Golf Club Operations
An introduction
In Brief
• Not a ‘golf club’ but country club/resort
• Departments
• Operationally
• Major Operations Departments
• Look at headcount and org chart of local
club
Departments
• Golf (duh)
• Course Maintenance
• Engineering/Housekeeping
• Security
• F & B
• Sports
• Membership
• Finance, Admin & HR
• Sales & Marketing
Operationally
• Open 7 days
• Some close golf course and pool Mondays
• To cut on overtime
• To allow maintenance: apply fert/chem and
chlorine
• Open 7am (gym and booking counters)
Golf Department
• Control golfers’ activities
• Organize tournaments: private or clubs
• Marshals and starters
• Take bookings and registrations
• Caddies and Buggies
• Bag drops and pickups
• Headed by Golf Manager
• High turnover department
• Design so able to multi-task
Course Maintenance
• Looks after golf course
• Possibly the landscapes too
• Biggest department - manpower
• Biggest cost centre
• Main contributor to club’s success or failure
• Headed by Course Superintendent
• Remember: Number of staff commensurate
with course difficulty
F & B
• May include kitchen
• Includes Banquets, seminars, meetings etc
• Food outlets in the club
• Second source of income to club. Maybe 1st
• Don’t neglect function and meeting rooms.
• Increase flexibility of rooms usage even
lawns!
• Even lobbies can be rented out: plug points
Security
• Commonly outsourced
• A golf club can be 300 acres
• 8,000 customers a month
• Customers; middle and upper class
• Car park: 100 cars capacity – good cars
• All target for crime
• Design it so can reduce opportunists.
Engineering/Housekeeping
• Difficult to recruit
• High turnover
• Do take into consideration when designing
clubhouse
• Grand clubhouse lose meaning when
poorly maintained
• Do you need a chandelier?
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Manpower Requirement
Headcount Budget
Golf 19 1 20 AssistantGolfManager
Course Maintenance 13 - 13
MachineryMaintenance 4 1 5 Mechanic
F&B 25 3 28 3F&BAssistants
DrivingRange 6 (6) - DrivingrangerentedoutinOct2006
Sports&Recreation 9 1 10 Lifeguard
GM'sOffice 6 - 6
Clubhouse Maintenance 2 - 2
Accounts&Membership 6 1 7 ITExecutive
HR&Admin 5 1 6 HRAssistant
95 2 97
General workers 21 - 21
116 2 118
11
1
1 1
1 1
SECRETARY 1
1 1 1 1
PR & BIZ DEV
OFFICER
1
1
SALES
COORDINATOR
1
COURSE
SUPERVISOR
1 M'SHIP OFFICER 1
SR GOLF
SUPERVISOR
1
ADMIN
ASSISTANT
1 HORTICULTURIST 1
SR STARTER &
MARSHAL
2
SR F&B
SUPERVISOR
1 GREEN KEEPER 2 1
STARTER &
MARSHAL
4 F&B SUPERVISOR 1
CHIEF MACHINE
OPERATOR
1
ACCOUNTS
OFFICER
1
BAG/BUGGY
ATTENDANT
4 CAPTAIN 2
MACHINE
OPERATOR
5
ACCOUNTS CUM IT
OFFICER
1
GOLF OPERATION
ASST
1 ASST CAPTAIN 2
GENERAL
WORKERS
22
FRONT OFFICE
ASST
4 F&B CASHIER 4 ADMIN ASST 1 1
RECEPTIONIST 1
WAITER /
WAITRESS
15 HR OFFICER 1
ADMIN
ASSISTANT
1 1 HR ASSISTANT 1
CHIEF MECHANIC 1 ADMIN OFFICER 1
1 MECHANIC 3 ADMIN ASSISTANT 1
SPORTS
COORDINATOR
1 DESPATCH 1
SPORTS
ATTENDANT
4 1
CHIEF LIFEGUARD 1 1 1
LIFEGUARD 3
ACCOUNTS EXEC
SR HR & ADMIN EXEC
ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL MANAGER
CLUB MANAGER FINANCE MANAGER
ASSISTANT GM
COURSE
SUPERINTENDENT
MACHINERY EXEC
GOLF
GOLF & SPORTS FOOD & BEVERAGES MAINTENANCE
SECRETARY
GOLF MANAGER
ASST GOLF MANAGER
OTHERS
MAINT. EXEC
SPORTS
MACHINERY
CLUBHOUSE MAINT.
F&B EXEC
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS EXEC
CLUBHOUSE GOLF COURSE
D/RANGE & GOLF ACADEMY
CHINESE RESTAURANT
KARAOKE & PUB
HALFWAY HUTS
INTERNET CAFÉ
D/RANGE CAFÉ
CANTEEN HOUSEKEEPING
SECURITY
ELECTRICAL &
ENGINEERING
PR & BUSINESS DEVMEMBERSHIP
IT EXECMAINT. SUPERVISOR
ACCOUNTS
HR & ADMIN
M'SHIP EXEC
Organisation Chart
In Brief
• Not a ‘golf club’ but country club/resort
• Departments
• Operationally
• Major Operations Departments
• Look at headcount and org chart of local
club

Golf club operations

  • 1.
