Hancock was inducted into the Georgia State Golf Association's Hall of Fame. | South African Tourism from South Africa/Wikimedia Commons
Hancock was inducted into the Georgia State Golf Association's Hall of Fame. | South African Tourism from South Africa/Wikimedia Commons
Terri Moody Hancock, the first woman in the University of Georgia's golf program to play in the LPGA Tour, has been elected to the Georgia State Golf Association's Hall of Fame.
Hancock, an Athens native, remains one of the most accomplished players in Bulldogs history, the Bulldogs reported in a release.
"Hancock was the first female to earn a full athletic scholarship to UGA and went on to become the school's first individual national champion in women's athletics in any sport," the Bulldogs reported.
A two-time All-American, she earned the first individual national championship in Bulldogs women's sports at the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women National Championship, the Bulldogs reported. She was also the fourth University of Georgia student to win an individual national title.
Hancock also won the 1981 Broderick Award for women's golf as the country's best college golfer, as well as the 1981 National Golfer of the Year, making her the third Bulldog to win a national athlete of the year award, the Bulldogs reported.
After leaving Georgia, Hancock got her LPGA Tour card and competed professionally for five years before retiring to start a family, the Bulldogs reported.
Hancock joined the Bulldogs Circle of Honor in 1997, the State of Georgia's Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 and the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000, the Bulldogs reported.
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