The Riversdale Golf Club – Mount Waverley VIC

If you enjoy working outdoors, finishing early, and being part of a friendly, supportive team, you’ll find this role an ideal fit. At Riversdale, we take pride in maintaining a championship-quality course for our members while pursuing strategic objectives. A career in greenkeeping offers rewarding pathways within the turf industry and can even open doors to work and travel opportunities worldwide.

Key responsibilities

Plan and schedule routine and seasonal maintenance for greens, tees, fairways, roughs, practice facilities, and surrounds in consultation with supervisors.

Support the development and implementation of golf course turf programs, including mowing, rolling, aeration, scarifying, topdressing, overseeding, fertilising, and renovation works to maintain and improve playing surfaces.

Operate and help manage golf course irrigation systems, including setting and adjusting programs for different course areas, monitoring performance, identifying dry or wet spots, and reporting faults or inefficiencies.

Assist in the identification, treatment, and prevention of turf pests, weeds, and diseases across the course, following integrated pest management principles, label directions, and relevant regulations.

Monitor turf conditions and soil health on greens, tees, fairways, and roughs through visual inspection, basic testing, and recording results,



and elevate issues to senior staff.

Maintain accurate records of agronomic activities, climatic conditions, chemical and fertiliser applications, irrigation schedules, and maintenance works in line with organisational, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Coordinate with the pro shop, operations staff, and other stakeholders regarding course access, hole closures, renovation schedules, special events, and competition days.

Assist in daily course set up, including changing hole locations, moving tee markers, checking and raking bunkers, setting course accessories, and ensuring surfaces are presented to the required standard.

Operate and maintain golf course equipment and machinery in a secure and efficient manner.

About you

A strong work ethic

A team-oriented attitude

High motivation and enthusiasm

Excellent attention to detail

Strong communication abilities

Follow all workplace health and safety procedures, including use of PPE, safe chemical and machinery handling, traffic management on course paths, and participation in safety briefings and training.

Participate in formal training as required for the apprenticeship, complete coursework, and actively develop technical knowledge and practical skills in golf course sports turf management.

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📌 Apprentice Greenkeeper (Melbourne)
🏢 The Riversdale Golf Club
📍 Melbourne