Kay Cockerill

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|16}}

| birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| spouse = Danny Dann

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| college = UCLA (graduated 1987)

| yearpro = 1987

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| extour = LPGA Tour (1988–97)

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| nabisco = CUT: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994

| lpga = CUT: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

| wusopen = T16: 1988

| dumaurier = T28: 1989

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Kay Cockerill (born October 16, 1964) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur and college career

Cockerill was in San Jose, California.{{Cite web |last=Inman |first=Cam |date=July 5, 2023 |title=U.S. Women's Open: Who could beat Rose Zhang at Pebble Beach? |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/05/u-s-womens-open-who-can-challenge-rose-zhang-at-pebble-beach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712175945/https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/05/u-s-womens-open-who-can-challenge-rose-zhang-at-pebble-beach/ |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |newspaper=The Mercury News}} She won the U.S. Women's Amateurs in 1986 and 1987. As a non-scholarship player at UCLA, she had six individual wins from 1983 to 1986, was an All-American in 1985 and 1986, an Academic All-American in 1985/1986, placed fourth in the 1986 NCAA Championship, and was named to the NGCA Hall of Fame in 1986.{{cite web |publisher=UCLA |url=https://uclabruins.com/documents/2024/9/10/24-25_WGOLF_Information_Guide_Full.pdf |title=2024-25 UCLA Women's Golf Information Guide |access-date=10 August 2011}}= She graduated from UCLA in 1987 with a degree in Economics. She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.

Professional golf career

She turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in October 1987. She also played on the Futures Tour, winning once in 1988. She retired in 1997.

Broadcasting career

Since retiring from competition, Cockerill has worked as a reporter for Golf Channel covering the LPGA and Nationwide Tours.

Personal life

Cockerill lives in San Francisco and is married to Danny Dann, a vice president of special events with the San Francisco Giants.{{cite magazine |magazine=Golf Digest |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2011-07/golf-kay-cockerill-mytown-0725 |title=My Town: Kay Cockerill's San Francisco |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011}}

Professional wins (1)

=Futures Tour wins (1)=

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No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner-up
align=center\|1 \|Feb 9, 1988 \|Marsh Landing Classic \|Even (144) \|align=center\|Playoff \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Meg Mallon

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!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|Feb 9, 1988

|Marsh Landing Classic

|Even (144)

|align=center|Playoff