William Stephen Flynn (December 25, 1890 – January 24, 1944) was a prominent golf course architect during the early part of the 20th century.
[3] He worked as the construction supervisor at Merion and remained on as superintendent for a short time, helping establish the course.
William Gordon, Robert Lawrence and Dick Wilson all started out as assistants with the firm of Toomey and Flynn and all later became prominent designers in their own right.
[citation needed] The climax of Flynn's career would be Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, where he had his finest site and certainly produced his greatest work.
[citation needed] Toomey and Flynn were hired to redesign the original course in 1931 with the addition of new land to build the back nine.