James McLean (golfer)
James McLean | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | James H. McLean |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 1978
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Career | |
College | University of Minnesota |
Turned professional | 2000 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
James H. McLean (born 16 September 1978) is an Australian professional golfer that spent 2003 on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
As a freshman, McLean was the individual champion at the 1998 NCAA Division I Championship for the University of Minnesota and was an All-American in both 1998 and 1999.[1] Also in 1998, McLean won the Minnesota State Open and Minnesota State Amateur.[2]
Professional career
McLean played seven events on the European Tour in 2001,[1] where his best finish was T-10 at the Novotel Perrier Open de France.
McLean was a member of the Buy.com Tour in 2002 where he finished 84th on the money list. McLean then when to Q School where he earned his PGA Tour card.[3]
McLean was a member of the PGA Tour in 2003 where he had 19 starts. That season he became ill and received a medical exemption that enabled him to enter various PGA Tour events from 2004 to 2006.[4]
McLean played sparingly on the Japan Golf Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of T-10 at the 2012 Toshin Golf Tournament.
Personal life
His father, Graeme McLean, was a footballer who played in five games for St Kilda Football Club of the Australian Football League (then known as the Victorian Football League).[4]
Amateur wins (3)
Professional wins (1)
- 1998 Minnesota State Open (as an amateur)
See also
References
- ^ a b Litt, Rob (6 April 2004). "Where are they now?: James McLean". Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Hanson Wins State Open". Minnesota Golf Association. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Garrity, John (27 January 2003). "Rookie On Tour: At the Sony Open, James McLean got his first taste of what life's like in the Show". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ a b Stone, Peter (21 September 2008). "Tour school the first step back for missing McLean". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "2017 Yearbook & Media Guide – MGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). Minnesota Golf Association. pp. 143–148.
External links
- James McLean at the PGA Tour official site
- James McLean at the European Tour official site
- James McLean at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- James McLean at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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