Jane Geddes (born February 5, 1960) is an American retired 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.

Career 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 Juris Doctor 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. 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.LinkedIn Profile

Personal life She currently resides near Stamford, Connecticut, with her partner, former professional tennis player Gigi Fernández, and their twins, Karson Xavier and Madison Jane.

Professional wins (15) LPGA Tour wins (11) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (2)Other LPGA Tour (9)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 14, 1986U.S. Women's Open−1 (74-74-70-69=287)Playoff Sally Little2Jul 20, 1986Boston Five Classic−7 (71-70-72-68=281)1 stroke Deb Richard3Mar 1, 1987Women's Kemper Open−12 (67-70-69-70=276)Playoff Cathy Gerring4Mar 8, 1987GNA/Glendale Federal Classic−2 (74-74-71-67=286)Playoff Robin Walton5May 24, 1987Mazda LPGA Championship−13 (72-68-68-67=275)1 stroke Betsy King6Jul 5, 1987Jamie Farr Toledo Classic−8 (71-73-69-67=280)2 strokes Jill Briles-Hinton Nancy Taylor7Jul 19, 1987Boston Five Classic−11 (73-70-67-67=277)1 stroke Jody Rosenthal Donna White8Jan 20, 1991The Jamaica Classic−6 (71-72-64=207)3 strokes Patty Sheehan9Jun 9, 1991Atlantic City Classic−8 (71-68-69=208)1 stroke Amy Alcott Cindy Schreyer10Jun 6, 1993Oldsmobile Classic−11 (72-68-68-69=277)1 stroke Tammie Green Trish Johnson Alice Ritzman11Aug 21, 1994Chicago Challenge−16 (68-69-68-67=272)3 strokes Dale Eggeling Robin Walton

LPGA Tour playoff record (3–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11986 U.S. Women's Open Sally LittleWon 18-hole playoff (Geddes:71, Little:73)21987 Women's Kemper Open Cathy GerringWon with bogey on first extra hole31987 GNA/Glendale Federal Classic Robin WaltonWon with birdie on first extra hole41991The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Deb RichardLost to birdie on first extra hole51996HealthSouth Inaugural Martha Nause Karrie WebbWebb won with par on fourth extra holeNause eliminated by par on first hole Source:

Ladies European Tour wins (1) 1989 Weetabix Women's British Open Note: Geddes won the Women's British Open once before it became co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour in 1994 and recognized as a major championship by the LPGA Tour in 2001.

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) 1987 Treasure Invitational

ALPG Tour wins (2) 1990 Daikyo Australian Ladies Masters 1991 Daikyo Australian Ladies Masters

Major championships Wins (2) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1986 U.S. Women's Open −1 (74-74-70-69=287) Playoff1 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.

Results timeline Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT7T5T8T7T58LPGA ChampionshipT33T49T611T96U.S. Women's OpenT81WDT41T9du Maurier Classic T282T14T8CUTT10 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT34T17T17T49T19T27T23T11T33T33T27LPGA ChampionshipT36T15T22T17CUTT29T26T67T11CUTT17U.S. Women's OpenT19T28T9T50T35T40T3WDCUTCUTdu Maurier Classic T10T15T25CUTT4T5T56T11CUTCUT Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTWDCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTWomen's British Open ^T18 ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 0 1 4 9 16 16LPGA Championship 1 0 0 1 3 8 21 15U.S. Women's Open 1 0 1 2 5 6 16 11du Maurier Classic 0 1 0 3 6 10 16 12Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Totals 2 1 1 7 18 34 70 55 Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (1988 U.S. Open – 1993 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (three times) Source:

Team appearances Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1996 (winners) Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners)

See also List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

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