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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 1027-201 LETTER TO vs," l Z
CITY. CLEFOVS OFFICE
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
.FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 27, 2011
SUBJECT: Jim McLean Golf School Joins the City's Golf Team!
This Letter to Commission is provided to inform you that Professional Course Management (PCM), the
City's golf courses Management Company, has retained the well -known and world - recognized Jim
McLean Golf Academy as our provider of golf instruction at the Miami Beach Golf Club. This new
partnership fills the void left by the recent departure of the previous golf instruction provider, Ray
Boone.
Jim McLean has long been recognized as one of the top golf instructors in the world, and is currently
ranked No.4 by Golf Digest. The Jim McLean Golf School is one of the top -rated schools in the country,
with an international following. Jim McLean has long ties to the South Florida community, having run
the program at Doral Golf Resort and Spa for over 20 years. Schools are also located at other top
resorts around the world, including the PGA WEST in La Quinta, CA; the Grand Traverse Resort& Spa
in Williamsburg, MI; and the.Mayakoba Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico, among others. McLean has
also authored over a dozen golf books including the newly released "The Slot Swing'; and has
produced over a dozen videos and DVDs, including the recently released "Building BlockApproach To
Golf'. Jim has - worked with four of Miami's former #1 ranked juniors Cristie Kerr, Alexis Thompson, Erik
Compton, and James Vargas, as well as hundreds of other junior golfers. Attached for your information
is a professional biography of Mr. McLean's accomplishments.'
The McLean website has approximately 70,000 total visitors on jimmclean.com and the Miami Beach
Golf Club will now be added to this site, enjoying the added benefit from this exposure. We anticipate
that not only will our residents benefit from golf lessons at levels from beginner to the elite player, but
we will also see an increase in tourists and corporate guests coming to Miami Beach to take lessons
and play golf at both our world class golf clubs. The Jim McLean Golf Academy at Miami Beach
features Lead Master Instructor Michael Hunt. The Academy focuses on growing the game in the local
Miami Beach community through a wide range of programs, including private instruction, clinics, and an
extensive junior program.
A grand opening golf tournament and golf instructional clinic to welcome the Jim Mclean Golf School'is
planned for February 5, 2011, (8:00 A.M. start) at the Miami Beach Golf Club. All Miami Beach and
Normandy Shores Golf Club members and their guests will be invited to participate (entry fee of $52 for
members; $136.00 for non - resident guests of members; and'$116.00 Miami Beach residents attending
as guests; includes carts and green fees, where applicable). In addition, there will be prizes, a golf clinic
with a special appearance -by Jim Mclean and a BBQ lunch.
If you have additional questions, please contact Kevin Smith, Director of Parks and Recreation at 7730.
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JIM MCLEAN
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 Quetta, California, La
Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, Texas Golf Center in Ft. Worth, Texas, Maya koba in,
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, Golf Santander in Madrid, Spain, Red Ledges in Heber City, Utah, and
Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, Michigan.
im 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 X- Factor ® and Y- Factor ®"
are just a few terms Jim has coined over the last 3 decades of golf research. 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 Championships 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 Eikington.
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) Wedge Game Pocket Companion
■ Golf Warm -Ups (video) 2002 The. Eight Step Swing ,(CD-ROM)
Idiot's Guide to the Short Game The 10 Fundamentals (Video)
The Golf Swing: Ben Hogan (Video) Swing Saver (CD -ROM)
■ The X- Factor (Video) Sam Snead, A Swing- for a Lifetime (Video)
■ Golf School Golf Magazine
• The Eight Step Swing (Video) Golf Digest's Ultimate Book of Drills
■ 20 Problems /20 Solutions (Video) X- Factor- II DVD
The X- Factor Golf Swing The 3 Scoring Clubs
■ The Eight Step Swing Power Drills DVD
■ Sport ware Golf (CD -ROM)- Powerline
■ Golf Digest Book of Drills - ■ • The Building Block Approach (2009)
■ Swing Thoughts (Video) The 8 Step Swing 3rd Edition (2009)
■ The Putters Pocket Companion The Slot Swing (2009)
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