Greenkeeper Apprentice

RBGC LIMITED

LONDON (SE9 5AF)

Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

Posted on 4 December 2025

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Summary

The Club are currently seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Greenkeeper to join our ambitious and friendly team and help raise the standards of the playing surfaces for our members, their guests and visiting golfers.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Training course
Golf greenkeeper (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 6.00am - 3.00pm. Weekend shifts: 6.00am - 9.00am, on a rota basis.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The Club are currently seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Greenkeeper to join our ambitious and friendly team to help raise the standards of the playing surfaces and golf course surrounds, for our members, their guests and visiting golfers. The successful candidate will contribute to the daily presentation of the course, project work and all other aspects of turf maintenance under the guidance and training of our Fully Qualified Greenkeepers and Course Manager. This is an excellent career opportunity for the right candidate.

The role will include:

  • Brushing, rolling and mowing all playing surfaces
    Scarifying, verticutting and aerating turf
  • Applying nutrition and top dressing
  • Operation of a full course irrigation system
  • Applying treatments to control weeds & disease
  • Renovating and maintaining bunkers
  • Preparing and operating machinery for safe use
  • Applying the Rules of Golf in relation to golf course maintenance and tournament play
  • Communicating with management and reporting any issues, concerns, or defects
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with members and colleagues’
  • Monitor and help maintain standards of health, safety and security in the workplace

Where you'll work

COURT ROAD
LONDON
SE9 5AF

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

NORTH KENT COLLEGE

Training course

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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  • Identify and maintain natural habitats and areas of biodiversity.
  • Apply irrigation to achieve appropriate soil conditions and golf course playability.
  • Handle, store and dispose of golf course waste materials in accordance with environmental or waste management policies.
  • Monitor and maintain standards of health, safety and security for oneself, colleagues, golfers and visitors on the golf course and surrounding areas, in line with legislation and company policy and procedures.
  • Establish and maintain working relationships with greenkeeping staff, colleagues and others within the golf club environment.
  • Keep up to date with advances in working practices and technologies to maintain and develop personal performance.
  • Communicate golf course related information to stakeholders, including greenkeeping staff, colleagues and golfers.
  • Mark and maintain golf areas in line with the Rules of Golf (including drop zones, hazard/ penalty areas, out of bounds and tee markers).
  • Measure, record and communicate green speeds applying the United States Golf Association (USGA) Stimpmeter instructions.
  • Position and change golf holes to the required finish and in accordance with the Rules of Golf.
  • Set up mowers and mow areas of the golf course in accordance with golf course standards.
  • Maintain and present bunkers for play.
  • Switch and brush golf course turf.
  • Set up equipment and aerate and scarify areas of the golf course.
  • Repair damaged golf turf in play (for example, by turfing, plugging or patching).
  • Use a range of integrated methods to control weeds, moss, fungal diseases, pests and turf disorder
  • Apply top dressing in accordance with golf course requirements.
  • Apply fertiliser to playing surfaces.
  • Prepare, set up, operate and store tools, equipment and machinery in line with manufacturers' instructions and to the required specifications, to ensure their safe and effective use on golf turf surfaces and surrounding areas.
  • Carry out routine maintenance to tools, equipment and machinery used for greenkeeping practices, in line with manufacturers' instructions and company policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments in line with manufacturers instructions, legislation and company policies and procedures (including risk assessment, hitching, and safe stop).
  • Maintain and renovate non-turf areas such as pathways, penalty areas.
  • Monitor and record soil and plant health data.
  • Prepare ground and establish turf and seed.
  • Identification of grass type through seed inspection and physical inspection of the plant using either common or botanical names.
  • Identify and maintain natural habitats and areas of biodiversity.
  • Apply irrigation to achieve appropriate soil conditions and golf course playability.
  • Handle, store and dispose of golf course waste materials in accordance with environmental or waste management policies.
  • Monitor and maintain standards of health, safety and security for oneself, colleagues, golfers and visitors on the golf course and surrounding areas, in line with legislation and company policy and procedures.
  • Establish and maintain working relationships with greenkeeping staff, colleagues and others within the golf club environment.
  • Keep up to date with advances in working practices and technologies to maintain and develop personal performance.
  • Communicate golf course related information to stakeholders, including greenkeeping staff, colleagues and golfers.
  • Mark and maintain golf areas in line with the Rules of Golf (including drop zones, hazard/ penalty areas, out of bounds and tee markers).
  • Measure, record and communicate green speeds applying the United States Golf Association (USGA) Stimpmeter instructions.
  • Position and change golf holes to the required finish and in accordance with the Rules of Golf.
  • Set up mowers and mow areas of the golf course in accordance with golf course standards.
  • Maintain and present bunkers for play.
  • Switch and brush golf course turf.
  • Set up equipment and aerate and scarify areas of the golf course.
  • Repair damaged golf turf in play (for example, by turfing, plugging or patching).
  • Use a range of integrated methods to control weeds, moss, fungal diseases, pests and turf disorder
  • Apply top dressing in accordance with golf course requirements.
  • Apply fertiliser to playing surfaces.
  • Prepare, set up, operate and store tools, equipment and machinery in line with manufacturers' instructions and to the required specifications, to ensure their safe and effective use on golf turf surfaces and surrounding areas.
  • Carry out routine maintenance to tools, equipment and machinery used for greenkeeping practices, in line with manufacturers' instructions and company policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments in line with manufacturers instructions, legislation and company policies and procedures (including risk assessment, hitching, and safe stop).
  • Maintain and renovate non-turf areas such as pathways, penalty areas.
  • Monitor and record soil and plant health data.
  • Prepare ground and establish turf and seed.
  • Identification of grass type through seed inspection and physical inspection of the plant using either common or botanical names.

Training schedule

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C or above)
  • Maths (grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Royal Blackheath Golf Club is a Private Members Golf Club, steeped in history having been instituted in 1608, making it the oldest golf club in England and one of the oldest in the world.

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After this apprenticeship

This could lead to one of these roles listed below:

  • Assistant Greenkeeper
  • Greenkeeper
  • Deputy Course Manager
  • Course Manager

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH KENT COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003927.

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Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

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