Jane Blalock

Jane Blalock is a retired American professional golfer and sports-business executive who won 27 tournaments on the LPGA Tour and later founded a Boston-based sports management company. No fully verified net worth figure has been published for Blalock; her wealth reflects both her playing-era earnings and her subsequent decades-long business career.

Early Life & Family

Blalock was born on September 19, 1945, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and is a graduate of Rollins College.

Rise to Fame

She joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969 and was named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year that same year.

Career History

Blalock went on to win 27 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, making her one of the winningest players in the tour’s history. In 1974 alone she won three tournaments and finished second in the Vare Trophy standings for low scoring average, with a 73.11 stroke average. In 1972 she won the Dinah Shore Colgate Winner’s Circle, at the time the richest prize in women’s golf history. After winning the McDonald’s Championship in 1983, she became the seventh player in LPGA history to cross the $1 million mark in career earnings. She also holds the LPGA record for playing 299 consecutive tournaments without missing a cut.

How They Built Their Wealth

Blalock’s wealth was built first through tournament winnings during her playing career, and later through business ventures: in 1987 she founded The Jane Blalock Company, a Boston-based sports management and marketing agency, and in 2001 she spearheaded the Women’s Senior Golf Tour, now known as the Legends Tour, the LPGA’s official senior tour.

Jane Blalock’s career spans both a decorated playing record and a lasting influence on women’s golf as a businesswoman and tour founder.