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Judy Rankin
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[P]erhaps it was just a coincidence that Judy Rankin was back at work last week for ABC Sports, a cancer survivor walking the fairways with a microphone and a yardage book for the first time since late February. She was assigned to the group of Clarke, Woods and Rod Pampling the first round of the American Express.
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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. She won 26 professional golf tournaments and led an active and healthy life while promoting good health for women of all ages.
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LPGA notable Judy Rankin has 28 LPGA Tour victories. She was the LPGA Player of the Year in 1976 and 1977, Golf Magazine Player of the Year in 1973, and twice the leading money winner on the LPGA. This print is part of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame series by Robert Hurst, the official artist to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. For more information about Hurst and his role as official artist of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame click the Artist Info button on the menu.
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It was a routine mammogram scheduled for April 2006, and Judy Rankin didn't have any reason to think the results would be different from the other annual mammograms she'd had. "I think every woman has a certain dread about what they may find, but the worse fear is not doing it at all," she says. "I'd had a couple of benign lumps removed through the years—the first one when I was just 20—so I was always very aware."
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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 tour money list. She suffered through a season long slump in 1971 that didn't end until the years final event in Waco, Texas, when she defeated Jane Blalock in a sudden death playoff for her fifth career victory. She began to receive national attention in 1972 when she led the inaugural Dinah Shore Championship for most of the way until faltering on the back nine during the final round. She went on to win two events in 72, and finished the year the tours number three money winner. 1973 would be Rankin's best year yet as she captured four tournaments and finished second on the money list. She won the first of three Vare Trophies for lowest stroke average over the entire season.
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Along with analysts Pepper and Judy Rankin, Dan Hicks will provide play-by-play on ESPN. Gary Koch, too, is on board as a commentator. The on-course reporters will be Andy North, Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing and Jane Crafter, a protege of Pine Needles owner and legendary golf instructor Peggy Kirk Bell.
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