Lissa Bradford is a PGA golf professional from Nashville. Bradford won the TSSAA State High School Individual Championship when she was a senior in high school at Nashville's Harpeth Hall School. She was inducted into Harpeth Hall's Athletic Hall of Fame(1981).[1] She attended the University of Alabama where she was captain of the golf team for two years and was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Academic team. Also during this time, Bradford won two Tennessee Women's Amateur Championships. Following her collegiate career, she served as an assistant professional at several country clubs throughout the South including the Belle Meade Country Club and the Gaylord Springs Golf Club. In 1995, she joined the Tennessee Golf Foundation where she is Director of Junior Golf.[2] As of 2018, she has served for 17 seasons as the head Golf Coach of Belmont University.[3] After college, she played her last amateur tournament in 1986, defending her Tennessee Women's Golf Association title prior to turning pro. She worked at Gleneagle Country Club in Plano, Texas with Will Brewer, former Nashville pro.[4]
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edit- ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". harpethhall.org. The Harpeth Hall School. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Teaching Professionals, Franklin". golfmds.com. GolfMDs. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Lissa Bradford Bio". belmontbruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Cindy (June 1, 1986). "Defending Title Bradford's Goal". No. Vol.1, No.1. The Tennessean. p. 15–C. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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