17.33
   11	Lakewood Ranch	$36,053	$17.33	1
   12	Sensei Project Solutions	$36,053	$17.33
   13	Texas A&M University-Commerce	$35,996	$17.31	1
   14	Hyatt Hotels	$35,655	$17.14	7
   15	Coral Hospitality	$35,046	$16.85
   16	Thompson Hotels	$34,831	$16.75	7
   17	Cherokee Town and Country Club	$34,769	$16.72
   18	Madden's on Gull Lake	$34,714	$16.69
   19	Topgolf	$34,619	$16.64	1
   20	Texas A&M International University	$34,407	$16.54	2

4. Writing an assistant golf professional job description

   An assistant golf professional job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an assistant golf professional job description:

   Assistant golf professional job description example

   Join our team as a Second Assistant Golf Professional! At Great Parks, our team members work together to preserve and protect natural resources and to provide outdoor recreation and education in order to enhance the quality of life for present and future generations.
   
   Great Parks of Hamilton County is accepting applications for a Second Assistant Golf Professional at the Little Miami Golf Center. This part time position works various shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays.
   
   Performs retail sales for golf merchandise, course fees, range fees and other course related sales. Job requires basic clerical skills developed through secondary education and/or experience. Demonstrates an interest in golf. Standard practice allows employee to proceed alone on regular duties with questionable situations referred to supervisor or others. Work results are normally checked through administrative process.
   
   Handles all service requests by customers including riding cart, pull cart, and golf club rentals; tee time reservations, handicaps, lesson or repair requests, general parts information requests, motor vehicle permit requests, special event inquiries, and other requests.
   
   Assists Golf Pro and Assistant Golf Pro in implementing tournaments, outings, leagues, clinics and other programs.
   
   Greets and serves customers to ensure satisfaction. Assists in locating specific golf related merchandise, answers inquiries and provides information regarding price, merchandise, and other information.
   
   Operates Point of Sale register and processes sales. Receives money, issues change and receipt, and bags merchandise. Counts cash register money and balances with receipts on a scheduled basis. Prepares and makes deposits in absence of Assistant Golf Pro or Golf Pro.
   
   Arranges merchandise displays in an attractive manner. Features current, popular or other saleable items. Tags sale merchandise and makes authorized markdowns.
   Takes inventory of stocked items and records results. Notifies Golf Pro of inventory shortages. Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of golf shop, restrooms, clubhouse areas, displays, shelves, fixtures and work areas. Sweeps and mops floors, dusts furniture, empties wastebaskets, and performs other custodial duties. Collects and sorts mail. Opens shop for opening shift by counting register, checking inventory supplies, and ensuring shop is prepared for business. Sets alarm, straightens merchandise, follows cash procedures, and performs other established procedures to close. Performs job duties in accordance with Great Parks of Hamilton County’s policies, procedures, and performance expectations. Maintains confidentiality of confidential and sensitive information. Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and punctual attendance and works outside of normal schedule as required. QUALIFICATIONS An appropriate combination of education, training, course work and experience may qualify an applicant to demonstrate required knowledge, skills, and abilities. An example of an acceptable qualification is: High School degree of GED with a minimum of one years of related retail experience, and at least 19 years of age. Benefits include membership in Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and free or discounted use of many Great Parks of Hamilton County recreational activities. Great Parks is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or any other classification protected under applicable law.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right assistant golf professional for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with assistant golf professionals they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit assistant golf professionals who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   To find assistant golf professional candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as salesjobs, salesheads, allretailjobs.com, sales trax.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with assistant golf professional candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new assistant golf professional

   Once you have selected a candidate for the assistant golf professional position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new assistant golf professional. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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