2027 Horticulture Summer Internship

Plant Health Care: 

• Diagnose/identify/treat plant diseases, pests, and abiotic issues.  

• Use pneumatic soil fracturing to break up compacted soils. 

• Operate pneumatic soil excavation tools to rejuvenate and amend poor soils.  

• Post-installation care of all newly planted ornamentals and trees. 

• Enhance the member experience throughout the season with floral displays. 

• Maintain all floral displays and hanging baskets during The Masters Tournament.  

Landscape Development: 

• Gain insight into the principles of landscape design including site analysis, plant selection, and layout. 

• Installation of large ornamentals and trees on new and existing landscapes. 

• Operation of large equipment including loaders, tractors, and lifts. 

Landscape Operations: 

• All aspects of maintaining landscapes including pruning, landscape bed preparation, watering, and mulching. 

• Learn proper techniques for maintainingdifferent typesof plant material. 

Physical Demands 

• Constantly required to use arms, hands, and fingers to manage or lift items to 50 pounds and/or drive a golf cart.  

• Constantly required to stand and walk, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or reach with hands and arms.  

• Use vision to perform an activity such as but not limited to preparing and analyzing data and figures, visual inspection involving property maintenance, hazards, and safety violations, and/or operation of machines or golf carts (including inspection). 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Other Duties and Responsibilities 

• Operates outdoor equipment properly and follows Club safety procedures. Notifies the manager or grounds mechanics of equipment malfunctions or necessary equipment maintenance. 

• Abides by and performs work tasks in compliance with Club procedures and local and state regulations. Maintains confidentiality in all departments. 

• Bring forward ideas to help improve efficiency within the department. 

• Performs other duties, which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job. 

Qualifications: 

Skills/Knowledge/Attributes: 

• Good verbal and written communication skills. 

• Ability to perform basic math calculations. 

• Possess the ability to learn and operate basic landscaping equipment. 

Relative Experience/Education: 

• High school graduate or equivalency . 

• Currently a student enrolled in a Horticulture program or a related field of study at a college, university, or technical school program. 

Required License(s): 

• Possess a valid driver’s license and/or complete the Club’s internal motor vehicle training program. 

Projected Work Schedule:  

Must be available for a varying work schedule to include days, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as .