Troublemaker: A Memoir

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Lisa Cornwell never shied away from standing up to bullies.

When she was a freshman in college, she saw a manhit a woman in the face with a closed fist while aparalyzed crowd stood by and watched. Secondslater, she took matters into her own handswith a3-iron from her golf bag.

This impulse crystallized years later when Cornwellpublicly spoke out against the misogynistic cultureshe and others experienced at the hands of theiremployer, Golf Channel/NBCUniversal. Throughouther time at the network, she challenged the toxicenvironment and was quickly branded a troublemaker"a label that often accompanies women whorefuse to play by an antiquated set of rules.

In this authentic and unreserved memoir, which includes a powerful foreword from Hillary Rodham Clinton, Cornwelltakes readers inside the boys club of sports mediaand reveals the way powerful corporations cover upwrongdoings. For her, what began with retaliationexploded into a public smear campaign and, ultimately, her dismissal.She also shares the unlikely yet formative touchstones of her life: a close friendship with Tiger Woodswhen both were nationally ranked junior golfers; hercousin, Bill Clinton, being elected President of the United States; and the private demons she battledas a young adult that almost cost her everything.

Candid and compulsively readable,Troublemakerserves as a reminder of the ability we possess tostand up to Goliath...and the virtue in finding onesown path.

Author Bio

Lisa Cornwell spent seven years as an on-air host and reporter for Golf Channel, establishing herself as a respected voice in the game. Prior to Golf Channel, she worked in similar roles for the Big Ten Network as well as local affiliates in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ohio. Lisa is a four-time Arkansas Women's State Golf champion, a two-time AJGA first-team All-American, a two-time All-State basketball player, and in 1992 was named the Arkansas Female Athlete of the Year. She was recently inducted into the Arkansas Golf and Arkansas Sports Halls of Fame.
Tucker Booth is a professional singer, guitarist, actor, and writer who lives and works in Redondo Beach, California. Since 2010, he has hosted his own internet radio show and podcast, Rappers Don't Golf, interviewing distinguished figures in the fields of entertainment and sports journalism. His first book, Quick Trip, was released in 2023.