Jane Geddes

Jane Geddes
Personal information
Born	(1960-02-05) February 5, 1960 (age 64) Huntington, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Connecticut, U.S.
Partner	Gigi Fernández
Children	2
Career
College	Florida State University
Turned professional	1983
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1983–2003)
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	11
Ladies European Tour	1
LPGA of Japan Tour	1
ALPG Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2)
Chevron Championship	T5: 1986
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1987
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1986
du Maurier Classic	2nd: 1985
Women's British Open	T18: 2002

Jane Geddes (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional golfer. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour events overall. Geddes was the Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE.^[1]

Geddes was born in Huntington, New York. She played college golf at Florida State University and was a member of the school's national championship team in 1981. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1983, posting runner-up finishes three times from 1984 to 1985.

Geddes broke through for her first professional victory when she won the 1986 U.S. Women's Open by defeating Sally Little in an 18-hole playoff. Then she won again the very next week. The year 1987 was her best, as she posted five victories, including the Mazda LPGA Championship, and four second-place finishes, finishing third on the money list. In all, seven of Geddes' 11 career wins came from 1986 to 1987.

Geddes won twice in 1991 and her last win was at the 1994 Chicago Challenge. Geddes finished in the Top 20 on the money list nine times, and posted 14 Top 10 finishes in majors in addition to her two major championship wins. In 2000, she was recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers. She retired from the LPGA Tour following the 2003 season.

Geddes co-founded an Internet e-commerce company named Planesia, which she sold in 2001. She received a degree in criminology from the University of South Florida in 2003, and later received a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in Florida. She also served as assistant captain of the U.S. Solheim Cup team in 2002 and 2003. In January 2007, she joined the LPGA Tour as Senior Director of Tournament Business Affairs. She was later promoted to Vice-President of Competition. In 2009, she was promoted again to Senior Vice President of Tournament Operations and Players Services.

In September 2011, Geddes left the LPGA to become VP of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment.^[2] On March 4, 2015, it was reported that Geddes had parted ways with the WWE.

In April 2017, Geddes was named CEO of Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA), a Florida not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to connect women to learn, play and enjoy golf for business and for fun. The EWGA was acquired by the LPGA and she became the Executive Director of the LPGA Amateur Golf Association.

From 2016 to 2019 she served as the Executive Director of the International Association of Golf Administrators.

In 2019 she left both positions in the LPGA Amateur Golf Association and International Association of Golf Administrators.^[3]

She currently resides near Stamford, Connecticut, with her partner, former professional tennis player Gigi Fernández, and their twins, Karson Xavier and Madison Jane.^[4][5]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 14, 1986	U.S. Women's Open	−1 (74-74-70-69=287)	Playoff	Sally Little
2	Jul 20, 1986	Boston Five Classic	−7 (71-70-72-68=281)	1 stroke	Deb Richard
3	Mar 1, 1987	Women's Kemper Open	−12 (67-70-69-70=276)	Playoff	Cathy Gerring
4	Mar 8, 1987	GNA/Glendale Federal Classic	−2 (74-74-71-67=286)	Playoff	Robin Walton
5	May 24, 1987	Mazda LPGA Championship	−13 (72-68-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Betsy King
6	Jul 5, 1987	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	−8 (71-73-69-67=280)	2 strokes	Jill Briles-Hinton Nancy Taylor
7	Jul 19, 1987	Boston Five Classic	−11 (73-70-67-67=277)	1 stroke	Jody Rosenthal Donna White
8	Jan 20, 1991	The Jamaica Classic	−6 (71-72-64=207)	3 strokes	Patty Sheehan
9	Jun 9, 1991	Atlantic City Classic	−8 (71-68-69=208)	1 stroke	Amy Alcott Cindy Schreyer
10	Jun 6, 1993	Oldsmobile Classic	−11 (72-68-68-69=277)	1 stroke	Tammie Green Trish Johnson Alice Ritzman
11	Aug 21, 1994	Chicago Challenge	−16 (68-69-68-67=272)	3 strokes	Dale Eggeling Robin Walton

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	U.S. Women's Open	Sally Little	Won 18-hole playoff (Geddes:71, Little:73)
2	1987	Women's Kemper Open	Cathy Gerring	Won with bogey on first extra hole
3	1987	GNA/Glendale Federal Classic	Robin Walton	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1991	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	Deb Richard	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5	1996	HealthSouth Inaugural	Martha Nause Karrie Webb	Webb won with par on fourth extra hole Nause eliminated by par on first hole

• 1989 Weetabix Women's British Open

• 1987 Treasure Invitational

• 1990 Daikyo Australian Ladies Masters
• 1991 Daikyo Australian Ladies Masters

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1986	U.S. Women's Open	−1 (74-74-70-69=287)	Playoff 1	Sally Little
1987	Mazda LPGA Championship	−13 (72-68-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Betsy King

¹ In an 18-hole playoff, Geddes 71, Little 73.

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1996 (winners)
• Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners)

• List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

• Jane Geddes at the LPGA Tour official site
• Jane Geddes at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
• Jane Geddes at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-17)