Bill Castner - PGA Master Golf Professional - Profile

Bill Castner at golf Teache in New Jersey with the Ryder Cup.Bill Castner, a native of Brooklyn, New York, has been teaching and coaching golf in New York, New Jersey and Florida professionally for over 28 years. Bill is now the Head Golf Professional and General Manager at the Plainfield West 9 Golf Complex NJ (located directly across from Plainfield Country Club). Bill is one of a handful of golf professionals nationally to gain his specialty certification in golf instruction, teaching and golf rules.

He started playing golf as a teenager and was fortunate enough to have been taught by many great teachers including Tom Strafaci, Carl Lohren and Mike Hebron. In 1983, Billy earned his Class A membership into the Professionals Golfers Association (PGA). Over the past 25 years, he has served as Head Golf Professional at various golf courses in New York/ New Jersey, including The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge, Colts Neck Golf Club, LaTourette Golf Course, Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course, and the Randalls Island Golf Practice Center.

Not only has Bill played on many of the Florida mini- golf tours during his career, he is also an accomplished golf writer. He has written a weekly golf column in Florida, as well as being a regular contributor to the Times-Record (NY) and Golfers Tee-times (NJ) and golfinnyc.com.

Bill's personal teaching philosophy is to take the strengths of each person's swing and mold them into a repeating and natural motion. Bill believes that there is no such thing as "The Swing". But there is a "BEST" swing that will work for each individual. By developing the golf fundamentals, each student will find their best golf swing. This swing will produce consistent ball flight.

New Jersey PGA Section Junior Leader Award 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Award Recipient: Bill Castner

New Jersey PGA Section Junior Leader Award 2006 Award Receipant: Bill Castner Bill is a four-time winner of the NJPGA Junior Golf Leader award, and for the past three years has been recognized as a finalist by the PGA of American for the same award.

The PGA of America and its local section present this award annually to the PGA golf professional in the section who is a leader in junior golf, reflects the qualities and ideals of those who work with our nation's youth, and provides opportunities and experiences for juniors to learn and play golf. The following guidelines are used in selecting a winner:

Bill is currently the Head Golf Professional at the Plainfield West 9 Golf Course in Edison New Jersey. He facility is also the host for The First Tee Program at Plainfield, which is the first First Tee program to be associated with a private golf course.

Bill is constantly working on his knowledge of the golf swing, and constantly attending various seminars and summits to increase his knowledge of the game. Besides his many years to teaching experience, he is also a certified GOLF MACHINE instructor, as well as a CERTIFIED TPI GOLF PROFESSIONAL - in Fitness and Junior Golf.

The West 9 Pro Shop provides golf equipment for his students, and the golfers at the golf course, with brands such as the exclusive custom-designed Henry Griffiths Golf Clubs, Taylor Made, Callaway, US Kids, and other popular brands of golf items at great values. Bill encourages his student's to stop by the Pro Shop for their golf needs and to ask any questions.

To contact Bill directly, call (917) 208-5197 or Email