George McNamara

George has been teaching golf for over 40 years. He became the 50th PGA Master Professional in 1988. He has been the Director of Golf at Brandywine Country Club for the past 29 years.

He met Fred Shoemaker at the PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit in 2004 and that changed both his personal and professional life. He founded Swing with Freedom which is based on the principles of Extraordinary Golf. Creating an environment where discovery and learning are possible is deeply satisfying to George. He still participates in many Extraordinary Golf programs to continually develop his Coaching skills. His intent in Coaching is to shift the culture of golf tips, formulas and answers to one of exploration, discovery and freedom.

George is a skilled Coach who has the ability to create an environment that is safe, without judgments where accelerated development and learning thrives. George has won the Philadelphia Section PGA Golf Professional of the year award and served as President of the Philadelphia PGA in 1998 & 1999. He was named the 2011-2012 Golf Digest Delaware Teacher of the Year and was recently inducted into Philadelphia PGA Hall of Fame. In 2011, George was the first in the Philadelphia Section PGA to be certified in AimPoint green reading. He was also the Ping Club Fitter of the year in 2008. He lives in Downingtown with his wife, Nancy.