Judy Rankin
| Judy Rankin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Judy Torluemke Rankin |
| Born |
February 18, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Midland, Texas |
| Spouse | Walter "Yippy" Rankin (m. 1967–2012) |
| Children | Walter "Tuey" Rankin, Jr. |
| Career | |
| College | None |
| Turned professional | 1962 |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1962–83) |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 26 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
|
| Western Open | T4: 1964 |
| Titleholders C'ship | T2: 1972 |
| ANA Inspiration | T44: 1983 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd/T2: 1976, 1977 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1972 |
| du Maurier Classic | T5: 1979 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2000 (member page) |
| LPGA Tour Money Winner |
1976, 1977 |
| LPGA Player of the Year | 1976, 1977 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 1973, 1976, 1977 |
| GWAA Female Player of the Year |
1976, 1977 |
| LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award |
1998 |
| LPGA Patty Berg Award | 1999 |
| USGA Bob Jones Award | 2002 |
| LPGA Komen Award | 2007 |
| Old Tom Morris Award | 2010 |
Judy Torluemke Rankin (born February 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, she joined the LPGA Tour in 1962 at age 17 and won 26 tour events. Rankin is currently the lead analyst for the LPGA Tour telecasts on Golf Channel, and works select PGA Tour events as an on-course reporter.
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Rankin won the Missouri Amateur at age 14 in 1959. The next year she was the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open, and was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1961 at age 16. She turned pro the following year.
Rankin's first LPGA Tour win came in 1968 and she won 26 events, topping the money list in 1976 and 1977. She finished in the top ten on the money list eleven times between 1965 and 1979, and was the first to win over $100,000 in a season on the LPGA Tour (over $150,000 in 1976).
Although Rankin did not win a major championship, she was a four-time runner-up. Her best finishes were a second at the 1976 LPGA Championship and tied seconds at the 1972 Titleholders Championship, 1972 U.S. Women's Open, and 1977 LPGA Championship. Rankin won the Colgate Dinah Shore Winner's Circle (currently the ANA Inspiration) in 1976 and the Peter Jackson Classic (later renamed the du Maurier Classic) in 1977; both events were later elevated to major status, but are not counted as majors in the years in which Rankin won. Her 26th and final win on tour was in August 1979 at Jericho, New York.
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