General Manager

Club:
Indian Hills Country Club

Location:
Bowling Green, KY

Position:
General Manager

About the Facility:
In 1956, the sixteen founding members of Indian Hills acquired land on the east side of Bowling Green, Kentucky overlooking Barren River. The land was previously an orchard and farm. Their foresight in choosing this location places Indian Hills conveniently between I‐65 and downtown. The location has made Indian Hills the most accessible club in Bowling Green.

The members wanted to form a club with a friendly, comfortable atmosphere in which you immediately felt at home. The members decided to build a nine‐hole golf course with the hopes of acquiring enough members to support the construction of a swimming pool.

In the early days of the Club, a small farmhouse located in the area between #10 green and #12 green (originally #16 and #18) and the driving range served as the clubhouse. An early application/pamphlet for membership mentioned hiking, picnicking, and "dancing under the stars."

Our long‐term members and their children remember meeting in the afternoons with their wheelbarrows and buckets to pick up the burr rock that covered the fairways. The process was repeated when the second nine holes were finished in the 1960's. Indian artifacts have been found during each phase of the course's development.

Although it was a nine‐hole golf course until the mid‐sixties, Golf Course Architect William B. Langford designed the existing 18‐hole layout in 1956 when the club was formed. Naturally rolling hills and tree‐lined fairways make Indian Hills a tough, but enjoyable day of golf. With the sloped fairways, strategically placed bunkers, and elevation differences, Indian Hills provides a challenge every round. Indian Hills has been slated to host all four of the Kentucky Golf Associations Major championships in the next ten years. This will begin with the most prestigious amateur event the Kentucky State Amateur in 2022 and will be followed by the 2025 Kentucky Mid‐Amateur, the 2028 KGA Match Play Championship, and the 2030 Kentucky Senior Amateur Championship.

The club experienced a fire in late 2019 that destroyed the clubhouse. Indian Hills is currently in the process of building the new clubhouse and that is scheduled to be completed in October of 2021. The new clubhouse will feature a men's locker room and card room and a women's locker room and card room, along with a bar area, dining space, men's and women's saunas, golf shop, bag room, two patios (one behind the bar and one between the pool and dining room), and a fitness gym.

Indian Hills has an active membership of 406 total members and 314 golfing members who combined with outside play average roughly 18,000‐20,000 rounds per year. The club hosts 8‐10 charity/corporate golf events per year as well as 8‐10 weddings and banquets per year. The membership enjoys 18‐22 member golf events and 17 social events throughout the year. Indian Hills also features weekly events such as Trivia, Bingo, and special dining experiences throughout the year. The main golfing season is April through October.

Position Description:

Experience/Qualifications:
Including, but not limited to, the following:

• The successful candidate will have experience and demonstrated achievement in the managerial and technical skills necessary to maintain and enhance the performance of the club's operations.
• Must have experience working at a private country club.
• A proven track record of strong budgetary and operational management skills with significant experience in recruiting and staffing and training.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experienced in written and oral business communications.
• Bachelor's degree in a business‐related field or equivalent experience preferred.
• PGA Certified in Executive Management or CCM Certification preferred. 

Application Deadline: December 4, 2020

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