Career & Leadership

Experience across countries, climates and operating models.

A career built from hands-on greenkeeping through superintendent leadership and multi-property agronomy management.

United Kingdom

Foundation

The Oxfordshire Golf Club, Frilford Heath Golf Club, Clayton House and Radley College provided experience in high-level golf, sustainable greenkeeping, estate management and multi-sport turf.

University of Texas Golf Club

2009–2012

Entered as Spray Technician and progressed to Senior Assistant Superintendent, supporting daily course operations, teams, collegiate golf and improvement projects.

Omni Barton Creek

2012–2018

Superintendent leadership across multiple properties, including course improvement, team development, irrigation and renovation work.

Alamo City Golf Trail

2018–Present

Director of Agronomy across eight San Antonio municipal golf properties, integrating agronomy, people, equipment, infrastructure, planning, safety and capital projects.

Golf course project team

How I lead

Standards with support.

Clear expectations matter. So do training, communication and the opportunity to grow. I believe leaders should provide structure while giving people the tools and trust to succeed.

My goal is not simply to solve today's problem. It is to build teams and systems that are better prepared for tomorrow.

Built on the work

Technical experience still informs the leadership.

Leadership in agronomy is strongest when it is grounded in an understanding of the work itself. Across my career I have been directly involved with irrigation systems, drainage, construction, renovation, turf management and the day-to-day problem solving required to keep golf courses performing.

Examples of golf course drainage projects
Drainage, infrastructure and water management.
Examples of golf course irrigation installation
Irrigation installation, programming and system improvement.

Team Development

Trust is the foundation.

My years playing rugby reinforced something that has followed me throughout my career: talented individuals do not automatically make a successful team. People perform at their best when expectations are clear, accountability is shared and there is trust that everyone will do the hard yards for the group.

That belief shapes how I develop golf course maintenance teams—recognizing different strengths, creating opportunities to learn and building an environment where people can rely on one another.

Golf course teams Jake Snyman has worked with
People remain the most important part of the operation.