Suzanne Jackson
Suzanne Jackson could be called one of Georgia golf's modern pioneers. She was first at a time when opportunities were just becoming available for young women golfers, and later she was instrumental in paving the way for women in professional golf administration. A native of LaGrange, Ga., Ms. Jackson was the only girl playing on the boys' golf team at LaGrange High from 1968 to 1970. In 1969, she advanced to the semi-finals of the U.S. Junior Girls Championship. She became the first woman to receive a golf scholarship to the University of Florida, where she won three college tournaments. In 1981, she was hired as a tournament official by the LPGA and continued up the ranks to become tournament director in 1985. She was named director of tournament operations in 1991. While overseeing the rules and regulations of the growing LPGA, Ms. Jackson's reputation as a rules expert earned her invitations as one of the first women to serve as a rules official at the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, and the Masters Tournament. In addition, she represented the LPGA as a consulting member of the USGA Rules of Golf Committee. Among Ms. Jackson's honors are the Patty Berg Award for outstanding contributions to women's golf, membership in the University of Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and membership the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Ms. Jackson passed away in November 1998, at age 46.

Suzanne Jackson was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January 11, 2003.