Brendon R. Elliott, PGA
A life in golf, built through coaching, education, storytelling and service.
Brendon Elliott is a multiple award-winning PGA Professional, coach, educator, writer and golf industry storyteller whose three-decade career has been shaped by one central belief: golf can change lives when it is taught, shared and presented with purpose.
From his early days in Norwich, New York, to his years as a Head Professional and General Manager, to founding Little Linksters, earning the PGA of America National Youth Player Development Award and now leading BE A GOLFER and One More Roll Golf Media, Brendon’s career reflects a lifelong commitment to growing the game and helping others find their place in it.
Brendon at a Glance
PGA Professional
Three Decades in Golf
A career spanning coaching, club operations, career education, player development, media and golf industry leadership.
National Recognition
2017 PGA National Youth Player Development Award
Recipient of one of the PGA of America’s highest honors for work in youth golf development.
Storyteller
Golf Writer & Media Voice
A golf writer and storyteller contributing across major golf and sports platforms, with work spanning instruction, tour coverage, business, history and the people of the game.
Roots
Greater Norwich Golfers’ Hall of Fame
A deeply meaningful hometown honor connecting Brendon’s golf journey back to where it began in Norwich, New York.
Years in the golf industry
PGA Section, Chapter and industry awards
PGA National Youth Player Development Award
Greater Norwich Golf Hall of Fame inductee
A Career in Chapters
Not one lane. One connected journey.
The story moves from small-town golf roots to club leadership, education, youth development, media growth and a meaningful hometown Hall of Fame honor.
Norwich Roots
Where it began.
Riverbend, Canasawacta, Norwich High School and the people who first made golf feel like a path.
Golf Business
Learning the industry.
SUNY Delhi, club operations and Winter Park helped Brendon understand golf from every angle.
Education
Teaching the next wave.
At the Golf Academy of America, he helped future golf professionals find direction and confidence.
Little Linksters
Building what was missing.
Founded in 2008, Little Linksters became a defining chapter in youth golf and player development.
National Recognition
A PGA national honor.
The 2017 PGA of America National Youth Player Development Award remains one of his most meaningful professional honors.
Full Circle
A hometown Hall of Fame.
The Greater Norwich Golf Hall of Fame brought the journey back to the people and places that helped shape it.
What Drives the Work
Coach first. Educator always. Storyteller now.
The work has changed over time, but the purpose has stayed consistent: make golf more welcoming, instruction more human and stories more meaningful.
That thread connects every chapter, from junior golf and PGA leadership to media, writing, mentoring and building platforms that serve the game.
Where the Work Lives Now
Two current platforms. One larger purpose.
The businesses have their own homes. This page simply connects those chapters back to the person and the journey behind them.
Beyond the Bio
The person behind the PGA letters.
The professional story matters, but so does the life around it. Brendon’s work is shaped by family, hometown roots, mentors, students, music, sports and the friendships that have made golf feel bigger than a job.
That is why the career has never been only about instruction, business or media. It has always been about people.
Family first.
Brendon has been married to Melisa since 2000, and their two children, Lexie and Austin, remain at the heart of his story.
A teacher at heart.
Whether working with a beginner, competitive junior, future golf professional or reader, Brendon’s instinct is to explain, encourage and guide.
Still a student of the game.
Golf keeps changing, and Brendon continues to study it through coaching technology, media, business and the stories happening across the sport.