Jane Blalock
| Jane Blalock | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Barbara Jane Blalock |
| Born |
September 19, 1945 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Career | |
| College | Rollins College |
| Turned professional | 1969 |
| Retired | 1987 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1969–87) |
| Professional wins | 34 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 27 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships |
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| Titleholders C'ship | T7: 1972 |
| ANA Inspiration | T34: 1985, 1986 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 1972, 1980 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 3rd/T3: 1971, 1976 |
| du Maurier Classic | 4th: 1980 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1969 |
Barbara Jane Blalock (born September 19, 1945) is an American business executive and retired professional golfer. After winning several New England golf tournaments in her youth, Blalock joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969, being named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1969 and Most Improved Golfer in 1970 and 1971. She won the historically notable Dinah Shore Colgate Winner's Circle in 1972, earning "the richest prize in women's golf history." After successfully fighting a suspension from the LPGA for allegedly signing an incorrect scorecard a month after Dinah Shore, by 1977 she was the sixth-highest paid female golfer of all time. The Evening Independent described her as "one of the foremost women golfers of her time" the following year. Nursing a herniated disc, Blalock failed to win a tournament from 1981 until 1984, though after two wins in 1985 she was named Comeback Player of the Year by Golf Digest.
Since retiring in 1987, Blalock continues to hold the world record for "most consecutive cuts made on a professional [golf] tour," with her 299 unbroken cuts considered the longest streak for any LPGA Tour or PGA Tour player in history. She also has the most wins of any LPGA player without a major championship. Voted into the Legends Hall of Fame in 2014 by a committee of LPGA veterans, she remains founder and CEO of both the Legends Tour for veteran female LPGA golfers and the LPGA Golf Clinics for Women. Her company, JBC Golf, Inc., manages both programs. Associated with various boards and non-profit organizations, she has authored two books: The Guts To Win (Simon & Schuster, 1977) and Gimmies, Bogies and Business (Mastermedia, 1999).
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