Starter/Marshal- The Patch

Established in 2000 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Bobby Jones Links is a club management and development company serving private, resort, daily fee, and public courses. At the heart of our work is a commitment to serving people and creating exceptional experiences for members, guests, and employees. We live by our core values: Make People Happy, Do What You Say, Strive for Excellence, Be Driven, and Grow Every Day. These principles shape our culture and drive our success. As Bobby Jones said, “The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.” That same pursuit of excellence defines everything we do.

Opened in 1928, Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known locally as The Patch, has long been a gathering place in the community for those who love the game. In 2023, Masters Tournament Charities, Augusta Technical College and The First Tee of Augusta entered into a partnership to revitalize this historic property and preserve it for future generations. The Patch, managed by Bobby Jones Links, features a redesigned 18-hole course, led by golf course architects, Tom Fazio and Beau Welling, and a new 9-hole short course, The Loop at The Patch, designed by Tiger Woods and TGR Design. 

 The Patch is hiring for Starters/Marshals. Primary responsibilities include:

• Provides information regarding course, play time and other golf-related communications
• Verifies that all revenues have been properly recorded by inspecting receipts for all players before they depart to course, practice tee, or range
• Determines rate of course play
• Keeps assistant Golf Professional informed about rate of course play
• Always maintains clean and orderly appearance of starter booth
• Arranges players in proper starting order and assigns appropriate tees
• Assigns carts
• Supplies players with score cards, pencils, and rules of play
• Assists golfers when needed
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Evaluation of customer satisfaction and responsiveness.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Conscientious of time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

• Walk and or stand for long periods of time, sit, bend, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and to lift overhead and push/pull, move lighter objects.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently:

• Be exposed to outside weather conditions including temperatures over 90 and below 40 degrees.
• Work near: moving mechanical parts, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.