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	Judy Rankin has Breast Cancer - Golf
		Judy was born on February 18, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri.
		Judy Rankin was honored as Player of the Year twice and won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
		Judy has been an advisor for Golf Digest and Golf For Women magazines and captained the U. Solheim Cup team in 1996 and 1998 leading the American to victory both times.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art43826.asp (410 words)

	Judy Rankin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Judy Rankin (born February 18, 1945, St Louis, Missouri) is an American professional golfer.
		However, she did not win a major championship; her best finishes were a clear second at the 1976 LPGA Championship and tied seconds at the 1972 U.S. Women's Open and the 1977 LPGA Championship.
		She is not related to current LPGA player Reilley Rankin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judy_Rankin (135 words)

	Judy Rankin voted into Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Judy Rankin, a 26-time winner and the first woman to break the $100,000 barrier, was voted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on tonight.
		Rankin was the first player elected from the tour's new Veteran's Category, which was established in February 1999 when the LPGA revamped its rigid Hall of Fame criteria.
		Rankin was twice the player of the year, a three-time winner of the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, and set an LPGA record with 25 finishes in the top 10 in 1977.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news00/rankin1.html (604 words)

	CACTX Celebrity Auction: Deep in the Hearts of Texans
		Rankin started playing golf at the age of six under the guidance of her father and holds the distinction of being the youngest low amateur in a U.S. Women’s Open, at the age of 15 in 1960.
		Rankin was elected to the LPGA Hall of Fame and to the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame.
		Rankin served as the president of the LPGA in 1976 and 1977 and was a member of the LPGA board of directors in subsequent years.
	www.cactx.org /auction/judy.shtml (595 words)

	Unofficial Judy Rankin Fan Page
		By the time Judy was seven she had stunned St. Louis golfing circles by winning a city wide closest to the pin contest over a large field of adult men and women.
		Judy Rankin took her place among the elite of womens golf in 1970 when she won three tournaments and ended the year fifth on the tours money list.
		Rankin made her a permanent mark on womens golf in 1976 when she became the first woman golfer to win one hundred thousand dollars in a single season.
	www.angelfire.com /celeb2/danieltm/rankinfanpage.html (1230 words)

	CNN/SI - Teeing Off: The Gift of Empathy
		As Rosie Jones put it, "Judy's like someone who puts on a big party and wants everybody to be happy when they leave." Rankin considers it her responsibility to make every player's Solheim Cup experience a positive one.
		The downside of Rankin's approach is that it consumes inordinate amounts of her energy.
		Rankin says she is through as Solheim Cup captain, but there may be a move to draft her for the matches in 2000 at Sunningdale Golf Club in Surrey, England.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1998/weekly/980928/teeingoff.html (739 words)

	CNNSI.com - Golf Plus - Rankin voted into LPGA Hall of Fame - Wednesday May 03, 2000 10:45 AM
		Rankin, a dominant player in the 1970s and the first woman to break the $100,000 barrier, was voted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.
		Rankin will be inducted Nov. 20 at the World Golf Hall of Fame along with Beth Daniel and Juli Inkster.
		A former LPGA president, Rankin was awarded the tour's William and Mousie Powell Award in 1998 by the players for exemplifying the ideals of the LPGA.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /golf/news/2000/05/03/rankin_hall_ap (773 words)

	ABC Sports - Rankin selected for 2002 USGA Bob Jones Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Judy Rankin, who won 26 professional tournaments and was recently inducted into the World Golf and LPGA Tour Halls of Fame, has been named as the recipient of the United States Golf Association's Bob Jones Award for 2002.
		The 56-year-old Rankin is currently more widely recognized as a television golf commentator for ABC and ESPN, but she was a steady winner on the LPGA Tour from 1968 through 1979.
		Subsequently, Rankin won the 1998 William and Mousie Powell Award for exemplifying the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA.
	espn.go.com /abcsports/pressreleases/s/2002/0107/1307047.html (519 words)

	Rankin wins USGA Jones Award - PGATOUR.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		FAR HILLS, N.J. Judy Rankin, who won 26 professional tournaments and was recently inducted into the World GolfHall of Fame and LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, has been named as the recipient of the United States Golf Association's Bob Jones Award for 2002.
		Rankin's career in golf was sparked by her victory in the 1959 Missouri Amateur at the age of 14.
		Rankin won the 1998 William and Mousie Powell Award for exemplifying the spirit, ideals and values of the LPGA.
	www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,4807237,00.html (538 words)

	Rankin, Judy
		Judy Rankin has been an outstanding representative of the State of Texas for more than three decades, serving as an advocate, role model and teacher to women of all ages.
		Rankin’s 22-year career on tour with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and through her continuing involvement in the sport of golf, she has spread the gospel of fitness and personal achievement.
		Rankin was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and into the 2000 the World Golf Hall of Fame.
	www.twu.edu /TWHF/TW-RANKIN.HTM?printerfriendly=on (257 words)

