Windsor Club located in highly desirable Vero Beach, Florida is seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Golf Course Superintendent. The selected individual will have full authority to lead all golf course maintenance operations, and certain club grounds.
He/she will oversee all daily agronomic inputs and programming ensuring a first class, premier golf experience for members and guests by delivering exceptional service in collaboration with the other members of the club staff including the General Manager and Director of Golf.
To be successful, the Golf Course Superintendent must have outstanding agronomic, leadership, and communication skills, a sound business acumen, and experience at a club of comparable quality. Most importantly, the drive, creativity, and commitment to continue elevating the course experience to become one of the finest conditioned in the Southeast.
ABOUT THE CLUB:
Windsor is an exclusive, architecturally distinctive private community. It features a diverse array of custom oceanfront, fairway-front, and village homes. Additionally, it boasts a seaside-style 18-hole golf course by Robert Trent Jones Jr., an Equestrian Centre with a polo field, a Tennis Centre by Stan Smith, and world-class dining. Members enjoy a unique sense of connection in Windsor’s vibrant Village Centre, bustling with a Village Store, Fitness Center, Post Office and community events.
Located in Vero Beach along Florida’s Treasure Coast, Windsor is a private residential community and sporting club unlike any other. Its uniquely enchanting lifestyle came about through the vision of co-founders, W. Galen and Hilary M. Weston of Toronto, Canada. Over the past 30 years, the Westons have been personally involved in every detail of creating their “village by the sea.”
Art and culture are as much a part of the essence of the Windsor lifestyle as premier sporting. Every year, Members are invited to attend a thoughtfully curated and diverse array of events, ranging from fine art exhibitions and performing arts shows to classical and contemporary musical concerts and a speaker series featuring talks by business, literary, and cultural thought leaders. These exclusive events are held in Windsor’s elegant amenity spaces, including the Town Hall, the Exedra amphitheater, the Clubhouse, and The Gallery at Windsor.
Over the decades, the Westons have undertaken improvement and expansion projects to preserve and continually enhance the Windsor community. In 2019, golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the original designer of Windsor’s golf course, returned to lead a thorough refresh of this prized course. The golf course is designed in the links style and most enjoyed with firm and fast conditions.
Currently, there are three important projects in progress: the North Village expansion of approximately 40 new home sites (the final phase of the development), a new 14,000 square foot Fitness & Wellness Center, and the construction of a new Pickleball and Padel complex.
Club highlights:
● Total membership at capacity – 350, 295 golf, 55 non-golf
● Approximately $20M Annual Gross Revenue
● Approximately $11M Annual Dues Revenue
● Membership fees – $300,000 initiation and $36,000 annual dues
● Annual rounds of golf – 14,000
● The average age of members is 67
● Amenities include: Golf, equestrian, tennis, swimming, fitness and wellness, Beach Club, Wine Cellar, Guest Accommodations, Village store
● Maintenance budget – $3.3M
● Maintenance facility renovation completed in 2023.
● Green types: TifEagle bermudagrass
● Fairways and tees: Celebration bermudagrass with TifGrand approaches
● Rough – Celebration
● Water source – storm water ponds/wells on property – Irrigation quality lake to be constructed in summer of 2026.
● Irrigation system – Rainbird two-wire system
● Staff – 22 full-time, additionally utilizing contract labor for year round support
● Equipment – Toro lease program
● Average green speed expectations – 12’
POSITION REPORTS TO:
The Golf Course Superintendent reports to the General Manager.
INITIAL PRIORITIES OF POSITION:
● Review foundational agronomic programs including soil testing practices, fertility, pest management, and cultural practices.
● Develop a 90-day State of the Golf Maintenance assessment – evaluate current golf course infrastructure including irrigation system, drainage systems, maintenance facility complex, golf course equipment, employees, contractors and general course conditions to prioritize short-term and long-term improvements.
● Develop an effective member communication program to keep the membership well-informed in advance of planned maintenance programs and activities.
● Develop strong relationships with the team, club leadership, and Golf Committee.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
● Bachelor’s degree in turf management or a related field of study.
● Minimum of 5 years of Golf Course Superintendent experience at a well-respected facility known for excellent golf course conditions.
● Warm-season experience in similar growing environments.
● Possess all Florida pesticide and environmental certifications or have transferrable credentials.
SUCCESS TRAITS OF INDIVIDUAL:
● A polished and passionate professional who embraces their role as a strategic leader and Steward of the golf course.
● Understands how to effectively communicate across a broad range of audiences.
● Team builder – leads by example, recruits and develops a high performance team.
● Establishes trust, accountability, and credibility within the staff to high-performance standards.
● Demonstrates creativity, flexibility, outside-the-box thinking and assures consistent achievement of goals.
● Personable, approachable and collaborative.
● Proactive, transparent, thoughtful, and confident.
● Strong organizational and time management skills
● Strong financial acumen. Able to build and achieve department and project budgets.
● Effectively utilizes current turf technology and equipment to efficiently achieve desired course conditions.
● Able to demonstrate the highest level of proficiency on matters relating to course care.
THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND APTITUDES ARE DESIRABLE: Agronomics/Daily Golf
Course Management:
● Strong technical and analytical focus to ensure optimal agronomic, water, soil, pest, and environmental management programs on Bermudagrass greens.
● Consistently seeks out modern conditioning methodology including tools and practices.
● Solid irrigation and drainage practices – promotes firm daily conditions.
● Experience dealing with poor water quality.
● Attentive to results-oriented cultural, fertility, and pesticide programming.
● Understands regulatory, construction, surface, and stormwater planning.
● Creates a safe, productive, and enjoyable environment for employees
● Utilizes sound environmental practices and implements Florida BMP’s
Asset Management
● Develops realistic maintenance practices and course improvements, and is able to make strategic recommendations to improve the club’s assets, equipment and investments on the golf course.
● Strong project management skills.
● Records progress with videos, photographs, and communication reports.
● Takes ownership of short-term and long-range course improvement plans and necessary equipment plans.
Communication
● Provides clear and accurate information when communicating with the Golf Committee.
● Develops a member communication program to keep members updated on the latest happenings of conditions and maintenance practices.
● Builds team rapport through high standards, empowerment and the encouragement of personal and professional growth.
Business/Financial Management
● Exemplary administrative, inventory, record-keeping, and accounting practices.
● Strong time management and organizational skills.
● Zero-based budgeting capability.
● Strong forecasting and project planning expertise.
Golf IQ/Industry Relations
● High golf IQ – steward of the game, environment, and traditions.
● Adapts maintenance practices to enhance design features and golfer playability for all levels.
● Strong agronomic skills-stays current with trends in turf technology and equipment.
● Plans and executes maintenance practices as much as possible around member play, maximizing efficiency and minimizing disruptions.
● Respected within the Superintendent community.
● Lifelong learner.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
● Salary open and commensurate with experience
● Performance Bonus eligibility
● Professional Development allowance
● Health, Dental, 401(k), Paid Leave and other traditional Club benefits
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
● Please send your resume and cover letter to Tyler Bloom, Search Consultant, addressed to the Windsor Club Search Committee by May 15, 2026 describing your interest in the position, your interest in the Vero Beach community, and why this is the right next step in your career.
● Candidate selections will occur with interviews expected to take place in late May/early June.