Level 2 Greenkeeping Apprentice
Lowes Park Golf Club
BURY (BL9 6SU)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 February 2026
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team as an Apprentice Greenkeeper at Lowes Park Golf Club. The apprenticeship will be varied and rewarding, as each day will entail a variety of tasks, so you must be able to work in all weather conditions and be physically fit.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Golf greenkeeper (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.00am to 3.30pm. Hours are flexible, dependent on the needs of the golf club schedule. Weekend work on a rota basis. If working a weekend shift, time off in the week will be given to keep within 37.5 hours.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 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
A Golf Greenkeeper is responsible for the maintenance, care and overall appearance of a golf course in line with employer requirements. It is their job to maintain a good quality playing surface and ensure the course offers a consistent challenge and an enjoyable experience for golfers. There are four key turfgrass areas on a golf course - greens, tees, fairways and areas of rough, each of which requires a different type of maintenance. Using a range of equipment and machinery safely and competently, will play a major part within an apprentices training programme. Golf Greenkeepers will also be involved in hazard, environmental and ecological operations, which may include bunker maintenance, planting turf, trees, shrubs and developing wildlife habitats. The skills required to become a competent greenkeeper will be acquired whilst working as an apprentice on the golf course. By the end of the programme, you will know when, how and why the range of maintenance operations are carried out. A Golf Greenkeeper will be able to:
- Maintain good standards of health and safety for yourself and others
- Preparing the golf course for play, which will include removing early morning dew and debris from the greens, raking bunkers, moving tee markers, cutting new holes on the greens.
- Prepare and use equipment and machinery to maintain and renovate all turf surfaces within the golf course, including the use of tractors, ride-on machines, and specialist equipment.
- Apply turf treatments to help produce quality playing surfaces, including fertilisers and top dressing.
- Use a variety of integrated methods to control weeds, fungal diseases, pests and turf disorders.
- Maintain and renovate bunkers and other hazards such as water features.
- Maintain drainage and irrigation systems
- Prepare ground to establish turf and plants when maintaining, renovating and constructing golf course features.
An Apprentice Golf Greenkeeper will develop and learn to understand the following technical knowledge:
- Identify their role in monitoring and maintaining health and safety within the workplace.
- Identify a number of grasses, weeds, pests, diseases, turf disorders, plants and trees.
- The primary aspects of soil and plant biology include the process of germination – photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration.
- The principles of mowing and machine maintenance and their operation.
- The needs and implications of rolling, scarification and aeration.
- The strategies for controlling weeds, pests, diseases and turf disorders.
- How fertilisers, top dressing and chemicals affect playing surfaces.
- How course maintenance practices affect the environment.
- Be aware of the importance of the Rules of Golf and golf course etiquette.
- Recognise the importance of environmental and ecological best practice.
- The operation of irrigation, drainage systems and their maintenance.
Where you'll work
HILLTOP
LOWES ROAD
BURY
BL9 6SU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
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 will be delivered by Myerscough College where you will work towards the Level 2 Golf Greenkeeper Apprenticeship qualification.
Delivery is work-based using blended learning technologies on the employer’s premises. There is an expectation that 20% of the working week will be off the job training, which is a legal requirement.
More training information
This standard is recognised by the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA), the Professional Body for Greenkeepers. At the start of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will be registered with BIGGA.
Upon mandatory completion of this standard, the apprentice will be eligible to join BIGGA as a full member and become a BIGGA Accredited Greenkeeper.
The end point assessment will contain 3 components:
- Synoptic Underpinning Knowledge Paper
- Synoptic Practical Assessment
- Personal Statement
There will be 3 levels of achievement: Pass, Merit and Distinction.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 2 other subjects (grade 2-9/E-A*)
- English (grade 2-9/E-A*)
- Maths (grade 2-9/E-A*)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Hard working
- Punctual
- Reliable
- Work in all weathers
- Strong work ethic
- Pride in quality of work
Other requirements
You will be expected to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
To ensure your application has the best chance of being considered for the vacancy, you must provide information on all qualifications undertaken stating the highest grades achieved in every subject, paying particular attention to maths and English. Along with this, you need to state any previous work experience.
About this employer
We are a 9-hole golf club based in Bury, Greater Manchester
After this apprenticeship
Role of Assistant Greenkeeper once qualified.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014676.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)