	Judy Rankin nominated for LPGA Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		After a successful career as an LPGA Tour player and Solheim Cup captain, Judy Rankin moved closer to the LPGA Hall of Fame as she was nominated by the Veteran's Committee for entry consideration.
		Rankin must receive a 75 percent vote of the ballots cast by the membership at the upcoming meeting on May 2 to gain entry.
		Rankin won 26 tournaments during her 22-year career, including seven victories in 1976.
	www.golftoday.co.uk /news/yeartodate/news00/rankin.html (331 words)

	MyWestTexas.com - Local News - 10/28/2005 - Friday's Editorial: Judy Rankin great choice for award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rankin has been a true ambassador for Midland over the years and for the entire golf world.
		Rankin made her permanent mark on women's golf in 1976 when she became the first female golfer to win $100,000 in a single season.
		In late 1999, Judy was chosen by Sports Illustrated Magazine as one of the top 50 athletes from the state of Missouri in the 20th century.
	www.mywesttexas.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15471200&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475621&rfi=6 (474 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Judy Rankin
		Rankin won the Missouri Amateur at fourteen in 1959, the youngest champion ever.
		Rankin joined the LPGA tour in 1962 but didn't win a tournament until 1968.
		Rankin repeated as Vare Trophy and Player of the Year in 1977, when she set a record by finishing in the top ten in twenty-five tournaments.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/rankinjudy.shtml (150 words)

	Fathers Day -- Part Two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		As Judy Rankin recounts the story, she and her parents watched Hall of Fame member Ben Hogan, her father's idol, win the 1953 British Open at Carnoustie and have the opportunity to meet the Queen.
		Rankin's father told her if she worked hard at her game maybe she could compete in the British Women's Amateur at age 16 and if she won she would get to meet the Queen, too.
		With that goal in mind, Rankin steadily improved and her prolific amateur career included winning the Missouri Amateur as a 14-year-old and being the youngest low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open at the age of 15 in 1960.
	www.wgv.com /hof/os_fathersday2.html (883 words)

	World Golf Village - Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A native of St. Louis, Rankin was the first LPGA player voted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame in the Veteran's Category.
		The winner of 26 LPGA Tour titles, Rankin's most successful season was 1976, when she won seven times, and set a new LPGA season earnings record of $150,724.
		She was the LPGA's Rolex Player of the Year from 1976-77 and won the Vare Trophy for low scoring average in 1973, 1976 and 1977.
	www.wgv.com /hof/ind_ce_2000.html (1003 words)

	Judy Rankin, Dottie Pepper & Sherri Steinhauer at The 1998 Solheim Cup; Golf; September 20, 1998; ASAPSports ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Just proud that Judy had the confidence in myself to choose me to be a part of this team.
		JUDY RANKIN: When Sherri's match ended at 16, I was back at the 16th tee and that is the only winning match that I saw all day long, and I was 200 yards away.
		JUDY RANKIN: If Seve Ballesteros wants to get in the cart and have a race with me, I watched him at the RYDER CUP and I learned the first morning, I was almost on foot all morning and it nearly did me in.
	www.asaphq.com /golf/1998solheim/092098J2.html (4195 words)

	PlayGolfNow - The premier golf website for everything today's golfer needs including golf tips, golf giveaways, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rankin, who collected 26 career wins as a professional, has also recently been named to the World Golf and LPGA Tour Halls of Fame.
		She also received the William Richardson Award for her lifetime contribution to golf from the Golf Writers Association of America, The PGA of America First Lady of Golf Award, and was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
		"Judy has always given of herself and her time in order to promote the game of golf," said LPGA Commissioner Ty Votaw.
	www.playgolfnow.com /News.asp?ID=3162 (327 words)

	VIP Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Judy Rankin is an on-course reporter for ABC Sports and serves as an analyst on other selected telecasts.
		She is one of the star announcers on the ABC Sports telecasts where her candid reports are wrapped with affable Texas charm.
		Judy Rankin brings this style to the coverage of your event in either role of Greenside Reporter or Analyst.
	www.vipcoverage.com /commentators/rankin.html (88 words)

	Judy Rankin at The 1998 Solheim Cup; Golf; September 18, 1998; ASAPSports FastScripts; Sports Interviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I know they had their -- a couple of mini-explosions, but it was a spectacular match and so I -- I was really pleased that Chris Johnson -- I know how fine a player she is, but it was her first time to do this and she was together.
		JUDY RANKIN: Liselotte and Kelly and Pat were involved in that barn-burner of a match today.
		JUDY RANKIN: Well, the sun was so warm and it was so still hot today that the greens were firming up anyway.
	www.asapsports.com /golf/1998solheim/091898JR.html (1309 words)

