Director of Instruction
National University Golf Academy
Carlsbad campus
Ted Norby's areas of expertise: Golf, swing mechanics, instruction, practice tips.
Ted Norby has been the Director of Instruction for the National University Golf Academy since it opened in 2009. Prior to joining the National University Golf Academy, Ted served as an instructor at the Aviara Golf Academy beginning in 1992. A two-year sabbatical from Aviara in 1995 and 1996 took Ted back to playing professionally on various mini tours, including the Nike and Canadian tours.
Ted turned professional in 1986 and played on the mini tours until a wrist injury forced him to find another way to pay the bills. Instructing was a natural progression. Starting to play at the age of 14, Ted got serious about the game at 16. Two years of high school golf and playing at U.C. Irvine led Ted to studying and working on various theories of the golf swing. After college, Ted worked on his game with a number of instructors, including Hank Haney and Eddie Merrins. Ted started working with Kip Puterbaugh on his game in 1988 and started playing better in bigger tournaments, winning a number of events along the way.
Although never a member of the PGA Tour, Ted qualified for some Tour events, including the U.S. Open in 1990. Turning to teaching golf full-time in 1992, Ted found a passion for finding ways for beginners, novices and experts to enjoy the game more. Ted’s pupils include PGA Tour winner Dennis Paulson, LPGA Tour winner Eun Jung Yi, collegiate All-American Aaron Goldberg, and highly-ranked junior Rachel Morris. Ted has had articles in Golf Tips Magazine and was one of Maximum Golf’s young gun instructors. Golf Digest just put Ted on their list of top instructors for California at #18.
