EOI: Teaching Professional – Sir Bob Charles Golf Centre (NZ)

About Heller Golf & the Sir Bob Charles Golf Centre

Heller Golf Ltd is currently developing the driving range at Clearwater to provide golfers of all levels access to high-quality coaching and club fitting, at a leading Canterbury golf resort.

Utilising an effective partnership with a golf club fitting studio builder, Heller Golf Ltd is constructing a driving range and teaching centre, capable of providing undercover and all-weather teaching and club fitting. The facility will be of the highest standard available in New
Zealand, adding to Clearwater Golf Resorts’ strong brand positioning.

Bearing the name of our golfing knight, The Sir Bob Charles Golf Centre will provide high-level teaching and fitting services across a full range of golfers. Beginners, club golfers and the elite will be catered for in a state-of-the-art facility, incorporating the latest technology and
teaching techniques.

The facility will also provide fitting services to ensure players are using the equipment best suited to their game, to help them improve.

The facility will be publicly accessible, with an 18-bay driving range. The facility will operate with Trackman Range and will have several notable features for golfers to utilise in their practice.

What we are looking for:

Motivated Professional Golf Instructor(s) looking to be a part of one of New Zealand’s premium golf practice facilities.

The facility, whilst having all the requirements to coach at the elite level, will need to retain accessibility to all golfers, with an overall focus of growing the game of golf.

The contracted instructors will be responsible for developing their own client base however Heller Golf will provide reception and administration services in return for a percentage of lesson income.

All technology and studio fit-out will be provided by Heller Golf and will remain their ownership.

Key features of the Overall Facility:

• State of the art Teaching Facility including:

• Trackman 4
• Puttview
• SAM PuttLab
• Body Track
• V1 Software
• Inbuilt Pressure Pad’s
• Club fitting facilities to attract wider golf consumers
• Extensive short-game facilities including:
  • 3,400 square metres putting green
  • Designated Wedge area for shots up to 95m with a 1,700 square metre green
  • Permanently set 18 hole putting course incorporated into the putting green
• 18 Undercover Bays featuring
  • Trackman Range Monitor
  • Infrared Heaters in each bay
• Large Grass Tee with Trackman Range computability (smart device required)
• Separate Members and Teaching Grass Tee
• Car parking – 48 parks
• Reception area for transactional and operational requirements
• Complimentary landscaping of the facility
• Family-friendly area

Submitting your EOI:

Should you wish to register your interest in a position at The Sir Bob Charles Golf Centre, please supply in writing a detailed expression of interest covering, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Information about your Professional History
• Summary of Coaching Philosophy
• Areas of Interest (Golf Coaching and Fitting related)
• Details of Expectations (suggested topics below)
  • Lesson Structures
  • Rates
  • Volume of Lessons Expected
  • Other
• Previous Experience with Technology
  Unique skills you can provide to the Facility

All Submissions are to be sent to dave@thegolfcompany.co.nz no later than 30 April 2024.

More Information

For more information, please contact Dave Saunders at the following details:
Dave Saunders
E: dave@thegolfcompany.co.nz
P: 021 944 370

About Heller Golf

Todd Heller is the founder of Hellers, one of this country’s largest producers and suppliers of meat products across New Zealand. The company produces sausages, bacon, burgers, meatballs, kebabs, deli meats, ham and other food products and retails them through
various supermarkets and food service markets.

Todd has developed a new company, Heller Golf Ltd, with a focus on golf. Dave Saunders has been engaged to develop and manage the Sir Bob Charles Golf Centre on behalf of Heller Golf. Dave’s experience in golf stems from 15 years in the Golf Industry in Australia, with management positions in high-end golf resorts providing the necessary experience and knowledge to ensure Heller Golf’s Driving Range development is not just an outstanding recreation centre but commercially viable as well.

The Golf Company has committed to managing the facility for the first three years of its operation to ensure standards and quality are maintained.