Started playing golf at the age of 8 under the guidance of her father Domingo and turned professional after her sophomore year of college...Named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) from 1978-79 and in 1985...Named “Golfer of the Decade” by GOLF Magazine for the years 1978-87…Recipient of the USGA’s 1998 Bob Jones Award to recognize distinguished sportsmanship in the game of golf...Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame...Presented with the 2003 Billie Jean King Contribution Award from the Women’s Sports Foundation...In 2004, became the first woman to receive the Frances Ouimet Award for Lifelong Contributions to Golf…Founder and principal of the Nancy Lopez Golf Company...Gave birth to daughters Ashley Marie in 1983; Erinn Shea in 1986; and Torri Heather in 1991...