La Quinta Resort & Club
50-200 Avenida Vista Bonita
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 777-4838
(760) 564-7994 (fax)
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Director of Instruction: Denny Gray
Programs & Rates
Thank you for your interest in the Jim McLean Golf School at La Quinta Resort & Club. Our mission statement is "To be first-class in every respect, to make our students aware that we care, and to see that they have success in learning about golf!" Publications like U. S. World and News Report, CNN, Travel and Leisure Magazine have ranked us the # 1 golf school in America. Our commitment to be the best is guided by three main elements.
First, in order to have the best school you need a great facility. At La Quinta we believe our venue is second to none. The weather here in the fall and winter is spectacular. The town of La Quinta is one of the fasting growing communities in America. 
Our range sits against the Santa Rosa Mountains so the ball flight is crystal clear. Our computerized teaching system is state of the art. This computer technology allows all levels of golfers to have their swings assessed to pinpoint the slightest adjustments needed. We are located between two top rated Pete Dye designed courses on the grounds of a world famous resort and spa.
Second of all, to be the best you need to have the best teachers. I am often asked the question "what makes your school different then other golf schools?" One thing is that we employ a system of learning not a specific method or technique. We study the great players of past and present and glean fundamentals common to them all. No two players are exactly alike. A method school by contrast teaches all students one technique. Our system takes into account each individual and what will work best for that student. 
This requires teachers with experience and knowledge to find students' particular strengths and build upon them taking into account the fundamentals of the game. All our teachers are highly trained full time instructors and are quite simply the best in the business.
Our third element is what we call the bottom line. Simply put, do you improve and have fun at the school. As instructors this is our paramount element. To further this goal we use Jim's proprietary 8-Step Swingsm Teaching System, which has been tried and proven for success.
I am convinced a visit to our school will be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Jim has had 9 former instructors become top 100 teachers. His system developed over years of instruction has helped people of all skill levels build consistent repeatable swings. 
The key to better golf is to understand the games' essential components, and to use them to continually improve. It is very important students leave the school with a specific plan for constructive practice.
I have traveled all over the world teaching golf and I believe our facility is the best learning environment I have ever seen. I would like to thank all of the students who have attended our school over the years and extend our warmest welcome to return. If you haven't been here I hope you will come and see why Jim calls this "the most beautiful range in the world.
Regards,
Denny Gray
Director of Instruction
The Jim McLean Golf School
La Quinta Resort & Club
About La Quinta Resort
Since 1926 La Quinta's quaint desert charm has long been a favorite getaway for celebrities, honeymooners and golf enthusiasts alike. La Quinta's epic past includes a Ginger Rogers wedding, notorious guests Bette Davis and Hollywood's "Brat Pack," and once served as the inspiration for Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night."
The La Quinta Resort and Club measures up to the highest of standards. The accommodations are unique. Many of the 800 private, tile roofed casitas offer wood-burning fireplaces and private enclosed patios with pools or spas. The casitas are scattered over exquisitely landscaped gardens of flowers, citrus trees and towering palm trees. A wonderful variety of cuisines can be found at a number of on-site restaurants, with all of them offering patio dining and superb ambience.
You may indulge yourself even further at Spa La Quinta, a 23,000 square foot sanctuary surrounded by tranquil gardens, which features both indoor and outdoor treatment areas. Here you will find the finest European style treatments combined with modern wellness science.
Golf, however, reigns supreme. PGA WEST and the La Quinta Resort & Club offer 90 holes of golf at five distinct locations that will undoubtedly test your skills and engage your enthusiasm for the game. Greg Norman's resort course opened in December of 1999, which increased the total to 90 unparalleled holes of golf. The renowned Pete Dye Stadium Golf Course and The Jack Nicklaus Resort Course provide the challenges that will certainly identify a player's skill. The PGA Tour, as they have in the past, conducted their 2004 first stage regional qualifying event on the Greg Norman course and the final stage of qualifying for the PGA Tour on the Stadium and Nicklaus Courses. These terrific venues are at you disposal either before or after you educational visit to the Jim McLean Golf School at La Quinta.
The Jim McLean Golf School at La Quinta Resort & Club is the newest addition to a growing list of national school locations. A brand new, state-of-the-art SUPERSTATION is a short stroll from your accommodations. After your lesson, the five highly acclaimed golf courses of La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST await your arrival.
