Justin Poynter

Originally from Louisiana, Justin received his Executive MBA from Louisiana State University. He is a Royal instructor at Crown Golf. Previously, he worked closely with Jim McLean as he managed the Jim McLean Golf Center – Texas and developed the Jim McLean Junior Academy.
Justin’s experience and accomplishments are listed below:
• 2020 North Texas PGA Teacher of the Year
• Students include notable PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, Champions Tour, college, and elite junior golfers
• Players have multiple wins on the PGA TOUR, Champions, and Web.com tours
• Players have qualified for the following USGA events: US Men’s and Women’s Open, US Men’s and Women’s Amateur, US Men’s and Women’s Public Links, US Junior Boys and Girls, and US Women’s Four Ball
• Student became the 10th player in Tour history to earn an automatic PGA TOUR promotion
• Student was the 2014 Web.com Tour Player of the Year
• Student won the 2014 US Women’s Amateur
• Student was the 2013 US Girls’ Junior Runner-Up
• Students have also won notable amateur and junior events, including the Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship, Women’s Western Amateur, Ontario Women’s Amateur, British Columbia Women’s Amateur, AJGA Thunderbird, Junior PGA, Canadian Junior Girls, collegiate and AJGA events
• Led two players to the Texas 5A Girls’ State Title
• Coached two National High School Coaches Association’s National High School Senior Athlete of the Year
• Coached a four-time Oklahoma state champion, one of only two in its 82 year history
• Helped numerous players receive college scholarships
• Developed the Jim McLean Junior Academy, a 9 month residential training program for junior golfers
• Spent significant time with sport psychologists Dr. Matt Johnson, Dr. Dean Hinitz, and mental coaches Lanny and Troy Bassham
• Appeared on The Morning Drive for the Golf Channel, Golf Central, The Turn for the Golf Channel, Making the Turn with Peter Kessler, and Fox Sports Chevy Hometown Kids