Championship Operations Assistant Intern

COMPANY: Western Golf Association - www.wgaesf.org

EVENT: 2025 BMW Championship - www.bmwchampionship.com

LOCATION: Caves Valley Golf Club - Owings Mills, MD

TERM: May 27th, 2025 - September 5th, 2025

* 40 hours per week, overtime as needed

COMPENSATION: Hourly rate of $18/hour

The 2025 BMW Championship will be played on August 11-17, 2025 and will bring a field of the top 50 PGA TOUR players in the FedExCup standings to Caves Valley Golf Club. Players expected to compete include Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, and Rory McIlroy . The tournament dates to 1899 when it debuted as the Western Open, making it the third-oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR schedule, behind only the British Open and U.S. Open. BMW has sponsored the tournament since 2007 when it became the penultimate event of the PGA TOUR's FedExCup Playoffs. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has contributed more than $50 million to the Evans Scholars Foundation, the event's charitable beneficiary.

The Western Golf Association conducts six national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Evans Scholars Foundation. Headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. In addition to the BMW Championship, the WGA conducts four prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur, the Western Junior, and the Women's Western Golf Association's Amateur and Junior championships. The WGA also conducts the NV5 Invitational on the Korn Ferry TOUR.

Established by famed amateur golfer Charles Chick Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation provides full housing and tuition college scholarships to high-achieving caddies from across the country. The Program, supported by the Western Golf Association, is funded by contributions from more than 33,500 donors nationwide, including Evans Scholars Alumni, as well as proceeds from WGA championships. Since the Program's inception in 1930, 11,556 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans Scholars.

POSITION TITLE: Championship Operations Assistant

REPORTING TO: Mitchell Longo - Manager, Tournament Operations

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Championship Operations Assistant will work closely with the Championship Staff on a wide variety of projects and will get an opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the Championship. The primary roles of the Championship Operations Assistant are listed below. Other responsibilities will develop through the course of this internship as needed.

* Equipment set-up and breakdown

* Monitor equipment inventory, maintenance, and replenishment

* Vendor contract negotiations and on-site vendor management

* Manage deliveries including incoming and outgoing shipping and receiving

* Ensure first-class presentation for the operation of the event

* Oversee operational timeline that includes detailed set-up and tear-down

* Assist with set-up and tear-down of Championship Headquarters

* Assist with volunteer and committee chair communications

* Support Volunteer Manager with volunteer database management and scheduling

* Assist with oversight of all committees, including pre-tournament meetings, committee supplies, and logistics

* Assist Volunteer Manager in preparing and executing volunteer training, package fulfillment, and distribution

* Highly motivated and enthusiastic with strong interpersonal skills

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Internship or work experience in sports management and golf preferred

* Undergraduate or graduate student, majoring in Sports Management, Marketing, Business, or a related field

* Computer skills - Microsoft Word and Excel. Any database or ticketing system experience is a plus

* Previous event operations or sales experience is a plus

* Available full time beginning May 27, through the end of teardown after the BMW Championship (mid-September)

* Willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required

* Candidates are required to have transportation and local housing in the Owings Mills/Baltimore area

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Mitchell Longo at longo@wgaesf.org by January 31, 2025.