George Louis McLean (September 1, 1893 – March 26, 1951) was an American professional golfer that competed from the 1910s to the 1930s. McLean was born in

Yonkers, New York Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as en ...

. Like most golfers of his era, he worked primarily as a club pro while occasionally competing in

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events. He served at several clubs in New York state: Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers, Great Neck Golf Club in

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, Grassy Sprain Golf Club in Bronxville, and Seneca Falls Country Club in Seneca Falls. McLean's best finishes at the

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were ties for third place (semi-finalist) in

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, 1920, and

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while making six overall appearances. His best finish at the U.S. Open was a tie for fifth in

while making eight cuts overall. McLean died in an auto accident in 1951.

PGA Tour wins (2)

*1923

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, Shawnee Open

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American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York 1893 births 1951 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub