Are you an ambitious and experienced greenkeeper ready for a leadership role?

Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, proudly recognised as a Golf World Top 100 Golf Course and one of Sussex’s most established woodland courses, is seeking a Deputy Head Greenkeeper to join our dedicated team at an exciting time.

Hands-On Leadership: Shaping Our Course’s Future

This role offers immediate involvement in ongoing and future major course refurbishment projects.

As Deputy Head Greenkeeper, you will be instrumental in the evolution of our course, providing you with high-level experience in:

• Project Execution: Planning and executing significant course design changes and improvements.
• Quality Oversight: Ensuring capital projects adhere to the highest standards, maintaining the prestige of our Top 100 status.
• Design Input: Contributing directly to the future playability and aesthetic appeal of our celebrated woodland course.

If you thrive on results and large-scale, hands-on development, this is a unique career accelerator.

The Cutting Edge: Agronomy Fused with AI and Automation

Beyond the physical projects, we are also planning an exciting future that fuses automation and AI technology into the highly technical area of agronomy.

This is an exceptional opportunity to help shape this evolution and contribute to our future success. You will:

• Support the integration of automated technology for high-precision, data-driven turf management.
• Pioneer new, efficient, and sustainable maintenance practices alongside the Head Greenkeeper.

The blending of physical development projects with technological innovation makes this one of the most comprehensive and exciting Deputy Head Greenkeeper roles available today.

The Tilgate Forest Advantage

1. Prestige: Work on an acclaimed Golf World Top 100 course.
2. Impact: Lead and deliver major course refurbishment projects.
3. Innovation: Pioneer the use of AI and automation in golf course management.

Ready to influence both the design and the technology of a Top 100 course? We invite you to apply for this career-defining role.

We will be formally advertising the role in January 2026, but if you are interested in discussing this opportunity beforehand, please email the General Manager at michael.chapman@loyalteegolf.co.uk