Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Job Description
Position Title: Tournament Director
Reports To: Operations Director
Compensation: Salary, Bonuses & Benefits
Who You Are to Us
The Tournament Director is the heartbeat of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Without an outstanding team of Tournament Directors to plan and operate successful events each week, we don’t have a junior golf tour.
Tournament Directors are charged with representing and carrying out the HJGT mission:
Provide fun tournament experiences for today’s junior golfer, grow the game through friendly competition on championship courses, and inspire families to create lifelong memories.
Position Brief
The purpose of the Tournament Director is to develop and manage junior golf events to achieve HJGT’s mission, goals, and objectives within the constraints of the event’s scope, timing, and budget.
HJGT is looking for a professional, enthusiastic Tournament Director to produce up to 45 annual junior golf events from conception through to completion. Tournament Director responsibilities include providing outstanding customer service and organizing memorable events that meet quality expectations.
Responsibilities
The Tournament Director coordinates all aspects of junior golf tournament operations, including event planning, event promotion, course set-up, rules officiating, scorecards, groupings and starting times, event staff training, event reporting and event wrap up.
The position coordinates with head golf professionals, assistant golf professionals, golf course superintendents, rules officials, title sponsors, tournament partners, and HJGT management.
Specific job responsibilities include:
Requirements and Skills
Tournament Director Compensation & Benefits
The Tournament Director is expected to earn between $40,000 to $55,000 annually.
Benefits
Bonuses & Incentives
The Tournament Director earns bonuses for achieving outstanding event results and for producing beyond his/her core performance expectations.
Opportunities for the Tournament Director to increase their annual compensation include:
About the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2007 with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 8-18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The tour’s vision is to provide superb hospitality and make every event a memorable one. With play open to both males and females, nearly every junior golfer is eligible to participate on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Currently the HJGT is the largest junior golf tour in the United States hosting more 2-day nationally ranked events than any other tour. The HJGT has been able to achieve this goal by running the most professional events and providing an exceptional value to all of our players and families over the last 15 years. There are several factors that set us apart from the competition which we call #thehurricanedifference.
Based out of Orlando, FL, the HJGT administers events all across the country. In 2022, the HJGT will conduct events in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. Juniors will compete in 1 of 6 divisions which are: Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, Boys 11-13, Boys under 10, Girls 14-18, and Girls Under 13.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $42,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year
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Work Location: On the road