Jane Blalock

Jane is one of our long-time residents, purchased her unit in 1990. After retiring from the LPGA as one of the world’s foremost women golfers during the 1970’s and 1980’s and realizing that she loved the Boston area, Jane made the decision to search for a place to buy. The Esplanade met every criteria and every wish that she had -- the unparalleled views of Boston, parking, a pool, location, an extremely well-constructed and maintained building, and welcoming staff.  “I love this building and plan to live here forever!” she says.

What you may not know about Jane is that after spending nearly 20 years playing and often winning in top professional golf tournaments around the world, she made the decision to transfer her knowledge and experience to creating a business, JBC Golf Inc., specializing in creating opportunities for women in golf.  Recognizing that women were typically excluded from the myriad of activities and know-how surrounding the game, and thus at a disadvantage in developing business relationships, she created a platform for introducing women in business to the game in a comfortable environment so they would no longer be intimidated. The LPGA Golf Clinics for Women program has been tremendously successful as several Fortune 500 Companies have signed on to send their women executives and clients to gain a better understanding of the benefits and encourage inclusiveness while leveling the playing field. The majority of participants around the country are not even golfers but enjoy the networking and team building that the Clinics offer.  More than 40,000 women believe that her Clinics may be Jane’s greatest legacy. 

The other aspect of her business is spearheading the LPGA Legends Tour, featuring the great names in women’s golf in over 14 events around the country, including the BJ’s Charity Championship at The Ridge Club in Sandwich in September.  Once again this is a mission to create equal opportunities for women as their male counterparts on the PGA Champions Tour have reaped rewards for decades. Her Legends Tour has raised over $15 million for various charities.  Jane has written two books, The Guts to Win (1977) and Gimmies, Bogeys and Business (1999), a guide to using golf for success in business.  And she still has time, energy, and the expertise to contribute to the Esplanade community behind the scenes as Treasurer of our Board of Trustees.   -- Jessie von Hippel