Golf Greenkeeper Apprenticeship
TURFGRASS AGRONAMY SERVICES LTD
Potters Bar (EN6 4BW)
Closes in 26 days (Thursday 2 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Learn hands-on golf course maintenance, from daily turf care to project work. Gain skills in mowing, machinery use, and creating top-quality playing surfaces. Ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors and wants to build a career in sports turf.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Golf greenkeeper (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday with 4-hours weekend work on a rota basis.
Start and end time of working day: 6am to 3pm in Summer. 7am to 2.30pm in Winter, total number of paid hours a week: 45-hours per week in Summer, 35-hour per week in Winter.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 April 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
Turfgrass Agronomy & Services are looking for a motivated individual to join our team of five as a Level 2 Golf Greenkeeper Apprentice. This is a hands‑on opportunity to learn how to prepare and maintain high‑quality playing surfaces while working alongside experienced professionals.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As part of your day‑to‑day apprenticeship training, you will learn and be involved in:
- Daily course set‑up to ensure the course is ready for play
- Mowing greens, tees, fairways, and rough using both pedestrian and ride‑on mowers
- Strimming and edging around course features
- Raking and maintaining bunkers
- Blowing and clearing debris to keep the course tidy and safe
- General turf care and presentation tasks aligned with the Level 2 standard
Who You’ll Work With:
You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by:
- Experienced Greenkeepers who will guide your daily training
- The Course Manager and Deputy Course Manager, who will oversee your development
- A supportive team environment focused on building your skills and confidence
Where you'll work
Nyn Park
Well Road
Potters Bar
EN6 4BW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED
Training course
Golf greenkeeper (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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
Training for the Level 2 Golf Greenkeeper Apprenticeship will take place directly in the workplace, allowing the apprentice to learn hands‑on alongside the greenkeeping team. In addition, day‑to‑day practical learning, the apprentice will receive monthly training sessions with a dedicated Trainer Coach, who will visit the site to deliver structured off‑the‑job training, review progress, and support their development throughout the programme.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C or 2)
- Maths (grade C or 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willing to learn
Other requirements
The applying candidate MUST consider that the role is physically demanding, throughout all variances of weather. Other aspects of the work include early starts, able to cope with regular physical work
Must be willing to work outside in all weathers.
All applications must be made through Apprenticeship vacancies. Do not contact the employer direct or this may result in your application not being considered.
The Business will support each individual with their studies and associated examinations, at all times and allow time during working hours to complete necessary studies.
About this employer
Turfgrass Agronomy & Services are contracted by the owner to maintain a 9 holes golf course to high standard on a private estate in Potters Bar.
Turfgrass Agronomy & Services is owned by two agronomist that work in various golf course around the world. They come to the site once per month to supervise the maintenance.
After this apprenticeship
The apprentice will be given the opportunity to grow within the business, our vision is to grow our own qualified staff, and the apprenticeship scheme is one method of achieving this goal.
During the apprenticeship scheme, the apprentice will work with a qualified member of staff and be provided the support and guidance required to progress within the company on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED
Fabien Maisonny
f.maisonny@turfagronomy.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018680.
Apply now
Closes in 26 days (Thursday 2 April 2026 at 11:59pm)