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PROFILE

EVER

EVOLVING

LPGA AND PGA PROFESSIONAL MACKENZIE MACK IS MAKING A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE AS SHE TRAVELS LIFE’S JOURNEY, WHICH NOW TAKES HER

TO THE SHORES OF SAN DIEGO AND A NEW ROLE WITH CALLAWAY GOLF

Story by Brian Hurlburt, Las Vegas Golf Insider
Photos provided by Mackenzie Mack

ackenzie Mack’s life journey in golf began say too much because we're in the phase of launching, but
in Las Vegas as part of the Valley View it's exciting. You're going to want to have it in your bag. I
Golf Club junior program and the First Tee can say that, and I'm excited about it.”
of Southern Nevada, in addition to playing
M on the Southern Nevada junior golf tour- Being excited and motivated for Mack isn’t something new.
naments. It continued at Cimarron-Memorial High School, She has been a driven spirit throughout her life. Now she
where she won the 2005 region championship. That vic- is embracing the Callaway position as yet another oppor-
tory helped her earn a golf scholarship to Indiana State tunity to evolve and also help the golf industry continue to
University, where she excelled prior to playing professional morph into a new era.
on the Symetra Tour. The Callaway opportunity came about because of a recom-

The journey, after a few other stops along the way, now con- mendation from within the PGA of America and also due to
tinues at Callaway Golf in Carlsbad, California, where Mack her other experience. She is a Class A professional in both
has been selected to become a “leader” within the mul- the LPGA and PGA of America, and has served in other
ti-faceted company. In fall 2020, she began a “leadership capacities including as program director of the First Tee
rotational program,” which will allow her to work in several Tampa Bay and secretary of the Southeast LPGA. She will
departments before finally settling in to whatever role best utilize all of that knowledge in her role with Callaway while
suits her. Mack’s first rotation was with the retail market- embracing a new chapter. “Going into this role, I was very
ing team, and despite this writer’s best efforts, she wouldn’t open to the new situation and learning all that I could, and
spill the beans about any new and evolutionary products I am also excited about bringing a different perspective,”
for 2021. says Mack. “I look forward to being a part of the industry
that probably doesn't have my perspective in it. I also hope
“There's some good stuff coming out and they're just going to be an asset to help the industry grow in many different
to build upon the great parts they already have and build ways.”
on some of the technology and expand upon that,” says
Mack, who returns to the West coast after many years, most The change in direction is somewhat bittersweet for Mack
recently having lived in Memphis, Tennessee. “I can't really because she leaves behind her most recent role as Associate

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