Reilley Rankin
{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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| fullname = Reilley Rankin
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|4|17}}
| birth_place = Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
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| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.
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| college = University of Georgia
| yearpro = 2001
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| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2004)
| extour = LPGA Futures Tour
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| nabisco = T9: 2005
| lpga = T9: 2006
| wusopen = T42: 2008
| wbritopen = 4th: 2007
| evian = DNP
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| award1 = Heather Farr Player Award
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Reilley Rankin (born April 17, 1979) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Rankin was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex All-American from 1995 to 1997. She was a three-time All-American at the University of Georgia where she was the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year in 1997, the NCAA Freshman of the Year in 1998, and the 1997–98 SEC Player of the Year. She won four consecutive collegiate tournaments in 1998, the same year she was a semifinalist at the Women's Western Amateur. She was forced to take two years off from competition in 1999 and 2000 after breaking her back but came in 2001 to lead the Georgia to the NCAA Championship title. She graduated from Georgia in 2001 with a degree in Child and Family Development.{{cite web |work=LPGA.com |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/2011PlayerBiosPDF/Rankin,Reilley-11.pdf |title=LPGA Official Biography |accessdate=May 22, 2011}}
Professional career
Rankin turned professional in July 2001, playing on the Futures Tour. She played two tournaments on the Futures Tour in 2001, and then played a full season in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, she won two events which earned fifth place on the Futures Tour money list and full membership on the LPGA Tour for the 2004 season. Her best finish to date on the LPGA Tour is a tie for second at the 2007 Mizuno Classic. In 2010, she fell to 139th on the final official LPGA money list, requiring her to return to LPGA qualifying school in order to retain her LPGA playing privileges for 2011. She finished in the top 10 at the qualifying tournament.{{cite web |work=Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy |url=http://www.ggga.com/news/1-latest-news/296-gary-gilchrist-coached-nicole-hage-and-reilley-rankin-earn-2011-lpga-tour-cards.html |title=Gary Gilchrist Coached Nicole Hage and Reilley Rankin Earn 2011 LPGA Tour Cards |date=December 14, 2010 |accessdate=May 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20101224001648/http://www.ggga.com/news/1-latest-news/296-gary-gilchrist-coached-nicole-hage-and-reilley-rankin-earn-2011-lpga-tour-cards.html |archivedate=December 24, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}
Personal life
On June 4, 1998, during the summer between her sophomore and junior years at the University of Georgia, Rankin was severely injured after jumping from a cliff into a lake about 70 feet below. Her injuries included a broken back, a broken sternum and bruised heart, lungs and aorta. She was confined to a body cast for three months.{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/news/2001/05/01/my_shot/ |title=I broke my back and almost died, but I never doubted that I would play – and win – again |date=May 1, 2001 |accessdate=May 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623121706/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/news/2001/05/01/my_shot/ |archivedate=June 23, 2004 }}{{cite web |work=SavannahNow.com |url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/062399/CMNrankin.html |title=Back from the fall |accessdate=May 22, 2001}}{{cite web |work=Onlineathens.com |url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/030500/ath_0305000222.shtml |title=Classic Profile: Reilley Rankin |date=March 5, 2000 |accessdate=May 22, 2011}}
Professional wins (2)
=Futures Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
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|May 24, 2003 |Northwest Indiana Futures Golf Classic{{cite web |work=georgiadogs.com |url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/052603aaa.html |title=Reilley Rankin Wins Futures Tour Tournament |date=May 26, 2003 |accessdate=May 28, 2011}} |−5 (x-x-70=211) |Playoff |{{flagicon|KOR}} Soo Young Moon |
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|Aug 21, 2003 |Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic{{cite web |work=TheGolf Channel |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/final-results-betty-puskar-futures-golf-classic-10489/ |title=Final Results from the Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic |date=August 10, 2003 |accessdate=May 28, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |−10 (67-67=134) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Strom |
References
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External links
- {{LPGA Tour player|reilley-rankin/81810|archive=20210225000926}}
- {{LPGA Futures Tour former player|RankinReilley|archive=20121015095607}}
- [https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/players/Reilley+Rankin/6786 Profile on Yahoo! sports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134128/http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/players/Reilley+Rankin/6786 |date=March 5, 2016 }}
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Category:Georgia Bulldogs women's golfers
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