Mackenzie, who grew up in Yakima, has had major back issues, and her profile at Golf Channel has steadily risen.
Paige Mackenzie took it all in as she walked the final fairway during the second round of the LPGA’s Cambia Classic in Portland in August.
As far as the tournament was concerned, that final hole meant nothing. The former University of Washington star was not going to make the cut. But for Mackenzie, it meant everything. She knew it likely was the end of her LPGA career, and she was leaving the way she wanted, on her terms.