Jane Geddes

United States · born February 5, 1960, Huntington, New York, United States

2major championships, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open1 win
Women's PGA1 win
Women's Open1 win

Summary

First major 1986 U.S. Women's Open
Last major 1987 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Other titles 1989 Women's Open

Wins

1986 U.S. Women's Open NCR C.C. · 287 (-1) · won a playoff against Sally Little
1987 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus Sports Center · 275 (-13) · 1 stroke from Betsy King
1989 AIG Women's Open Ferndown Golf Club · 274

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Sally LittleLost a playoff to Jane Geddes, 1986 U.S. Women's Open

Moments

1986 U.S. Women's Open In the Monday playoff Sally Little birdied 5, 6 and 7 to lead by three, then double-bogeyed the 9th after taking two to escape a bunker; Geddes went ahead for good with a five-foot birdie at the 14th and won 71-73.
1986 U.S. Women's Open Betsy King, leading by two on Sunday, put her approach at the 14th into a wet greenside bunker and three-putted for a double-bogey 6, while Geddes holed a seven-foot birdie at the 17th to tie Little.

Results by championship

Best day

1987 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

Jack Nicklaus Sports Center · 275 (-13) · 1 stroke from Betsy King

Chosen by rule: her most recent major win. Year page: 1987.

Career line, 1986–1989

U.S. Women's Open

1986 U.S. Women's Open: won

Women's PGA

1987 Women's PGA: won

Women's Open

1989 Women's Open: won

198619881990

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Major win
Other win

Jane Geddes was born on February 5, 1960, in Huntington, New York, United States. Geddes won 2 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 1 U.S. Women's Open (1986) and 1 Women's PGA Championship (1987).

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

1986 U.S. Women's Open NCR C.C., Kettering, OH · 287 (-1) · won a playoff against Sally Little (18-hole Monday playoff)
1987 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Jack Nicklaus Sports Center · 275 (-13) · 1 stroke from Betsy King
1989 AIG Women's Open Ferndown Golf Club · 274

Other wins in championships we cover

1989 AIG Women's Open Ferndown Golf Club · 274

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.