Judy Rankin
Summary
Wins
- 1976 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 285
Near misses
- 1972 U.S. Women's Open Winged Foot G.C. (East Course) · runner-up to Susie Maxwell Berning · 300
- 1976 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Betty Burfeindt
- 1977 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Chako Higuchi
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Susie Maxwell Berning's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1977 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Runner-up to Chako Higuchi.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1977.
Career line, 1972–1977
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Judy Rankin was born on February 18, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Rankin's best major finish was second, at the 1972 U.S. Women's Open, the 1976 Women's PGA Championship and the 1977 Women's PGA Championship. Rankin won the 1976 Chevron Championship.
See Judy Rankin in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Women's Amateur.
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The record
Other wins in championships we cover (1)
- 1976 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 285
Near misses
- 1972 U.S. Women's Open Winged Foot G.C. (East Course) · runner-up to Susie Maxwell Berning · 300
- 1976 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Betty Burfeindt
- 1977 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Chako Higuchi
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Other names
- Judy Torluemke Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1962 Wikipedia
Hall of Fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame member Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1968 Corpus Christi Civitan Open winner
- 1970 George Washington Golf Classic winner
- 1970 Springfield Jaycee Open winner
- 1970 Lincoln-Mercury Open winner
- 1971 Quality First Classic winner
- 1972 Lady Eve Open winner
- 1972 Heritage Village Open winner
- 1973 American Defender-Raleigh Classic winner
- 1973 Lady Carling Open winner
- 1973 Pabst Ladies Classic winner
- 1976 LPGA Championship T2
- 1977 LPGA Championship T2
- 1979 Peter Jackson Classic T5
- 1972 Titleholders Championship T2
- 1964 Women's Western Open T4
Source: Wikipedia: Judy Rankin
Known for
- Judy Rankin (née Torluemke; born February 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.