The TPC Four Seasons recently announced Michaelyn Bradford as the new head golf pro at the club.
The Austin native won a state championship in high school and competed for a national championship at Baylor, where she played golf on a full-ride scholarship.
After college and brief stint at TPC at Craig Ranch, Bradford spent more than a decade at TPC Southwind in Memphis as an assistant pro and head pro, before joining TPC Four Seasons in the spring.
TPC stands for Tournament Players Club - a group of courses operated by the PGA Tour.
Of the 34 TPC courses, Bradford is the only female head pro.
"I was very delighted we have a gal in town," Margie Hogan admits. "I thought Michaelyn could help me with my golf game because I'm a woman, and she's a woman, and maybe women see different things that maybe male instructors do not."
Historically, golf has been a male-dominated sport, and there are some men who are not willing to take lessons from a woman.
"That's fine," Bradford says. "The thing that makes me successful with giving lessons is putting things into layman's terms. I try not to get too specific or mechanical with it, so it makes it a lot easier to learn the game."
"I feel so comfortable with all my girlfriends, I feel like Michaelyn is one of my girlfriends now," Hogan says with a smile. "I think there are many many more women playing nowadays than when I was younger."
"Having more people play the game is what it's all about," Bradford notes.
And, they'll be in good hands with Michaelyn Bradford.
Provided by WFAA.com.
