Golfworks Illinois
GOLFWORKS ILLINOIS:
Started in 2010, the Illinois PGA Foundation’s GolfWorks Illinois is a vocational development program for Illinois high school and college students, approximately age 16-21, that promotes learning through hands-on work experience in the golf industry. Through GolfWorks Illinois, the Foundation brings together PGA Professionals and industry leaders to mentor the next generation and provide an opportunity to learn the business side of the golf industry.
Working together with local golf facilities and youth golf organizations, GolfWorks Illinois benefits participants through experiential learning. In addition, the program has a charitable purpose and service-learning aspect that highlights the role of PGA Professionals serving as the “experts in the business and game of golf.”
Students follow a summer-long work rotation designed to provide an understanding of what goes into managing various elements of the golf industry; including golf professional duties, outside operations, clubhouse operations, and golf course maintenance.
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Chosen applicants will go through an interview process with the Illinois PGA Foundation and club representatives. Selected interns must have reliable transportation and be available to work 20-30 hours/week during the summer months.
| Facility Name | Facility Location | Position Status |
| Briarwood CC | North Shore | |
| Bull Valley GC | Far West Suburbs | Filled |
| Butler National GC | West Suburbs | Filled |
| Butterfield CC | West Suburbs | Filled |
| Champaign Country Club | Central Illinois | Filled |
| Deerpath GC | Northwest Suburbs | |
| Effingham CC | Central Illinois | Filled |
| Evanston GC | North Shore | |
| Forest Preserves of Winnebago County | Far West Suburbs | |
| Foxford Hills Golf Club | Far West Suburbs | |
| Harborside Int. | City | Filled |
| Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC | Far West Suburbs | Filled |
| Medinah CC | West Suburbs | Filled |
| North Shore CC | North Shore | |
| Onwentsia Club | North Shore | |
| Pine Meadow GC | Northwest Suburbs | |
| Riverside GC | West Suburbs | |
| The Grove CC | Northwest Suburbs | Filled |
| The Hawk CC | Far West Suburbs | |
| Urbana CC | Central Illinois | |
| Village Greens of Woodridge | West Suburbs |