In 1976 Judy Rankin became the first woman to win more than $100,000 in a year playing this pro sport
With four tournaments still left on the Ladies Professional Golfers'... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Jones Award Capsules - USGA [PAR] Universally regarded as one of the most dominant female players in the ... She 
also became the first woman to shoot a 59 in a professional round, ... to receive 
Mexico's highest sporting acccolade, the National Sports Award.