What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Golf Professional - Pinegrove Country Club position at PGA of Canada?
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The Club
Founded in 1957 by a visionary group of members from Montreal’s Jewish community, Pinegrove Golf Club was born from a bold idea: transforming a farm in Saint-Luc into a premier private golf club. Over the decades, Pinegrove has earned a distinguished place in Canadian golf history. The Club has had the honour of hosting two Canadian Opens, in 1964 and 1969, as well as the Canadian Mid-Amateur Championship in 2006. In 2025, Pinegrove once again affirmed its national stature as the proud host of the 103rd PGA Championship of Canada, the only national PGA of Canada event held in Quebec that year. Today, Pinegrove blends tradition, sporting excellence, and a forward-looking vision, offering its members an exceptional golf experience within a high-end private club. This experience is guided by a boutique-hotel approach, where every detail matters and each member is welcomed in a personalized and memorable manner.
Location Pinegrove Country Club Posted 2026-01-26 Deadline 2026-02-09 Job Summary Reporting to the General Manager and working closely with the Board of Directors, the Head Golf Professional acts as the conductor of the Club’s golf experience. The role requires strategic, operational, and people-focused leadership while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, service, and respect for the traditions of leading private clubs. Responsibilities
Responsibilities
The Head Golf Professional is responsible for overseeing all golf operations while maximizing the member experience in a spirit of excellence, tradition, and personalized service. Key responsibilities include, notably:
- Maximizing the golf experience for members and the development of member-focused programs.
- Providing strong, motivating leadership within the Club’s golf management structure.
- Delivering and overseeing golf instruction, including private lessons, clinics, camps, and structured programs.
- Creating and maintaining a golf environment that is both welcoming and highly professional, with a strong focus on personalized member service.
- Planning, organizing, and supporting all Club tournaments, competitions, interclub matches, and special events.
- Providing expert guidance on the Rules of Golf, ensuring proper etiquette, and contributing to pace-of-play management on the course.
- Managing all golf operations, including the golf shop, back shop, practice facilities, golf carts, bag drop services, club repair, and the future performance centre.
- Overseeing all aspects of golf shop operations, including merchandising, inventory management, budgeting, forecasting, revenue generation, and cost control.
- Collaborating with the General Manager on the development and monitoring of budgets related to golf operations.
- Recruiting, supervising, training, and evaluating assistant professionals, golf shop and back shop staff, and interns.
- Ensuring continuous training, coaching, and mentorship of the team to support their professional development.
- Working closely with the General Manager, Golf Course Superintendent, Board of Directors, Captains, and Committees to implement the Members’ vision.
- Developing and overseeing junior, women’s, and player development programs.
- Acting as an ambassador for Pinegrove Country Club within the golf community, particularly with the PGA of Canada, the PGA of Québec, and other private clubs.
- Member in good standing of the PGA of Canada (and eligible for the PGA of Quebec).
- Significant experience in a private club environment, ideally as a Head Professional or Senior Assistant Professional.
- Proven leadership abilities, a collaborative approach, and an exceptional capacity to build lasting relationships.
- A strong commitment to delivering high-end service to a discerning membership.
- A visionary mindset enabling Pinegrove Country Club to remain among Canada’s most prestigious clubs.
- Excellent listening skills with the ability to deliver an exceptional boutique-hotel–style service experience befitting a club of this calibre.
- Excellent communication skills in both French and English.
- Ability to work closely with senior management and a volunteer Board of Directors.
- High standards of professionalism, autonomy, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Familiarity with golf management systems and point-of-sale technologies, including Toptracer, Tag Marshall, Golf Genius, and GGGolf (considered a strong asset).
Salary : $120,000