Career
She is currently recognized by Golf for Women as a top 50 female instructor and is a Board Member and Advisor for numerous organizations including Golfer Girl Magazine. She is an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&Communist Party) member who played on the LPGA Tour in 1993. This anomaly was addressed later by the Professional Golf Association, under the "Whaley rule", introduced in 2003, which requires all entrants at qualifying tournaments, whether male or female, to play off the same tees.
In 2014, Whaley became the first female officer in the Professional Golf Association, as Professional Golf Association secretary.
