Jim McLean

In 2017, McLean announced the relocation of the headquarters to the Miami Biltmore Hotel. He has worked with Lucy Li, Lexi Thompson, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Sergio García, and Gary Player among others.

McLean was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2003. He is a member of the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame, the MET PGA Hall of Fame, the South Florida PGA Hall of Fame, the Miami Sports Hall of Fame, and the Long Island Hall of Fame. He has consistently been recognized as a leading golf teacher and was inducted into the World Teachers Hall of Fame.

"The Golf Swing: Ben Hogan" video has won 6 awards (3 Aurora awards in 2000 and 3 Telly awards in 2001).

In 1991, McLean became the Director of Golf at Doral Resort in Miami, Florida (now named Trump National Doral). McLean started to run golf schools in the winter at Doral. In 1993, he established The Jim McLean Golf School.He has taught Tom Kite, Cristie Kerr, Liselotte Neumann, Lexi Thompson, Keegan Bradley, and Gary Woodland, all of whom have won professional major championships.

McLean was Washington State Junior Champion two times. McLean was an All-American at the University of Houston where he played for the golf team from 1969 to 1973. He had three college victories. He qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur three times. His best result at the U.S. Amateur was fourth in 1971. McLean played in the 1972 Masters Tournament as an amateur, finishing tied for 43rd. He won the Pacific Coast Amateur in 1971 and was named first alternate to the U.S. Amateur World Cup team in 1972. McLean won 10 USGA medals for the U.S. Junior, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open, and U.S. Senior Open.

James C. McLean (born May 18, 1950) is a leading American golf instructor. He is known for coining the phrase “X-Factor”, observing that the greater the differential between a player's hips and shoulders at the top of the swing, the more power the golfer can create. McLean is CEO of the Jim McLean Golf School, which operates from eight locations.