Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School:
Golf Course Superintendent

The golf course superintendent is the manager of the game’s most valuable resource: the golf course.

The career is multi-faceted. It involves turfgrass management, environmental stewardship, research, personnel management, budget development, accounting, event management, inventory control, communications and a variety of other tasks.

Above all, superintendents either love golf, love to work outside or both!

Click here to read a sample job description and list of job duties for a golf course superintendent. You will be amazed at how much a golf course superintendent does each day!

• History of the Golf Course Superintendent Profession
• Today's Golf Course Superintendent
• Managing the Golf Course
• Golf Courses and the Environment
• Golf Course Superintendent Salary Expectations
• Preparation for Career as a Golf Course Superintendent