Jim McLean-
Professional Biography
Jim McLean is the 1994 PGA
National Teacher of the Year, owner of the Jim McLean Golf Schools
which include: Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida, PGA WEST
in La Quinta, California, La Quinta Resort in La Quinta,
California, and Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City,
Michigan.
Jim is probably best known for his research on the golf swing and
his work on The X Factor, which describes in detail, body motions,
body angles and body positions. The Eight Step video is the all
time best selling video on The Golf Channel and the all time #1
golf DVD in America. Jim’s “Eight Step Swing” book was ranked by
Sports Illustrated as one of the top golf instruction books of the
20th century (ranked #11). The Golf Swing: Ben Hogan video has won
6 major awards the most of any golf video in history.
Jim’s playing achievements include being one of the few people to
qualify for the US Junior, the US Amateur (4 times) the US Open (2
times) and the US Senior Open and has also been a contestant in the
Masters (where he made the cut). Winner of the Northwest Open and 3
time winner of the Pacific Northwest Amateur. Jim qualified for the
National Club Pro hampionships ten times. He also was an
All-American at the University of Houston and has a B.A. in
Economics. He played on teams with John Mahaffey, Bruce Lietzke,
Bill Rogers, Fuzzy Zoeller, Tom Jenkins, Bobby Wadkins, Bobby
Walzel, Bruce Ashworth. He was a winner of more than 50 Junior and
Amateur Titles in the Pacific Northwest. Jim was also named 1st
alternate to the US World Cup Team in 1972. He played the PGA Tour
during the winter of 1982.
Jim’s professional achievements include: National PGA Teaching
Committee Member, National PGA Education Committee, National PGA
Awards Committee and PGA Master Professional (1990). Jim is an
Instruction Editor for Golf Digest since 1997 and instrution Editor
and Advisor for The Golf Channel since its’ inception in 1995. Jim
appears regularly on The Golf Channel Academy. He was the
Co-Chairman of the PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit in 1992 held in
San Francisco. He has led over 50 national teaching and playing
workshops for the PGA of America and has been the featured speaker
at 6 National PGA Teaching Summits and 4 Teaching & Coaching
Summits in Europe. He was Master Instructor for Golf Magazine from
1990 – 1997 and was an Instruction Writer for Golf Illustrated.
Jim McLean has worked extensively with many top teachers including
Jimmy Ballard, Art Bell, Jackie Burke, Harry Cooper, Jack Grout,
Claude Harmon, Johnny Revolta, Bob Toski, Ken Venturi, Butch
Harmon, Manuel De La Torre, among many others. Jim has taught more
than 100 PGA Tour, LPGA and Senior PGA Tour players including: Dana
Quigley, Hal Sutton, Brad Faxon, Tom Kite, Sergio Garcia, Lenny
Mattiace, Curtis Strange, Bernhard Langer, Cristie Kerr, Blaine
McCallister, Ben Crenshaw, Jerry Pate, Gary Player, Liselotte
Neuman, Peter Jacobsen & Steve Elkington.
Jim has also worked extensively with five junior golfers who reach
the #1 spot at the National Rankings: Cristie Kerr, Eric Compton,
Tyler Leon, James Vargas, Liz Janagelo. The Jim McLean Golf Schools
have produced many top juniors who have received college
scholarships and have been All Americans.
Jim is the author of the following top selling
instructional books, videos and CD-Rom’s:
The Eight Step Swing (revised 2001)
Golf Warm-Ups (video) 2002
Idiot’s Guide to the Short Game
The Golf Swing: Ben Hogan (Video)
The X-Factor (Video)
Golf School
The Eight Step Swing (Video)
20 Problems/20 Solutions (Video)
The X-Factor Golf Swing
The Eight Step Swing
Sport ware Golf (CD-ROM)
Golf Digest Book of Drills
Swing Thoughts (Video)
The Putters Pocket Companion
Wedge Game Pocket Companion
The Eight Step Swing (CD-ROM)
The 10 Fundamentals (Video)
Swing Saver (CD-ROM)
Sam Snead, A Swing for a Lifetime (Video)
Golf Magazine
Golf Digest’s Ultimate Book of Drills
X-Factor II DVD
The 3 Scoring Clubs
Power Drills DVD
Powerline
The Building Block Approach (2009)
The 8 Step Swing 3rd Edition (2009)
The Slot Swing (2009)
Avila Beach Golf Resort - www.avilabeachresort.com
Blacklake Golf Resort - www.blacklake.com
Inn at Avila Beach
- www.avilabeachca.com
Avila LaFonda Hotel
- www.avilalafondahotel.com
Golfland Warehouse
- www.golflandwarehouse.com
Slickstix -
www.slickstix.com
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