TPC Deere Run is a par-71, 7,256-yard championship golf course open to the public located in the Quad Cities region of Silvis, Illinois and just over a two-hour drive from Chicago. Since 2000, TPC Deere Run has been the home of the PGA TOUR’s annual John Deere Classic. TPC Deere Run’s championship course was featured as one of America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses by Golf Digest, as well as ranked fifth in the state of Illinois by GolfWeek Magazine.

Agronomy/Golf Course Maintenance: 

The TPC Network Golf Course Maintenance Operations Internship Program provides a unique experience only a TPC can offer. Our vision is to create an experience where an individual comes away feeling empowered, knowledgeable, and confident to take the next step. Our program centers on collaboration  of an individual’s educational and experience level with real world, practical, hands-on learning  including agronomic planning and management, asset preservation, operational excellence, and professional golf tournament preparation. The goal is to expose and develop interns to an array of skills in both tournament  and daily playing conditioning. We have both short- and long-term internship programs  that will be tailored to your skill set, education, and customized to meet  your schools’ requirements. We also offer the unique opportunity to work a professional golf tournament and connect with leading agronomy professionals and to develop important career building relationships.  

The TPC Network 

Owned, operated, and licensed by the PGA TOUR, the TPC Network is comprised of more than 30 premier private, resort and daily fee golf properties designed by some of golf’s most elite architects. Each TPC has hosted or has been designed to host TOUR-sponsored golf tournaments. Since TPC Sawgrass first opened its world-renowned PLAYERS Stadium Course in the fall of 1980, TPCs have provided the PGA TOUR with outstanding championship venues for hosting professional tournaments, helping to boost championship golf and increasing charitable donations. At the same time, TPCs have provided recreational golfers with the unique opportunity to test their skills on the same layouts where the world’s best golfers compete. TPCs are known for their outstanding conditioning and amenities, hosting of PGA TOUR professional golf tournaments as well as a commitment to operational excellence and environmental responsibility. The TPC Network is also distinguished by its unwavering commitment to further the PGA TOUR’s giving back mission through support of charitable and community-based programs.  

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The Internship Experience  

Students will be introduced to critical agronomic elements of golf course maintenance such as personnel management, financial management, equipment operation and maintenance, maintenance facility organization and upkeep, fertilizer and plant protectant application techniques, pesticide laws and regulations, member and guest communication, irrigation maintenance and management, career development, environmental stewardship, career planning, and networking. Examples:  

·     Participate in daily maintenance activities.  

·     Learn and participate in agronomic activities including plant protectant applications and fertilization.  

·     Attend management meetings. 

·     Exposure to financial management  

·     Opportunity to build crew schedules and conduct crew meetings. 

·     Diversified learning opportunities in and out of maintenance. Examples -  

·     Club Management / GM  

·     Golf Operations 

·     Equipment Management  

·     Irrigation Management     

·     Landscape Management  

·     PGA Tour Agronomist 

·     Attend Professional Development Classes  

·     Career development - Resume and mock interviews   

·     Visit neighboring courses and sabbatical to a sister TPC  

·     Tournament volunteer opportunities with PGA Tour 

Requirements 

·     Applicants of all experience and education levels will be considered.  

·     Career minded and highly motivated.  

·     Team player and positive attitude.  

·     Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate degree, or certificate program.  

·     Have appropriate authorization to work in the United States.  

·     Possess the minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) required by their college or university.  

·     International students must be currently enrolled in a US college or university and possess all visas and employment authorizations required prior to the start of the internship.  

Job Benefits 

·     Uniforms provided 

·     Lunch provided by club  

·     Golf privileges 

Internships available 

·     3-to-6-month internships are available year round  

Pay 

·     Competitive wage based on experience.  

·     Housing provided. 

·     Eligible for overtime