Stanford Golf Course Professional Staff

Shannon Donlon, General Manager and Head Professional. PGA Class A Member. Prior to joining Stanford, Shannon taught for four years at the Olympic Club after being Head professional at Poppy Hills GC in Pebble Beach. Shannon is available for private or group instruction by appointment only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. See more.
sdonlon@stanford.edu | 650-721-9288

Herman McKee, Ass't Manager, Ass't Professional. His tenure with the Course is the longest of any member on the teaching staff, having come to Stanford in 1983. In addition to his duties at the Course, Herman also helps manage and serves as an instructor at the Stanford Junior Golf Academy. See more.
hmckee@stanford.edu | 650-725-2049

Bammer Flippo, PGA Apprentice, is the Associate General Manager and oversees the Stanford Driving Range. He has been a member of the Stanford staff since 1997.

Prior to Stanford he was a golf professional in Texas and New Jersey. Bammer also helps operate the Stanford Junior Golf Academy each summer. See more.
bammerf@stanford.edu | 650-498-4462

Russ Vander Sluis, Golf Professional, has been teaching at Stanford Golf Course since 2001. Russ competed in several pro tournaments in Japan in 1994 and founded the Vander Sluis Golf Academy in Toyko where he taught for six years and held golf clinics throughout Asia. Russ also has a four year teaching degree from Calvin College in Michigan. See More.
russv@sbcglobal.net | 650-438-1680

Jim Miller, PGA Class A member, was originally hired in 1993 to teach the Stanford P.E golf classes. In May 2011, Jim joined the Stanford golf operations team as an assistant golf professional. Jim has over 20 years of experience in the golf industry, teaching golf to students of all playing abilities. Jim is a graduate of UCLA. See More.
jim.miller@stanford.edu | 408-838-4148

Terry Gingell, Assistant Professional, PGA Class A, joined Stanford Golf Course as an assistant golf professional in July 2011. Terry has been teaching and coaching golf for more than twenty years. Terry is well versed in the methodologies of the best teaching professionals and has attended countless seminars and schools. See more.
tgingell@stanford.edu | 775-690-7970

Casey Hall, LPGA Member Apprentice, is the newest addition to the professional staff. She's been teaching in the Bay Area for the last 5 years and, most recently, was golf operations manager at Coyote Creek GC. Prior to that, Casey was the first assistant at Saratoga Country Club providing both private and group instruction.

Over the years Casey has been involved in a number of junior programs.
See More | cashall@stanford.edu | 650-725-1890

Independent Professionals with Teaching Privileges *

Josh Zander is a Class A PGA Teaching Professional. He played for the Stanford Golf Team and graduated as an Academic All American in 1990.

Josh is a member of the Golf Digest Pro Panel and contributing editor for Jr. Golf Magazine. Josh was a touring pro on the Asian, South American, and Golden State tours. Josh was named one of California's Top 50 Instructors by Golf Digest. Visit ZanderGolf.com | 415-810-9764

Phil Marrone, PGA Class A Professional, has served on the staff at Stanford Golf Course since 1984. Phil has also worked at Hillcrest Country Club and Crane Creek Country Club, both of Boise, Idaho.

In addition, he has held the head coaching position at Menlo College for seven years. A veteran of over 10,000 lessons, Phil's speciality is short game instruction. Visit PhilMarroneGolf.com | 408-921-9193

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