MIAMI, December 7, 2005 – Travel + Leisure Golf’s Best Golf Resort for Family Trips, Arizona’s legendary Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa, is the site of Jim McLean’s newest U.S. golf school. McLean, one of the most recognized golf instructors in the world, is bringing his signature 8-Step SwingT system and patented SUPERSTATIONT instructional facility to the resort as part of the Wigwam Golf Club’s $5 million renovation.
"We are very excited about the addition of the Jim Mclean Golf School to The Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa as it adds immediate and lasting credibility to the goal of bringing an enhanced golfing experience to the West Valley," said George Lee, President and COO of Kabuto Arizona Properties, owners of the Wigwam Resort and Spa.
PGA Master Professional Jim McLean has utilized his successful 8-Step Swing system to help students ranging from beginners to professionals such as Tom Kite and Cristie Kerr. The system isolates eight essential areas that contribute to a sound swing and presents them in a highly teachable manner. Students are videotaped in Jim McLean’s patented SUPERSTATION facilities which include multiple indoor and outdoor hitting bays outfitted with digital video and computer monitors that capture every key swing point from the exact same position each time, allowing the Master Instructors to immediately analyze and evaluate the swing. Adjustments can be made on the spot – repeated, recorded and reviewed – resulting in an improved game for any level of player. This indoor/outdoor instruction program is part of McLean’s "theory of elimination" that breaks down the critical aspects of each student’s swing to understandable ideas that every student can achieve.
The Jim McLean Golf School at the Wigwam Golf Club will offer group and private clinics including a Three Day Player School with personal instruction by Jim McLean. "The decision to open a school at The Wigwam was easy," said Jim McLean. "Based on the fully renovated flagship courses, The Gold and The Blue, and the resort’s extensive practice facilities, the Wigwam ranks among the best and biggest in the Southwest."
As part of Jim McLean’s commitment to excellence at the Wigwam Golf School, he has appointed Jason Carbone as the Director of Instruction. Jason, who previously worked at the famous Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, OH and Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL, has worked with Jim for over eight years. Jason was ranked as the number one instructor in the state of Ohio in 2005 by Golf Digest.
An early spring grand opening is planned for the Jim McLean Golf School at the Wigwam Resort however, a small number of students can pre-register now for McLean’s January 12 – 14, 2006 Three Day Player School including private instruction. All grand opening students will receive a complimentary Jim McLean X-Factor II DVD with a retail value of $39.99
Jim McLean is the author of 10 top selling instructional books and dozens of videos and CDRoms including the X-Factor Swing, The 8-Step Swing and The Three Scoring Clubs. McLean, one of the top three ranked instructors in the world, has taught more than 100 PGA, LPGA and Senior PGA Tour players. Jim McLean Golf Schools instructors include a who’s who list of top instructors, each of whom have completed McLean’s intense training program for consistent delivery of his patented systems. For more information visit www.jimmclean.com or call 1-800-72DORAL.
Contact:
Joel Paige
Jim McLean Enterprises
(305) 591-6409 x 11
j.paige@jimmclean.com
Neil Stratford, Strat-Comm
(908) 542-9300
nstratford@stratcogroup.com
