Wildcat Nancy Scranton to be Inducted into Legends Hall of Fame

FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Nancy Scranton, one of the most decorated golfers to ever come out of the Kentucky women’s golf program, will be inducted into the Legends Hall of Fame on July 8 at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana.

Scanton, who transferred to UK from Florida State in 1982 and played for the Wildcats from 1983-84, will receive one of golf’s highest honors next weekend when she’s enshrined alongside Sandra Palmer as the ninth and 10th members of the hall of fame.

The Legends Tour is the official senior tour of the LPGA. The tour began in 2000 by LPGA professionals to showcase the talents of some of the game’s greatest women’s golfers. The tour features more than 120 members, including 14 LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members.

Scranton joined the Legends Tour in 2004. Since then, she has won five times and posted 16 top-10 finishes. She has been a key member of the Legends Tour’s Team USA for its ISPS Handa Cup competitions, where she has contributed an 8-6-3 match record in team matches.

Of course, Scranton’s professional success goes far beyond just the Legends Tour. Upon leaving UK, Scranton qualified for the LPGA Tour and became a mainstay in the professional ranks. She won three times on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship – the 1991 du Maurier Classic.

Scranton was also a member of the 2000 U.S. Solheim Cup Team. She posted top-10 finishes at three other majors, including third place at the Women’s PGA Championship in 1999 and 2000. All told, Scranton made an estimated $3,324,205 on the LPGA Tour alone.

She won the LPGA’s Heather Farr Award for the player who “best exemplifies outstanding dedication and perseverance” and received the 2003 Daytona Beach Kiwanis Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award.

During her college career, Scranton registered three top-five finishes, including victories at the 1984 Western Kentucky Invitational and the 1984 Southern Illinois University Invitational. She was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Team in 1983. She was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 and remains the only women’s golfer in UK’s illustrious club.

For more information about The Legends Tour, visit thelegendstour.com.