London, Canada
DEGREE TYPE
Diploma
DURATION
49 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 36,903 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international costs | Canadian costs: CAD 9,558.80
Key Summary
Introduction
Golf and Club Management (Co-op) is a two-year diploma program that focuses on the fundamentals to manage and operating a golf or recreational club. Apply the knowledge you learned in the classroom to a co-op work experience with professionals in the field. Graduates of this program can explore numerous career opportunities in the growing golf and club industry.
Your Learning Experience
This two-year diploma program focuses on business fundamentals with strong experiential learning components. Graduate with the operations experience and business acumen to manage and operate a successful golf or recreational club, while also learning about club sports with a focus on golf.
Develop your passion for golf through visits to various courses, guest speakers and coaches from PGA of Canada, access to our golf simulator and membership to all City of London golf courses. You’ll also have the opportunity to network with a wide variety of industry professionals within the resort golf and club industries. Hone your golf, racquet sports and curling games through instruction from PGA of Canada golf pros, and expand your learning through field trips to learn new technologies and teaching methodologies at simulator facilities, various resorts and golf clubs, as well as an optional golf trip to Orlando, Florida.
Apply your knowledge in a co-op work experience with professionals within golf course management. You’ll gain further employable skills in food and beverage service and culinary management on-campus through The Chef’s Table restaurant and cafe.
This tailor-made cooperative education program allows applicants the opportunity to explore the numerous career opportunities available in the ever-growing golf and club industry. Inspired by the Club Managers Association of Canada (CMAC), this program fosters the core educational competencies required to excel in a career in club management. Students will develop expertise in business and financial management, golf club and turf services and food and beverage operations with a hospitality focus. Theoretical studies will be supported by practical exposure in all areas of golf and club facilities. Students will gain an appreciation for proactive customer service and its relation to business development. Upon graduation, students are prepared to get their Certified Club Manager (CCM) designation.
CIP Code: 31.0302
Program Tuition Fee
Admissions
Curriculum
Level 1
- Math for Hospitality
- Business for Club Managers-Intro
- Golf & Recreation in Canada
- Playing the Game
- Turf Management 1
- Reason & Writing 1-Tourism/Hospitality
- Mixology
- Co-operative Education Employment Prep
Level 2
- Golf Software Systems
- Leadership & Organizational Skills
- Cultural Anthropology
- Cooking for Club Managers
- Food & Beverage Service for Clubs
- Marketing Strategies & Analysis
- Customer Service for Clubs
Golf Swing Analysis
Level 3
- Accounting for Clubs
- Comm for Tourism & Hospitality
- HR Management & Employee Engagement
- Golf Shop Operations & Retail
- Turf Management & Course Design-Adv
- Event Planning for Clubs 1
- Wine & Beer
Level 4
- Law & Risk Management
- Golf & Club Facilities Management
- Club Governance Policies & Procedures
- Golf Tourism
- Global Economics
- Guest Membership Sales Management
- Event Planning for Clubs 2
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
- Facilitate the provision of healthy and safe golf and recreational club environments.
- Deliver diverse recreational activities (i.e., tournaments of any type), with strict attention to the intricacies and impact on the particular golf or recreational club environment.
- Apply contemporary business administration skills to the management of golf and recreational club facilities.
- Contribute to the coordination of effective golf and recreational club operations.
- Apply the principles of marketing, merchandising and public relations to the promotion of golf and recreational club facilities.
- Contribute to the implementation of ongoing strategies for optimal customer service and relations.
- Apply the fundamental principles and techniques necessary for the maintenance and sustainability of golf and recreational club facilities.
- Design and implement appropriate research and planning strategies for golf and recreational club facilities.
- Generate golf and recreational club facility revenue by applying sound business principles.
- Contribute to strategies for effectively managing the performance and development of staff and volunteers.
- Develop entrepreneurial strategies for the operation and management of golf and club facilities.
- Demonstrate effective Food and Beverage service delivery & management, including customer service and coordination of special events.
- Adapt to various and changing technologies, systems and applications for the golf & club management industry (e.g., GPS in golf carts, POS systems, and Membership Management software).
- Communicate clearly in the written, and in particular hand-written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
- Support the maintenance/care regime needed in order to sustain the turf and garden areas of the golf and/or recreational club facility
- Interpret numerical information based on sound accounting principles, in order to make effective decisions.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Gold and Club Management program can pursue exciting careers at golf courses, resorts, golf equipment stores, and other recreational facilities in a multitude of positions, including:
- Director of golf
- Pro shop assistant/manager
- Recreational club assistant manager
- Membership and communications manager
- Facilities assistant/manager
- Food and beverage assistant/manager
- Assistant events planner
- Assistant tournament coordinator
- Retail assistant/manager
- Recreational sales and marketing
- Retail Merchandising
- Public relations and corporate communications
- Turf labourer/assistant greenskeeper
- Community golf coach
- Golf software technician
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario?
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Golf and Club Management (Co-op) program:
Pro Shop Manager
Build strong relationships and create extraordinary experiences for public and member golfers, resort guests and corporate groups.
Golf and Winter Activities Manager
Responsible for optimizing the financial performance of activities while maintaining a high level of guest and employee experience.
Clubhouse Supervisor
Play an integral role in ensuring guests are provided with an exceptional overall customer experience while sourcing, proposing, and implementing revenue-generating innovations.
Co-op Opportunities
The Golf and Club Management (Co-op) program offers a cooperative education component, which provides students the opportunity to gain invaluable first-hand workplace experience in their chosen field. Here are some co-op jobs that have kick-started the careers of some Golf and Club Management students before even graduating!
Golf Guest Services Attendant
Provide friendly and efficient service to guests ensuring they have a great experience.
Golf Player Assistant
Tour courses assist guests and provide the golfer with the best experience possible for their round.
Golf Food Service Supervisor
Co-ordinate, administrate and supervise the food service operation for a golf course.