REILLEY RANKIN
Birthdate: April 17, 1979
Birthplace: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Age: 26
Ht: 5'7"
Home: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
College: Georgia
Turned Professional: 2001
Joined LPGA Tour: 2004
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Posted a career-best finish at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she tied for eighth.
• Recorded a career-low 65 during the second round of the Wendy's Championship for Children.
• Tied for 11th at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 27/74 (59) Rds in the 60s: 15/74 (51)
Birdies: 226 (47)
Eagles: 6 (27)
Greens in reg: 70.7% (13)
Driving accuracy: 69.7% (89)
Sand saves: 25% (154)
Putts per GIR: 1.85 (97)
Driving avg: 262.3 (13)
Career Highlights
• In 2003, finished fifth on the season-ending Futures Tour money list to earn exempt status for the 2004 LPGA Tour season; won two Futures Tour titles the Northwest Indiana Futures Golf Classic and the Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic.
• In 2002, joined the Futures Tour and posted a season-best finish of a tie for fifth.
Amateur
Rankin was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex All-American from 1995-97. She was the 1997 SEC Freshman of the Year, 1997-98 NCAA Freshman of the Year, the 1997-98 SEC Player of the Year and a three-time All-American while at the University of Georgia. She won four consecutive collegiate tournaments in 1998, the same year she was a semifinalist at the Women's Western Championship. In 1999, Rankin broke her sternum and back in three places after jumping off a cliff into a lake. After two years of rehabilitation, she helped lead the University of Georgia to the 2001 NCAA Championship title. . .Enjoys collecting baseball cards and sports memorabilia, fishing and looking for sharks teeth.