About kelley brooke

Kelley has spent the last 4 decades in the golf industry as both a top-notch player, a golf professional and a businesswoman. Her career has included the teaching of 50,000 golf lessons, television appearances, ownership of golf venues and more.

In 2018 Kelley was awarded The LPGA Professional of the Year Award. In 2024 Kelley won the 2024 LPGA Northeast Section Teacher of the Year Award and in 2026-27 Kelley was selected as one of the Top 50 LPGA Teachers.

Kelley has done many things to change the face of golf and recreation in NYC, creating dozens of instructional programs including the biggest junior golf program for children with disabilities in the world and the Police Athletic League Golf Program for 4,000 economically disadvantaged kids. 

In the last 20 years she has operated three golf centers and three golf courses including the famed Bethpage Black (voted #1 Municipal Courses in America), Montauk Downs Golf Course (#5) and Harbor Links Golf Course.  She also operates the pro shops and instructional programs at Merrick Golf Course and Lido Golf Course. Her companies currently employ over 250 people. 

Kelley is also an accomplished golf writer and content creator. In addition to authoring the instructional book 7 Days to Golf, she has written for leading publications such as Golf Digest, Golf.com, Junior Golf Magazine, and NY Golfing Magazine. In 2019, she wrote and starred in eight “Elevate Your Game” instructional commercials that aired on CNBC, showcasing her dynamic teaching style to a national audience.

As a weekly columnist for Schneps Media, Kelley publishes instructional articles that reach more than 100 newspapers across Long Island, sharing her expertise with thousands of golfers each week.

In 2022, Kelley created and hosted a radio show called “Faults to Fixes” which aired from Boston to Philadelphia. She has also been a guest on many radio shows including the “Tiki & Tierney” WFAN Radio Show, “The Anita Marks” Radio Show on ESPN, “The DA” ESPN Radio Show and The Wall Street Journal’s “Secrets of Successful Women” podcast twice. 

In 2015 Kelley joined the NBC/Golf Channel team as a lead instructor and regularly appeared on the NBC/Golf Channel and their digital platforms for many years.

Kelley was a guest star on The Travel Channel’s “Hotel Makeover” and has filmed dozens of featured video tips for LPGA.com, Epsontour.com, GolfChannel.com, LPGA Network, New York State, Jlindeberg.com, ussportscamps.com, BirdieSpot.com and more.