Each year the IJGA hires interns to assist the full-time staff in running our summer tournaments. Many of our interns are IJGA alumni themselves but there have been a number of interns who started the summer with little-to-no golf experience.
Our interns learn many skills that translate to other industries, so even if your goal isn’t to end up in a sports management role or in the golf industry you will be able to learn important skills such as:
- Event management
- Time management
- Customer Service
- Organization
- Verbal Communications
THIS ROLE IS NEW FOR 2024
The IJGA will be hiring a Communications Intern to assist the full-time staff in running our summer tournaments. The Communications Intern will assist in posting to social media, photography/videography, website management, sponsor content and conducting interviews.
The Communications Intern will also assist at tournaments with Tournament Coordinator Intern responsibilities, such as being an on-course rules official, starting and scoring players, and helping with overall operations as needed.
A typical day for an IJGA intern is pretty consistent. Our staff, including interns, arrive at a course about one hour before tee times begin for the event to set up the course and check players in at registration. Each day interns will be assigned the following roles:
- Registration – during registration you check players and spectators in as they arrive at the course and give any special instructions they might need
- Course set-up – making sure the water coolers are filled and out on the course, as well as any other items on the course that need to be checked and/or set up
- Starter – you would be the official starter on the first tee, making sure players tee off on time
- Ranger – during the tournament you drive around the course to make sure players are keeping up with pace of play and assist players with any rulings that may come up
- Scoring – following the round all players must visit the scoring table where you will input their official scores into the computer
Whether you are seeking experience in the golf / sports & entertainment / event management / not-for-profit industries, grew up playing golf, or simply looking for a fun and experiential way to spend your summer, the IJGA summer internship program will provide all of this and more. I had a blast spending my summer on golf courses throughout Chicagoland and with a great group of people as an intern in 2017. The internship improved my communication, interpersonal , and time management skills; however, the most rewarding aspect was watching the kids grow and mature both as golfers and people over the course of the summer. The game of golf has the ability to significantly influence a young person’s development and it was an incredible experience to be a small part of that process as an IJGA intern.
I would recommend this internship to anyone who wants to work with great people and gain insight of what it takes to run a junior golf tournament. The connections I made with fellow interns, the full time staff, and the athletes made it a summer to always remember!
IJGA interns have gone on to work at:
Golf Industry
- 2012 Ryder Cup
- AIG Direct
- AJGA
- Arccos Golf
- Arcis Golf
- Bettinardi Golf
- Bob O’Link Golf Club
- Buena Vista University
- Carriage Greens Country Club
- CDGA
- Club Champion
- Colorado Golf Association
- Colorado Women’s Golf Association
- Columbia Parks and Recreation
- Edgewood Valley Country Club
- Edina Senior High School
- Exmoor Country Club
- Gateway PGA
- Golf Association of Philadelphia
- Golf House Kentucky
- GolfPlus, LLC
- Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
- Iconic Links
- Illinois Section PGA
- Illinois Wesleyan University Golf Team
- Interlachen Country Club
- IOA Golf Classic
- johnnie-O
- John’s Island Club
- Kemper Lakes Golf Club
- KemperLesnik
- Lake Barrington Shores Country Club
- Lindsey Golf Course
- Louisiana Golf Association
- Maryland State Golf Association
- Medinah Country Club
- Michigan Section PGA
- Minnesota Section – PGA of America
- National Collegiate Club Golf Association
- Notah Begay III Jr. Golf National Championship
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Par 5 Group
- Pevely Farms Golf Club
- PGA of America
- PGA of America – Carolinas Section
- PGA of America – Illinois Section
- PGA Reach Foundation
- PGA Tour
- PNGA / WSGA
- PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf)
- Quincy University
- Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
- SIK Golf Tour
- Southern California Section PGA
- Srixon / Cleveland Golf / XXIO
- St. Andrews Golf & Country Club
- St. Peters Golf Club
- Texas Golf Association
- The Club at Old Hawthorne
- The First Tee of Louisville
- The Western Golf Association
- TrackMan Golf
- Trinity College-Hartford
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- US Kids Golf
- USGA
- Valero Texas Open
- Washington Golf
- Wild Ridge Golf Course
Sports Industry
- AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
- Baseball Institute LLC
- Benedictine University
- bet365
- Bo Jackson’s Elite Sports
- Bradley University
- Brunswick Corporation
- Chicago Bears
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Chicago Sky WNBA
- Colorado Rapids
- Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
- DuPage Swimming Center
- Elmhurst University
- Elmwood High School
- ESPN
- ESPN Madison
- Hudl
- IMG College
- Genesco Sports Enterprises
- Georgetown University
- International Sports Management
- Junior Sports Corporation
- Kroenke Sports and Entertainment
- Lifetime Fitness
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Maui Jim Sunglasses
- National Sports Center
- NCAA
- NCSA Athletic Recruiting
- NCSA Next College Student Athlete
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Paragon Marketing Group
- Peak Performance Baseball
- Prep Network
- RAM Racing
- rEvolution
- Riddell
- Savage Apparel Inc
- Schaumburg Boomers
- School District of Cudahy
- St. Peter’s Catholic School
- Team Nation Sports
- Temple University Athletic Department
- The National Consortium for Academics and Sports
- The Ohio State University Department of Athletics
- True Lacrosse
- Turner Sports
- UCLA Athletics
- Ultramax Sports
- University of Illinois at Chicago Athletic Center
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- University of Nebraska Lincoln – Athletic Department
- University of Wisconsin Athletic Department
- Volleyball of the Rockies
- West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
- Winstate Sports Consulting
Other Industries
- AArete
- Accenture
- Accretive Health
- AHI Corporate Housing
- AIT Worldwide Logistics
- Allstate
- Alter Domus
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentristry
- American Family Insurance
- Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
- Anixter
- Aon
- Apex Systems
- Apres Performance
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Auto-Owners Insurance
- Bank of America
- Barnett Capital Ltd.
