Jon McLean

JOINED TOUR

• Mackenzie Tour - Canada: 2009
• PGA TOUR China: 2014

Personal

• Biggest thrill outside golf is cage diving with great white sharks.
• Lists favorite course played as Sahalee CC and says Shinnecock Hills is the course he'd most like to play.
• Never travels without his iPad.
• Always marks his ball with the tail's side up, his favorite pro team is the Miami Heat and he enjoys watching "Breaking Bad."
• Favorite movie is "Good Will Hunting."
• Favorite entertainer is Howard Stern, favorite food is pizza and favorite athlete is LeBron James.
• Dream foursome is "three mutes who play fast."
• Not many people know that he caddied for Len Mattiace in the Par-3 Contest and a practice round at the 2003 Masters.
• Includes flying a Raptor fighter jet on his bucket list.
• Personal motto is "Learn how to play par 3s well; twos don't add up quick."
• Father, Jim, is a world-renowned golf instructor.
• Brother Matt played college golf at Wake Forest.
• In 2011, during a recreational round, playing the nine-hole Legends Scoring 9 located at his father's Jim McLean Golf Center-Texas, made a hole-in-one on his first hole and then duplicated the feat on the eighth hole in a round where he set a new course record–a 7-under 20.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2015 Season

• Buick Open: In his Ping An China Tour debut, was in the mix through 36 holes. Opened 72-68 and took a share of second place into the weekend at the season-opening Buick Open. Skied to a 4-over 76 in the third round but recovered with a 2-under 70 on the final day to T12 with five others.
• Second Global Qualifying Tournament: Turned in a solid final round at the Second Global Qualifying Tournament, ensuring his fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR China Series. Shot a 2-under 70 at CTS Tycoon GC to T10 with fellow Americans Kenneth McCready and Alex Ching.

2014 Season

• Cape Breton Celtic Classic presented by PC Financial: Made six cuts in 11 events with best outing a T24 at Cape Breton Classic in September.

2013 Season

• ATB Financial Classic Presented by TELUS: Made three cuts in nine starts and had two top-25s, including a career-best T7 at the ATB Financial Classic presented by TELUS.

2012 Season

• The Players Cup: Made three cuts, including a season-best T8 finish at The Players Cup.

2011 Season

• Dakota Dunes Open: Made three cuts and finished in the top-20 all three times, including a season-best T11 finish at the Dakota Dunes Open.

2010 Season

• Miccosukee Championship: Also played in the Miccosukee Championship, missing the cut there, as well.
• Canadian Tour Championship: Finished T18 at the 2010 Canadian Tour Championship.
• Clublink Jane Rogers Championship: Other top-25 was a T22 at the Clublink Jane Rogers Championship.
• Fort Smith Classic: Made his Korn Ferry Tour debut as a professional at the Fort Smith Classic in Arkansas. Missed the cut.

2009 Season

• Riviera Nayarit Classic: In his first season on the Canadian Tour, placed T7 at the Riviera Nayarit Classic.
• Florida Winter Qualifying School: Shot rounds of 70-71-72-72 at Florida Winter Qualifying School and survived a playoff to earn exempt status.

2008 Season

• Costa Rica Classic: Added a T12 at the Costa Rica Classic on that circuit in December 2008 in the second event of the wraparound season.

Amateur Highlights

• 2006 Inverness Intercollegiate Champion.