Worley, Jackie (Hyde)

Her golf career began at age 12 at the Florence Country Club, training under the instruction of PGA professional, Chris Burns. Chris has been recognized for having one of the greatest "Junior Golf Programs" in the country. She went to Bradshaw High School and played as a freshman on their first golf team. In 1975, they finished 2nd in the Alabama High School Girls State Golf Championship. She lettered in golf all four years at Bradshaw. After graduation from Bradshaw, in 1977, she was awarded the FIRST Women's Golf Scholarship at Memphis State University, now known as the University of Memphis. In 1979, she participated in the Regional Qualifying Tournament in Georgia and earned a spot in the US Women's Amateur held in Memphis, TN that year. She played in the Women's Southern Amateur, numerous state and regional tournaments, including four ball and stroke play. In 1997 she played in the Ladies Professional "Sun Trust Futures Classic" at Cypress Lakes CC. The "Futures" is a tour equivalent to the Men's "Korn Ferry" Tour. After graduation she continues to play golf. For several years she assisted Chris Burns in helping the junior golfers at Chris' Junior Golf Clinic. She won Local and Area Couples Tournaments over 12 times. In 2014 and 2015, she won the USGA Couples National Championship, held at Cypress Lakes Country Club in Muscle Shoals, AL, back-to-back.
The last four years she has played on the Alabama Senior Ladies "Tri-State" team. They compete annually against teams from Arkansas and Mississippi. Alabama has Won two of the last four years.