Experience

Leongatha Golf Club

• Australia
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Sporties Cobram Barooga Golf Club

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Leisure Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  After 30 plus years as a golf professional I was offered the newley created Role of Leisure Manager where the following areas are now in my Portfolio- Cobram Barooga Golf Course 36 holes- Bridges Villas at Cobram Barooga Golf Club (18 room 4.5 star venue)- Sporties Health and Fitness centre

• Director of Golf

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2019

  Director of Golf• Manages a team of 4 high performing sales associates. I am responsible for instilling a customer first culture within the golfing organisation.• Successfully manages the expansive fleet of golf carts from a maintanence and scheduling operational aspect.• Promotes the game of golf through the delivery of junior, women’s and beginners golfing programs along with personalised instruction for both members and guests.• Monitors the overall financial profit and loss performance of the store with key insights provided on the all cost drivers within business.• Achieves financial objectives by assisting in preparing the annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions.• Club fitting expert who in addition also successfully completes all club repairs onsite and in a timely manner.• Manages daily golfing timesheets in addition to weekly competitions and tournaments.• Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing a rapport with potential and actual customers/members to understand service requirements.• Formulates pricing policies through the review of merchandising activities, determining additional sales promotions, authorising clearence sales and studying industry trends.• Marketing merchandise by studying advertising, sales promotions, planograms, analysing operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.• Promotes continual organisational growth through the use of a multfacted media outlets encompassing print, social and tv platforms.• Secures merchandise by implementing security systems and measures the overall effectiveness of numerous stock loss strategies.• Enhanced bar and food service experience. • Ensures all staff and visitor actions are in accordance with the clubs code and policy.



Mt Martha Golf Course

• Head Professional

  • Feb 1999 - Jan 2003