MIAMI, Fl (July 2, 2009) -Jim McLean, owner of the No. 1 ranked golf schools in America, and ranked No. 4 on Golf Digest’s list of Top-100 Instructors in the world, will be attending the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open Championship to be played at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, PA.
McLean, who has a phenomenal record of turning juniors into champions, will be working with one of his original prodigies – Cristie Kerr; and his latest prodigy Alexis Thompson.
Kerr, winner of the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open Championship is enjoying a stellar season on the LPGA Tour. She is currently (as of June 29) ranked No. 2 on the money list with $840,507 in earnings … and won at Kingsmill earlier this year. As a junior, Kerr became the first golfer to ever attain the status of the No. 1 ranked women amateur and the No. 1 ranked junior amateur in the history of women’s golf. Now, the highest ranked American in women’s golf, Kerr is looking to win her second U.S. Women’s Open Championship and will not only have her regular swing coach Bryan Lebedevitch (a Lead Master Instructor for the Jim McLean Golf Schools), by her side … but McLean as well. McLean, who was working with Tom Kite when he won the U.S. Open in 1992, will consult with Lebedevitch as the two will work to get Kerr back into the winner’s circle.
“He doesn’t want to change you! He just tries to simplify what you have, to take you to the very best you can be – and by still being you,” Kerr said when asked to write about Jim for his latest book, “The Eight-Step Swing”. And it’s that philosophy McLean will use when working with Kerr next week.
Meanwhile, Thompson is following in Kerr’s footsteps. Just 14-years-old, Thompson is currently ranked as the No. 1 junior golfer in girl’s golf and is ranked as the No. 3 amateur in women’s golf. Owner of a powerful golf swing, Thompson was low amateur in the season’s first LPGA Major – The Kraft Nabisco – and wowed golf fans with a sparkling 69 in the final round.
If you are interested in speaking to McLean and getting the “inside” story on how well the No. 1 ranked American golfer in women’s golf is striking the ball; or to see how Jim molds an amateur into a champion golfer such as Thompson … please call Warren Rogan at Rogan Media (407) 435-0540 to arrange an interview at next week’s U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
ABOUT JIM MCLEAN
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. He is the owner of the No. 1 Rated Golf School in America, The Jim McLean Golf School. With locations at top resorts around the world, including Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, FL; PGA WEST in La Quinta, CA; La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, CA; Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, MI; Wigwam Resort & Spa in Litchfield, AZ; and Waterchase Golf Club in Ft. Worth, TX. McLean has also authored over a dozen golf books including the newly released third edition of “The Eight-Step Swing”; and has produced over a dozen videos and DVDs, including the recently released “Building Block Approach To Golf”. McLean also has a new website, www.thegolfersnature.com, featuring classic interviews, updated lessons, detailed swing reviews of the game’s top golfers, and membership area featuring a free analysis of your swing and free lesson at a Jim McLean Golf School.
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Warren Rogan
Rogan Media
(407) 435-0540
warren@roganmedia.NET
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