	Judy Rankin at The 1998 Solheim Cup; Golf; September 16, 1998; ASAPSports FastScripts; Sports Interviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		JUDY RANKIN: Oh, I can believe she is playing and I'm going to tell you something.
		JUDY RANKIN: No. I guess they trust me not to throw them into a situation like that unless I have forewarned them they need to play some golf with her golf ball.
		JUDY RANKIN: Well, the first thing that we know is, Pia is doing this week what she does for a living.
	www.asapsports.com /golf/1998solheim/091698JR.html (2928 words)

	Judy Rankin to attend Healthcare classic 06/16/04
		GROSSE ILE -- Judy Rankin, commentator for ABC Sports and ESPN, professional adviser for Golf Digest magazine and an LPGA Tour Hall of Fame and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, will be sharing her knowledge of golf June 28 to help raise funds for women's programs at Oakwood Healthcare System (OHS).
		Rankin will be a guest speaker, leading clinics and mingling with guests at the 12th annual Women's Healthcare Classic held at the Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club.
		Rankin has a special place in her heart for this all-women's event, like many of the other attendees.
	www.pressandguide.com /stories/061604/loc_20040616039.shtml (439 words)

	Commentator Judy Rankin - Golf Rewind
		In my opinion, Judy Rankin is a graceful and classy lady who also possesses a great knowledge of the game of golf.
		Judy does her homework and delivers exactly what the listening audience needs: information.
		Simply, Judy Rankin is one of the best, and I would hate to see her go.
	www.golfrewind.com /showthread.php?t=5886 (991 words)

	Judy Rankin at The 1998 Solheim Cup; Golf; September 19, 1998; ASAPSports FastScripts; Sports Interviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		JUDY RANKIN: You know, people are going to come back to the depth conclusion, but I still say there are really magnificent players on both sides and it comes down to the golf you play for these 3 days.
		JUDY RANKIN: I don't have an explanation for it, but I don't have an explanation for these things like the 17th hole that we see all the time in golf now and I guess in every support -- but the as funding things people do under the most intense pressure.
		JUDY RANKIN: I think the singles are terribly important and I wanted those players who have really been horses in all of those first 3 matches, I wanted to give them the best chance that I could give them tomorrow.
	www.asaphq.com /golf/1998solheim/091998JR.html (2675 words)

	Judy Rankin - PGATOUR.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Rankin joined the LPGA Tour in 1962 and captured her first tournament in 1968.
		In 1993 Rankin was inducted into the All-American Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame and into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1987.
		Rankin was captain of the victorious 1996 U.S. Solheim Cup team, and will be U.S. captain again in 1998.
	www.golfweb.com /u/ce/feature/0,1977,837054,00.html (266 words)

	News Releases - News and Events - Arnold Palmer Hospital
		“We invited Judy not only because she is so respected for all of her accomplishments, but also because she can relate to establishing a vision, making a plan and delivering-no matter the hurdles,” said Gale Hillenmeyer, a member of T.I.M.E.’s all-female board of directors.
		Rankin is one of the most respected figures in golf and accomplished golfers in LPGA history.
		Rankin has been involved in golf since the age of 6 and her passion and commitment to the game continue to inspire and entertain fans around the world.
	arnoldpalmerhospital.org /about/news/releases/news_detail.cfm?ID=250 (475 words)

	News Release - News and Events - Orlando Regional Healthcare
		Rankin, who as a young girl lost her mother to a brain tumor, spoke about her experience and shared many humorous quips about the game.
		A World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, Rankin serves as an announcer for ABC and ESPN and as a contributor to Golf For Women and Golf Digest.
		“Having Judy share her experiences as a professional golfer and commentator was truly a highlight of this year’s event.
	www.orhs.org /about/news/releases/news_detail.cfm?ID=262 (392 words)

	JS Online: Sorenstam Aims to Break LPGA Record
		``I wouldn't have thought she could win nine,'' said Judy Rankin, a member of the LPGA Hall of Fame and a golf analyst for ABC Sports.
		Sorenstam has separated herself so quickly, and by such a vast margin, that her biggest rival now appears to be Wright, perhaps the greatest female golfer ever, with a swing that Ben Hogan once said was the best he had ever seen.
		Sorenstam is fourth in driving accuracy, fifth in driving distance and leads the LPGA Tour in greens in regulation with an astounding 80 percent.
	www.jsonline.com /golfplus/ap/oct02/ap-glf-on-the-frin100802.asp?format=print (800 words)

	Golf Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Tour "Judy was the most consistent ball-striker of any pro player I've ever seen.
		Rankin, one of the pioneers of the "strong" grip popular on
		Judy Rankin joined the LPGA Tour in 1962 at age 17 and went on to
	www.redwinggolf.com /books/b0449.html (326 words)

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