Coach Portrait

Jill M. Philips, PGA

Head Golf Professional/Owner
PGA Crest

Litchfield, CT
Stonybrook Golf Club, Litchfield, CT

About Jill

Jill grew up in the golf business spending her childhood mowing greens and working in the golf shop at her parents’ two public golf courses. An accomplished junior golfer and high school state champion field hockey player, Jill attended Wheaton College in Norton MA, and graduated in 2004 with a degree in Economics.

After graduation, she enrolled in the PGA program and became a “Class A’ PGA member working for the PGA TOUR as the First Assistant at TPC Boston in Norton MA, hosting a Fedex Cup TOUR Event. Jill also spent the winter working as the First Assistant Professional at Indian Creek Country Club in Miami FL and in the summer at the Weston Golf Club outside of Boston running many ladies golf program and a large merchandise operation. Over the years, Jill has specialized in growing and sustaining women’s golf programs at Woods Hole Golf Club, and Pocasset Golf Club on Cape Cod, and in 2013 won the NEPGA’s Player Development Award. She has also received consistent recognition for her efforts in merchandising by receiving Golf World Business Magazine’s Top 100 Golf Shops in America for Private Clubs Award 2004-2008, and 2010-2013.

In 2012, Jill and her husband Jon opened an upscale modern American restaurant in Falmouth MA called C Salt Wine Bar & Grille, where Jon was named Best of Boston’s Top Chef on Cape Cod. After selling their restaurant post Covid in 2021, Jill and her husband moved back to her hometown of Litchfield to purchase her family’s 9 hole public golf course, and raise their 2 children, Ella age 8 and Drew age 6. After undergoing a massive clubhouse renovation in 2021, Stonybrook Golf & Clubhouse Provisions reopened in August 2022 with improved course conditions, an elevated merchandise and tournament program, extensive instructional program offerings for women and juniors, and a full service casual fine dining restaurant and function space.

In her free time Jill enjoys traveling, dining out, and playing golf with her family.

Students

100

Followers

300

Jill's Experience

Helping players achieve their goals.


Getting Started

Learn the basics

Avoid embarrassment on the first tee


Having More Fun

Have more fun on the course


Improving Your Game

Break 100

Improve your Short Game

Make the high school golf team

Break 90

Prepare for Tournament Golf

Add 10 yards

Get swing diagnostic testing

Students & Lessons

Coaching Services

Player Type

Youth

Adult

Senior

Teen

Female

Male

Session Type

Group

Individual

Skills & Tools

Improve with Jill.

Skills
Putting
Short Game
Full Swing
Social Engagement
Wedge Play
Jill's Facilities

Stonybrook Golf Club

Litchfield CT

*Coaching available to public

263 Milton Rd, Litchfield, CT 06759-2200