Overview

Discover your next great opportunity at Purple Sage Golf Course , a stunning 18-hole public gem in the wide-open beauty of southwest Wyoming. Here, clean mountain air, sweeping high-desert views, and vibrant skies create a golf experience that feels both peaceful and inspiring. Purple Sage offers strong community support, active leagues, and a dedicated player base that's eager for the next great leader to elevate the course.

Located in Evanston, Wyoming , just an hour from the Salt Lake Valley, you'll enjoy a perfect blend of small-town charm and big-city convenience. Evanston offers affordable living, exceptional outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and a genuine sense of community. Ski the Wasatch one day, hike the Uinta Mountains the next, and come home to a town that truly values its recreational facilities and the people who run them.

As Head Golf Professional, you'll have the chance to shape the future of a beloved course, build innovative programs, elevate tournaments and leagues, and be a key part of a supportive Recreation District that is committed to growth and improvement. If you're looking for a place where your passion, ideas, and leadership can truly make a difference, Purple Sage Golf Course is where your next chapter begins.

Experience Required

• PGA or LPGA of America membership (Class A preferred) or strong golf professional credentials.
• Proven experience managing golf operations at an 18-hole public or semi-public facility (retail shop, leagues/tournaments, youth programs).
• Strong merchandising, inventory and retail-sales skills.
• Excellent staff leadership, training, and scheduling ability.
• Excellent customer service and community engagement skills.
• Ability to collaborate with maintenance/grounds team and understand turf/playability issues.
• Ability to think strategically about annual operations, seasonal adjustments, and off-season programming.
• Proficiency with golf operations software (tee sheets, Tag Marshall, POS systems) and Microsoft Office.
• Availability on weekends and evenings as required by golf-course hours and tournaments.

Essential Responsibilities

Evanston Parks & Recreation District is seeking an experienced, high-energy Head Golf Professional & Operations Manager to lead the golf operations at Purple Sage Golf Course. This role emphasizes operations (pro shop & customer service, merchandising, leagues, tournaments, youth programming) with secondary focus on instruction. The facility is seasonal outdoors; winter activity will include pro-shop indoor operations and golf simulator/lesson programming.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the full golf operations: pro shop management, merchandising (equipment/clothing/accessories), inventory control, retail purchases.
• Develop and grow leagues, tournaments, youth programming, player-development initiatives.
• Hire, train, schedule, and manage golf operations staff (shop personnel, starters/assistants).
• Collaborate closely with the Grounds Superintendent to ensure consistent course conditions, pace-of-play, tournament and league setups.
• Manage tee sheet/starting times, cart fleet operations, pace of play standards.
• Oversee financial tracking and reporting: retail sales, lessons revenue, tournament income, expense budgets.
• Develop and manage a winter strategy (indoor simulator, lessons, pro-shop sales) to maximize year-round engagement.
• Provide occasional instruction (lessons/clinics) - though priority is operations.
• Provide strong customer service, build community relationships, and position Purple Sage as a valued public-golf destination.

Benefits

Benefits

Evanston Parks & Recreation District offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees (or prorated benefits for eligible seasonal employees), including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee and family coverage options
• 100% employer-paid Wyoming Retirement Savings Plan contribution
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and eleven (11) paid holidays each year
• Worker's compensation coverage
• Pre-approved business travel expenses
• Professional development support , including employee education, job training, and certifications

This package reflects the District's commitment to supporting a healthy, stable, and well-trained professional workforce.