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PROFILE

Executive Director & West Tennessee Regional Director of what's become really important on a larger scale, has also
the Tennessee Golf Foundation. She oversaw all junior golf become very important in the golf industry. That's good to
programming in West Tennessee, and it was difficult to see. I feel like we're seeing more changes happening now
leave. “I miss the kids already, but I know that the more that than even before, so I definitely think that people are more
I grow, the more that I can make an impact,” Mack says. “I open and willing to make changes.”
will never be too far from working with kids. Even if it's not
my direct job, I'll always be involved. I was very fortunate to Many times, change can be good, both literally and figura-
have people around me in Las Vegas to help me get to where tively.
I am, so it is important to give back to the next generation
and keep it growing.”
One of those who helped Mack and her sister, Sydnee,
now an attorney in Atlanta and a former college golfer at
Hampton University, was golf instructor and coach Jim
Hart, who still remains close with the sisters and Mack’s
mother, Jean Jackson. “Mackenzie has always been a very
good goal setter, and then she goes out and always achieves
those goals,” Hart says. “What is great to see is how she
has been rewarded in her career for all of the hard work and
dedication. When she graduated with her bachelor’s degree,
we talked and I suggested she get her MBA and then also
get status with the PGA and LPGA. That’s what she did and
she really set herself apart by doing that. Mackenzie was
also always competitive and always striving to be the best
at what she does. We are all thrilled for her success.”

Due to her experiences, Mack has a unique perspective
when it comes to doling out advice to the future genera-
tion of golfers and those looking to get into the industry.
She now delivers the message in a way that she would have
listened to as a younger person. “‘Go for it’ is what I tell
a young person who is thinking about getting into golf or " ...IT IS IMPORTANT
whatever they want to do,” Mack says. “If your passion is
golf, go for it, figure it out, and just jump in somewhere. If TO GIVE BACK
you see a job posting or you see a company you want to be
with or you see a golf course you want to be at, take the first TO THE NEXT
step and don't wait for it to come to you. Reach out to that
CEO or that head pro and make a way for yourself.”
GENERATION AND
Besides helping the future generation, also not lost on Mack
has been the 2020 world situation, which includes a pan- KEEP IT GROWING.”
demic and also a summer when millions have come together
in efforts to improve social justice. While change can be dif- -MACKENZIE MACK
ficult, Mack is committed to doing her part. “I think that
we are headed in the right direction, but we still have a lot
of growing to do and there is a lot of change to be had,”
Mack says. “I think that the current state of the country and

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