2025 Mid-Term Player Relations Internship

The USGA is a mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community through handicapping and grassroots programs; to showcase the game’s best talent through the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and 13 other national championships and our museum; to provide unbiased global governance with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and to advance issues important to golf’s future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. As a nonprofit association, our work and our team are driven to act for the good of the game. The USGA’s headquarters are located in Liberty Corner, NJ, with a recently opened campus in Pinehurst, NC. For more, visit usga.org. 

About this role: 

The position will run from April 2024 through August 2024. This person will assist the USGA Player Relations department and get an inside look at what happens in the time leading up to our championship season and more closely, the experience on-site at 4-6 different USGA Championships. While the position can be remote or based at USGA Golf House in N.J., significant travel over the championship season is required.

The Player Relations office is a fast-paced working environment. The Player Relations Interns must have the ability to work under pressure and handle many tasks at one time. Each day brings new challenges and the interns must have top-notch organizational and communication skills. On a daily basis, the interns will find themselves working in a typical office environment as well as significant work done in exterior environs. The ability to handle physical tasks such as lifting boxes and manual labor may be required at times. In the weeks leading up to the Championships, the interns will work at least (40) hour work weeks; however, as we grow closer to the Championship, work weeks will lengthen to eighty plus hours (80+) and will include several weekends. An internship with the United States Golf Association and the Player Relations department is a tremendous first step for a career in the fields of event management and professional sports.

The Player Relations Interns will assist with the day-to-day administrative management of the Player Relations department including 4-6 different championships as well as eventually focus solely on on-site support for specific championships.

What you'll do:

ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS:

• Answering incoming e-mails and phone calls to the Player Relations Office.
• Maintain all necessary office supplies and order items as needed. May require local trips to pick-up items as required.
• Assist in taking and distributing notes for meetings as necessary.

 PLAYER RELATIONS:

• Assume the administrative role defined above within the Player Relations Office in the weeks leading up to, during and after the championship.
• Provide assistance to the Player Relations team in coordinating the player home rental and accommodations program, including communicating via phone and e-mail with homeowners and host hotel staff.
• Prepare onsite Player Relations Office setup and removal for temporary office workspaces.
• In conjunction with the Player Relations teams, assist with the arrival and departure needs of all players in the field.
• Assist with the distribution and collection of player and VIP courtesy vehicles.
• Assist in the planning and execution efforts of the player gifting and general hospitality.
• Take an active role in the caddie program at each championship including registration, caddie bib distribution/collection, etc.
• Assist with the distribution of credentials, packets and information to players and their support groups.

Where you'll be: 

• This role will be based at our Liberty Corner, NJ campus on a hybrid schedule or be remote based. 

What you bring:

• Ability to work long and strenuous hours (40 - 80+ hour work week)
• Effective communication with a wide variety of individuals involved in a national championship
• Resourceful, presentable, courteous, friendly and organized
• Good follow-up skills and ability to handle issues quickly and calmly
• Ability to work independently and support the team
• Ability to work with Microsoft Office software - above average knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook, & PowerPoint
• Ability to prepare presentations to include PowerPoint and printed material
• Demonstrated ability to follow and execute detailed plans – able to anticipate and analyze problems and provide logical solutions
• Ability to work well under pressure

 This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Interns may perform other duties as assigned.