- Barton Associates Inc.
- Batteries Plus Bulbs
- BDO
- Bimeda
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- BMO Harris Bank
- Bromley & Co.
- Camping World
- Cerberus Sentinel – Cybersecurity
- Cerner Corporation
- Chapman and Cutler LLP
- Charles Schwab
- Christian Life School
- Chubb
- Church of St. Peter
- ClubCorp
- Daily Herald
- DaVita Kidney Care
- Deloitte
- DiNolfo’s Banquets of Homer Glen
- Dioz Group
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- D’Orazio Ford
- Draper and Kramer
- Easterseals
- Eastern Illinois University
- Econolite
- Expeditors
- Federated Insurance
- First Midwest Bank
- Fisher Investments
- FlorenceForFun Travel Agency
- Fooji
- Forge Resources Group
- Frank Recruitment Group
- G2
- Georgia-Pacific LLC
- Giant Steps Inc.
- Gilbane Building Company
- Grainger
- Grand Canyon University
- Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling
- Handy Andy Hawaii
- Hochfelder & Weber, P.C.
- Hologic
- Hub Group
- Hy-Vee Inc.
- Iceberg Enterprises
- IDEO
- iHeartMedia
- INFINITI Stuart
- Insperity
- ITsavvy
- J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
- J. Krug
- Jade Apparel Ltd.
- Jimmy John’s
- JLL
- JOEM CHEM LLC
- Johnson Controls
- JPMorgan Chase & Co
- Kamm Insurance Group
- Kiewit
- Krause Group
- Kum & Go
- Lake Zurich CUSD 95
- Lighthouse Group
- Lincoln Clean Energy, LLC
- Logical Position
- Macy’s
- Make-A-Wish New Jersey
- Marcus & Millichap
- Marcus Evans Group
- Marquette Student Media
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Medline Industries, Inc.
- Medwest Associates, Inc.
- Meltzer Real Estate
- Mendocino Forest Products
- Menomonie Recreation Department
- Mercury Marine
- Merit School of Music
- Merrill Lynch
- Mike’s Hard Lemonade
- Morae Global
- Morris Downtown Development Partnership
- Multicare Consulting Services
- Musical Empowerment
- Mylo, a Lockton Company
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- Nationwide Energy Partners
- Navigant
- NetSuite
- Nielsen
- NiSource
- Northwestern Mutual
- NSA Media
- OneAmerica
- Oracle
- Park Ridge School District 64
- PAWS Chicago
- PepsiCo
- Progressive Insurance
- Provena Health
- PwC
- Ragan Communications and PR Daily
- Red Frog Events
- Reuther Central High School
- Riverside Healthcare
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- RSM US LLP
- SaaS Consulting Group
- Salesforce
- Sentact Healthcare Solutions
- Servcorp
- Shedd Aquarium
- ShipRock Management
- SoFi
- Sprout Social, Inc.
- Sunrise Children’s Foundation
- Target
- TEKsystems
- The Children’s Treehouse Foundation
- The Claro Group
- The Fellowship of Catholic University Students
- The Freeman Company
- The Ohio State University
- The Scion Group
- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
- Topel Forman
- TreeRing
- Two Brothers Tap House & Brewery
- U.S. Bank
- United Way of Metro Chicago
- University of Dubuque
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- University of Nebraska Foundation
- Univision Communications, Inc.
- US Cargo Control
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistants
- WCRD
- Weidner Apartment Homes
- Wockhardt USA
- YNPN Triangle NC