Bill Rankin

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Traverse City, Mich.
High School:
Central
Swing:
Right

Senior (2008-09) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Team co-captain ... Started all 14 tournaments, one of three Wolverines to do so ... Played in all five fall and all nine spring events ... Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Match Play (May 29-30) after a sixth place finish for U-M as a team ... Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Final Four following win over USC ... Lost in semifinal to eventual national champion Texas A&M ... Helped U-M reach the NCAA Finals (May 26-28) for the first time 12 years after a fifth-place team finish at NCAA Southwest Regional (May 14-16) ... Helped U-M to second straight NCAA Regional appearance ... Helped U-M to two team titles -- Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-14) and Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21) ... Helped U-M to a runner-up finish at the inaugural Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 13-14) ... Finished 0-2 in NCAA Match Play ... Competed in NCAA Finals stroke play, tying for 79th with a 224 total (77-74-73) ... Competed in NCAA Southwest Regional, tying for 31st with a 225 total (80-71-74) ... Competed in third Big Ten Championships (May 1-3), tying for 17th with a 295 total (71-78-74-72) ... Finished 0-0-3 at Big Ten Match Play Championship ... Ended final season averaging a career-best 73.78 strokes per round ... Averaged 221.36 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot 34-of-37 rounds below 80 with 27 rounds at-or-below 75 ... Shot 12 total rounds at-or-below par ... Shot two sub-70 rounds, including a career-best and U-M record tying eight-under 64 in the second round of the Bridgestone Intercollegiate (Oct. 27-28) ... Equaled U-M’s single-round record of 64 by Christian Vozza (2005) and Michael Harris (1998) ... Other sub-70 round was a two-under 69 in the second round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Led U-M in three events ... Posted four top-20 finishes, including two top-10 and two top-five ... Posted a season-best third place individual finish at the Bridgestone Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of two-under 211 (72-69-70) at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-best 72-hole tournament total of 295 (71-78-74-72) at Big Ten Championships.

Junior (2007-08) ... Big Ten Tournament All-Championships Team ... Started all 13 tournaments, one of two Wolverines to do so ... Played in all six fall and all seven spring events ... Helped U-M to first NCAA Central Regional in eight years (2000) ... Helped U-M to fifth at Big Ten Tournament (April 25-27), its best finish in 10 years ... Helped U-M to two team titles -- Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) and the Wolverine at Mission Inn (Nov. 5-6) ... Helped U-M to runner-up finishes at Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23) and The Maxwell (May 10-11) ... Won first tournament after tying with four other players at Purdue's Midwest Shootout (Sept. 8) ... Won second tournament at the Maxwell (May 10-11) with a career-best eight-under 202 (67-66-69) ... Competed in NCAA Central Regional (May 15-17), tying for 52nd with a 227 total (75-75-77) ... Competed in second Big Ten Championship, finishing third with a career-best 285 (69-75-71-70) ... With the third place individual finish became the first Wolverine among the top three at the conference tournament since Michael Harris tied for medalist honors in 1999 ... The three-under 285 total marked the first time a Wolverine broke 300 at the conference championship since Mark McIntosh (294, 2003) ... The three-under 285 total was also the first sub-290 performance by a Wolverine since Andy Matthews (285 in 2002) ... Ended third season averaging a career-best 74.18 strokes per round ... Averaged 223.91 per 54-hole tournaments ... Shot 37-of-38 rounds below 80 with 22 rounds at-or-below 75 ... Posted six sub-70 rounds, including a season-best four-under 66 in the second round of the Maxwell ... Led U-M in six events ... Posted six top-20 finishes, including four top-10 and three top-five ... Tallied a career-best 18-hole tournament total of 71 at Purdue's Midwest Shootout ... Tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total of eight-under 202 (67-66-69) at the Maxwell ... Tallied a career-best 72-hole tournament total of 285 (69-75-71-70) at Big Ten Championships.

Sophomore (2006-07) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Started all 11 tournaments, one of three Wolverines to do so ... Played in all five fall and all six spring events ... Helped U-M to three runner-up team titles -- Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17), Nike Purdue Kiahuna Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 22-23) and Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 18-20) ... Competed in first Big Ten Championships, finishing 52nd with a 318 total (75-80-82-81) ... Ended second season averaging a 76.47 strokes per round ... Averaged 226.13 per 54-hole tournament ... Shot 22-of-32 rounds below 80, with 15 at or below 75 ... Posted one sub-70 rounds with a season-best three-under 68 in the third round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Posted three top-20 finishes, including one top-10 and one top-five ... Posted season-best tie for second individually at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 18-20) ... Tallied a season-best 36-hole tournament total of 158 (77-81) at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 7-8) ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of one-under 215 (70-73-72) at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate ... Tallied a season-best 72-hole tournament total of 318 (75-80-82-81) at the Big Ten Championships.

Freshman (2005-06) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Played in seven tournaments, with four starts ... Played in four fall and three spring events ... Made collegiate debut as a starter at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Sept. 10-11) ... Helped U-M to team title at the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) with a U-M record 839 team total ... Ended first season averaging 76.20 strokes per round ... Shot 16-of-20 rounds below 80, with 11 at-or-below 75 ... Shot a season-best one-under 71 in the third round of the Hawkeye Intercollegiate ... Led U-M in one event... Posted one top-20 finish, including one top-10 finish ... Tallied a career-best 36-hole tournament total of 152 (77-75) at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate after the final round was cancelled due to rain ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of one-over 217 (74-72-71) at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate.

Prep ... Central High School (2005) ... 2004 Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Golf (MIGCA) Super Team ... 2003 MIGCA Division I All State Team ... 2002 MIGCA Division I Honorable Mention ... Four-time Regional Dream Team selection (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04) ... Four-time All Conference (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04) ... Runner-up at conference tournament (2002, ‘03) ... Third at conference tournament (2004) ... Fourth at conference tournament (2001) ... Four-year varsity golf letterwinner (2001-04) ... As a senior, finished in the top 10 in 14-of-16 tournaments, with 11 top-five finishes ... 2004 co-captain ... 2004 Low Scoring Average Award ... 2004 Most Consistent Golfer Award ... 2004 Low Putt Average Award ... 2004 Trojan Golf Scholar Award ... 2004 medalist at Traverse City Invitational ... 2004 medalist at the Westfield Junior PGA State Championship ... 2004 medalist runner-up at Buick Junior Open ... 2004 medalist runner-up at U.S Junior Amateur Qualifier ... 2004 medalist runner-up at Hudson Junior Invitational ... 2003 medalist runner-up Big “I” statewide tournament ... 2003 Junior Tour All-American ... 2002 Northern Michigan Junior Tour Player of the Year ... 2002 medalist at Sault St. Marie Invitational ... Traverse City Central H.S. Academic Award (2003, '04) ... Three-year National Honor Society member ... Three-year Goodwill Volunteer ... Worked with Project Hero and D.A.R.E.

Personal ... Given name William James Rankin ... Son of Sharon and Dan Rankin ... Born August 4, 1987 ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts ... Sociology major.