Jane Mack
About Jane Mack
A fierce, power-hitting competitor on the golf course, Jane Mack demonstrated a gentler side as an art teacher in Henrico County for 37 years. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art from Queens University in Charlotte and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in painting from VCU. In 1971, she was honored as Richmond’s “Undiscovered Artist of the Year.”
She also made quite a name for herself as a player, having learned the game at Willow Oaks Country Club before moving to Hermitage Country Club, where she found great success on the local and statewide scene.
Crowning Moment…
Mack is the only player to win the VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship in three different decades – 1970s, 1980s, 1990s.
5
VSGA Championships, tied for 15th all time
15
Victories in the Richmond Women’s Golf Association City Amateur
3
Times participating in the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Women’s Amateur
37
Years spent as an art teacher in Henrico County
Achievements & Media
Special thanks to the USGA, PGA Tour, VSGA, MAPGA, WVGA and inductee family members for contributing photos and videos to this project.
Statistics
Date of birth: September 20, 1944
Date of death: December 30, 2016
VSGA Championships Won
1977 – Women’s Amateur
1978 – Women’s Amateur
1978 – Women’s Stroke Play
1982 – Women’s Amateur
1992 – Women’s Amateur
Accomplishments and awards
- 2009 inductee of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
- Member of the Queens University sports Hall of Fame
- Her 15 RWGA City Amateur titles also spanned three decades, with the first win coming in 1970 and the last in 1996
- Member first at Willow Oaks Country Club and subsequently at Hermitage Country Club
