What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator, Championships 2025 position at MGA?
About the Job
The Metropolitan Golf Association seeks a talented individual with strong communication and organizational skills for its Championship department. Qualified applicants will have experience in golf administration and tournament operations.
This role also supports the planning and execution of championship events through administrative tasks, on-site operations, and communication management. Key responsibilities include maintaining championship webpages, managing exempt players, coordinating event materials, and overseeing promotional schedules to ensure successful tournaments.
What You'll Do
- Act as staff-in-charge or supporting staff for MGA-administered events, including qualifiers and Championships for the MGA, USGA, LIGA, and WGA.
- Manage on-site tournament administration, including course marking, course setup, local Rules development, on-course Rules officiating, and pace-of-play oversight.
- Serve as the primary liaison for pre-tournament meetings, including manage logistics, establish starting times, food and beverage arrangements, caddie and cart assignments, practice rounds, etc.
- Develop championship documents such as scorecards, pace-of-play matrix, pairings, notices to players, player memos, etc.
- Handle championship communications, including promotional emails, meeting summaries, event information distribution, post-event recaps, etc.
- Maintain and update external championship webpages, ensuring accurate pairings, tournament details, and policy information.
- Provide championship office support, including managing registration, responding to general inquiries over phone and email, and overseeing exemptions.
What We're Looking For
- Prior golf administration experience, including USGA Boatwright Internship experience.
- Knowledge of the Rules of Golf and attendance at a USGA Rules of Golf Workshop.
- Proficiency in Golf Genius and Microsoft Office Products.
- Ability and willingness to travel throughout the Met Area.
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
- Strong teamwork skills with a willingness to travel and support on-site event operations.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Staff will be required to drive to multiple events per week and will be assigned to drive company vehicles to designated events when not using their own transport.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs and work outdoors.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Compensation and Benefits:
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- This full-time position includes travel expense reimbursement, paid time off (PTO), medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and a 401K plan.
- The compensation range is $50,000-60,000, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
- Bonus opportunities.
- This hybrid position requires a minimum of 3 days per week in our office in Elmsford, NY.
ABOUT THE MGA: The Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA), founded in 1897, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest amateur golf associations, serving more than 500 member clubs and 165,000 golfers in the greater Metropolitan New York Area. The MGA is a not-for-profit organization that offers a wide range of core services such as: handicapping, course rating, an award-winning magazine (The Met Golfer), and conducts some of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious regional championships. The Association's charitable arm, the MGA Foundation, provides life-changing opportunities through golf in the Met Area. The MGA is an Allied Golf Association of the USGA and promotes the best interests of the game of golf.
At the MGA, we recognize that fostering an environment where everyone feels respected and included is essential for driving creativity, innovation, and overall success. We are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion within our organization and the sport of golf.
For more information on the MGA and MGA Foundation, please visit www.mgagolf.org.
Salary : $50,000 - $60,000
