Meet Jane Blalock
CEO of LPGA
Golf Clinics for Women |
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Following a highly successful 18-year professional golf
career where she amassed 27 LPGA titles, two World
Championships, two Triple Crown titles and set the record
for most consecutive cuts made in all of golf at 299, Jane
Blalock founded her namesake company in 1987. Today, JBC
Golf is the only national, woman-owned golf-event management
and marketing firm. JBC is certified by the Women’s Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a Women-Owned
Business Enterprise (WBE).
JBC
Golf produces and manages the
LPGA Golf
Clinics for Women, a nationwide series of full-day golf
events in 15 major markets. Taught by LPGA Teaching and Club
Professionals, the Clinics are uniquely designed to help
women improve their golf game and to use golf as a vehicle
to broaden business opportunities and customer
relationships. All skill levels are welcome
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from those who have never picked up a club to women who have
been playing golf for years.
Jane
also serves as the CEO of
The Legends Tour,
the official senior tour of the LPGA. The Tour, managed by
JBC Golf, was launched in 2000 to showcase the talents of
the greatest women’s golfers of all time. The Legends Tour
has over 100 members, including nine LPGA and World Golf
Hall of Fame members. Legends Tour players have a combined
600 LPGA Tour victories, including 55 major championships.
Since 2000, The Legends Tour has donated more than $7
million to charity.
Jane
has also authored two books – the first entitled “The Guts
to Win", and the second, “Gimmies, Bogies and Business.” She
was named one of the top ten athletes of the twentieth
century from New Hampshire and elected into the New England
Sports and Vince Lombardi Halls of Fame. Jane was presented
with the prestigious volunteerism award from the
Susan G. Komen Foundation.
She has also worked as a golf commentator for ESPN and NBC
and in 1990, Jane was appointed by President George Bush to
serve on the President’s Council on Sports and Physical
fitness along with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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A Quick 18 with Jane |
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Front
9 – About Golf
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Which club in your bag is your favorite?
My Nike 4 Hybrid |
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2.
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Name
golfers who have influenced your career or that you
admire.
Mickey Wright and Bob Toski |
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3. |
What was
your favorite Tour stop on the LPGA?
Mission Hills |
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4. |
What is the
best tip you can give to an amateur golfer?
To hold onto the golf club as gently as possible, make sure
to relax your arms. |
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5. |
What is
your favorite golf course to play?
Old Port Marnock in Dublin,
Ireland |
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6. |
What is the
strongest part of your game?
Concentration |
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7. |
Do you
think a hole in one is pure luck or pure skill?
A little of each, you aim
towards the flag in hopes of getting close so I would say 80% skill, 20% luck, the
old 80/20 rule. |
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8. |
If you
could have one special power in golf, how would you enhance
your game?
I’d want to drive farther and
higher. |
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9. |
How many
pairs of golf shoes do you have?
I probably have 6, ok more
like 20, but I don’t like to admit it. |
Back 9 - About You (and a
little more Golf)
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10. |
What is
your favorite sport to watch and which team/individual do
you follow?
Red Sox! |
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11. |
What is
your favorite TV show?
Law & Order SVU |
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12. |
If you were
to write a(nother) book, what would it be about?
The Spiritual Side of Golf |
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13. |
Which
holiday do you look forward to the most?
Christmas |
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14. |
Name
a place you’ve never been and why you’d like to go
there.
Spain, I’d like to go to try
the wine and food there. |
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15. |
What is
your favorite restaurant?
The Old Ferry Landing in
Portsmouth, N.H. |
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16. |
What is
your favorite movie? Can you quote a line from it?
Citizen Cane... “Rosebud.” and
Casablanca... “Play it again, Sam.” |
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17. |
What's your
favorite golf memory?
Winning Triple Crown at
Mission Hills with both of my parents in the gallery.
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18. |
What is
your favorite thing about golf?
The solitude, serenity, and tranquility ...so I really have
three favorites. |
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That Was Then... |
- 27 LPGA
Wins
- LPGA
record for most consecutive cuts made with 299
- 18
years on LPGA Tour
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This Is Now... |
- Founder
of JBC Golf Inc
- CEO of
LPGA Golf Clinics for Women
- CEO of
The Legends Tour, Official Senior Tour of the LPGA
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