  • 2.
    In Brief • Nota ‘golf club’ but country club/resort • Departments • Operationally • Major Operations Departments • Look at headcount and org chart of local club
  • 3.
    Departments • Golf (duh) •Course Maintenance • Engineering/Housekeeping • Security • F & B • Sports • Membership • Finance, Admin & HR • Sales & Marketing
  • 4.
    Operationally • Open 7days • Some close golf course and pool Mondays • To cut on overtime • To allow maintenance: apply fert/chem and chlorine • Open 7am (gym and booking counters)
  • 5.
    Golf Department • Controlgolfers’ activities • Organize tournaments: private or clubs • Marshals and starters • Take bookings and registrations • Caddies and Buggies • Bag drops and pickups • Headed by Golf Manager • High turnover department • Design so able to multi-task
  • 6.
    Course Maintenance • Looksafter golf course • Possibly the landscapes too • Biggest department - manpower • Biggest cost centre • Main contributor to club’s success or failure • Headed by Course Superintendent • Remember: Number of staff commensurate with course difficulty
  • 7.
    F & B •May include kitchen • Includes Banquets, seminars, meetings etc • Food outlets in the club • Second source of income to club. Maybe 1st • Don’t neglect function and meeting rooms. • Increase flexibility of rooms usage even lawns! • Even lobbies can be rented out: plug points
  • 8.
    Security • Commonly outsourced •A golf club can be 300 acres • 8,000 customers a month • Customers; middle and upper class • Car park: 100 cars capacity – good cars • All target for crime • Design it so can reduce opportunists.
  • 9.
    Engineering/Housekeeping • Difficult torecruit • High turnover • Do take into consideration when designing clubhouse • Grand clubhouse lose meaning when poorly maintained • Do you need a chandelier?
  • 10.
    10 Manpower Requirement Headcount Budget Golf19 1 20 AssistantGolfManager Course Maintenance 13 - 13 MachineryMaintenance 4 1 5 Mechanic F&B 25 3 28 3F&BAssistants DrivingRange 6 (6) - DrivingrangerentedoutinOct2006 Sports&Recreation 9 1 10 Lifeguard GM'sOffice 6 - 6 Clubhouse Maintenance 2 - 2 Accounts&Membership 6 1 7 ITExecutive HR&Admin 5 1 6 HRAssistant 95 2 97 General workers 21 - 21 116 2 118
  • 11.
    11 1 1 1 1 1 SECRETARY1 1 1 1 1 PR & BIZ DEV OFFICER 1 1 SALES COORDINATOR 1 COURSE SUPERVISOR 1 M'SHIP OFFICER 1 SR GOLF SUPERVISOR 1 ADMIN ASSISTANT 1 HORTICULTURIST 1 SR STARTER & MARSHAL 2 SR F&B SUPERVISOR 1 GREEN KEEPER 2 1 STARTER & MARSHAL 4 F&B SUPERVISOR 1 CHIEF MACHINE OPERATOR 1 ACCOUNTS OFFICER 1 BAG/BUGGY ATTENDANT 4 CAPTAIN 2 MACHINE OPERATOR 5 ACCOUNTS CUM IT OFFICER 1 GOLF OPERATION ASST 1 ASST CAPTAIN 2 GENERAL WORKERS 22 FRONT OFFICE ASST 4 F&B CASHIER 4 ADMIN ASST 1 1 RECEPTIONIST 1 WAITER / WAITRESS 15 HR OFFICER 1 ADMIN ASSISTANT 1 1 HR ASSISTANT 1 CHIEF MECHANIC 1 ADMIN OFFICER 1 1 MECHANIC 3 ADMIN ASSISTANT 1 SPORTS COORDINATOR 1 DESPATCH 1 SPORTS ATTENDANT 4 1 CHIEF LIFEGUARD 1 1 1 LIFEGUARD 3 ACCOUNTS EXEC SR HR & ADMIN EXEC ADMINISTRATION GENERAL MANAGER CLUB MANAGER FINANCE MANAGER ASSISTANT GM COURSE SUPERINTENDENT MACHINERY EXEC GOLF GOLF & SPORTS FOOD & BEVERAGES MAINTENANCE SECRETARY GOLF MANAGER ASST GOLF MANAGER OTHERS MAINT. EXEC SPORTS MACHINERY CLUBHOUSE MAINT. F&B EXEC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPORTS EXEC CLUBHOUSE GOLF COURSE D/RANGE & GOLF ACADEMY CHINESE RESTAURANT KARAOKE & PUB HALFWAY HUTS INTERNET CAFÉ D/RANGE CAFÉ CANTEEN HOUSEKEEPING SECURITY ELECTRICAL & ENGINEERING PR & BUSINESS DEVMEMBERSHIP IT EXECMAINT. SUPERVISOR ACCOUNTS HR & ADMIN M'SHIP EXEC Organisation Chart
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    In Brief • Nota ‘golf club’ but country club/resort • Departments • Operationally • Major Operations Departments • Look at headcount and org chart of local club