Some campers grew up to be noted tour players including: Shaun Micheel (2003 PGA Championship); David Gossett (US Amateur winner and PGA Tour winner); and Blades Brown who at age 16 broke Bobby Jones' record as the youngest medalist at stroke play in U.S.

Her mother, also called "Lissa", was a ten-time club champion at Belle Meade Country Club[1] and was a member the Vanderbilt Alumni Athletic Committee credited with adding golf and soccer to the list of women's sports at Vanderbilt.

[2] Before turning pro, her last amateur tournament was in 1986 defending her Tennessee Women's Golf Association title.

With skillful fundraising, the program grew; the TGF acquired land and eventually built a sprawling golf complex in Franklin, Tennessee.

[6] Tennessee’s Junior Golf Academy has hosted more than 15,000 graduates, including these young campers: Shaun Micheel (2003 PGA Championship); David Gossett (US Amateur winner and PGA Tour winner); and Blades Brown who at age 16 broke Bobby Jones' record as the youngest medalist at stroke play in U.S.

[9][10] Bradford was honored with the PGA’s 2024 Distinguished Career Award, recognizing her significant contributions to junior golf.

In 2010, she received the Gladys Palmer Meritorious Service Award, the (NGCA) Women's Golf Coaches Association's most prestigious honor.

[12] In 2011, she began a term as a member of the NCAA Women's Golf Committee Competition Liaison.