Kay Cockerill
| Kay Cockerill | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 1964 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Danny Dann |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA (graduated 1987) |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1988–97) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T16: 1988 |
| du Maurier Classic | T28: 1989 |
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Kay Cockerill (born October 16, 1964) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur and college career
[edit | edit source]Cockerill was in San Jose, California.[1] 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.[2][3] 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Since retiring from competition, Cockerill has worked as a reporter for Golf Channel covering the LPGA and Nationwide Tours.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Cockerill lives in San Francisco and is married to Danny Dann, a vice president of special events with the San Francisco Giants.[3]
Professional wins (1)
[edit | edit source]Futures Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 9, 1988 | Marsh Landing Classic | Even (144) | Playoff | United States Meg Mallon |
U.S. national team appearances
[edit | edit source]Amateur
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kay Cockerill at the LPGA Tour official site
- Kay Cockerill at the Legends Tour official site