Brandon currently serves as the Head Golf Professional at the historic Metairie Country Club outside New Orleans, Louisiana. He specializes in competitive player development with focus in the areas of short-game and putting and has students competing at every level from junior and club golf through the collegiate ranks and professional tours.

10876.jpg

Stooksbury is a Class “A” member of the PGA of America with a certification in Teaching and Coaching and carries advanced certifications from the Titleist Performance Institute in Biomechanics, AimPoint Golf in green reading, and US Kids Golf in junior development. Brandon came to Metairie from The Idle Hour Club Idle Hour in Georgia where served as the Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction for 8 years. He has also been the Director of Instruction for the PGA TOUR Academy at TPC Las Vegas and previously worked with Golf Digest Top 5 Instructor Jim McLean in Miami, Florida.

Since 2010, Brandon has consistently been ranked among the top 5 teachers in his state by Golf Digest and is a member of the magazine’s elite “Best Young Teachers’ list. He has earned multiple PGA honors including the 2015 and 2018 “Teacher of the Year” in Georgia and has been recognized by GolfTips Magazine as a “Top 25 Instructor” as well as a Top 50 instructor by the Golf Range Association of America.

Brandon is also a decorated author. His first book “The Wedge Book: An Owner’s Manual For Your Short Game” is an Amazon #1 Best Seller and his second book “The Putter Book: An Owner’s Manual For Your Green Game” is newly released and currently climbing the charts. He is a regular contributor for Golf Digest Magazine, Golf Illustrated, and GolfTips Magazine in addition to providing regular content for several online media platforms in the business.

Brandon is a native of Knoxville, TN and lives in Louisiana with his wife and two young children.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

- Golf Digest “Best Young Teacher” (2014-present)

- Golf Digest “Best In State” (2010-present)

- Golf Tips Magazine “Top 25 Instructor in America”

- GRAA “Top 50 Growth of the Game Instructor”

- Georgia PGA “Teacher Of The Year (2015, 2018)

- Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, “The Wedge Book”

EDUCATION & ACCREDITATIONS

- PGA Certified Teaching Professional, Class A

- PGA Master Professional (in process)

- AimPoint Certified Instructor

- Jim McLean Certified Instructor

- Titleist Performance Institute, Level 2 Biomechanist

- Swing Catalyst, Level 2 Instructor

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

- Georgia PGA, President (2020-present)

- Georgia PGA, Board of Directors (2014-present)

- Georgia PGA Teaching & Coaching Committee, Chairman (2015-present)

- National PGA Youth & Family Golf Committee member (2017)


 

stooksburygolf@gmail.com
(865) 548-0697

Metairie Country Club

580 Woodvine Avenue
Metairie, LA 7005