Newtown Golf Lab - Bill Flood Golf

ABOUT BILL FLOOD

Bill Flood is a Class A PGA Teaching Professional stationed at Newtown Golf Lab. He combines the newest in golf technology with TrackMan, K-Vest, 30 years of teaching experience to provide his clients an unparalleled learning experience.

In the Fall of 1996, after being named Head Golf Professional at Rock Ridge Country Club in Newtown Connecticut, Bill got in his car and drove to Duke University Golf Club to watch Carolina Hall of Fame Professional Ed Ibarguen Teach. This provided Bill an education that most people never get in a lifetime, and was the foundation of continuing to seek out information from top teachers in the world - from the likes of David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Jim Suttie, Michael Breed, Suzy Whaley and Warren Bottke.

In 2001, Bill became a Class A Member of the PGA of America, and the Director of Golf at Rock Ridge Country Club. In 2007 Bill won the Connecticut Section PGA Merchandiser of the Year and was elected to the Connecticut Section Board of Directors. After 3 very successful years on the board, in 2010 Bill was asked to run Secretary, then Vice President, and is presently President of the Connecticut PGA Section. Knowing there was a need for year-around practice with the long winters in the northeast, Bill started Golf Lab in Newtown in 2013 which has been a huge success for his students to grow in the off season.

Bill is also a leader in the Newtown community in junior golf and while coaching the boys high school team since 2010 and started a girls high school team in 2015 that went undefeated and won the conference in its first year. Bill was named Boys High School Coach of the Year in 2013 -Connecticut Post

Bill continues to attend national, sectional, and local teaching seminars so he is on the cutting edge of the industry.

Bill is an accomplished player and has participated in many PGA section events. When not teaching or on the practice range or course, Bill enjoys spending time with his wife Jennifer and his daughter Lexie and son Tyler who are both accomplished college players!

Growing the best game in the world. Love teaching the game! I love watching my students progress and working with them on their golf Journey. I am their coach and they know it!