# Jane Packard — Golf Stories character guide

> Jane Packard in Golf Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jane

**First appearance:** 0000-archibald-s-benefit

## Snapshot

A young woman whose romantic fate hangs on a golf match, a bunker, and the Oldest Member's meddlesome advice to a tongue-tied suitor.

## Who they are

Jane Packard is the woman the Oldest Member fears may slip away from the devoted but dim William Bates, whose proposal he schemes to stage in a sandy waste off the seventh fairway. She is in a strange, restless mood, and the Sage warns that at any moment she might wonder what she ever saw in William. Her wavering affections make her the quiet prize around which the story's romantic comedy turns.

## Relationships

### [Rodney Fails](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/rodney_fails)

_romantic_

Jane and Rodney are deeply entangled in a passionate, possibly secret romantic affair, marked by frequent and intense interactions.

### [William Bates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/william_bates)

_rivalry_

Jane and William are bitter rivals, likely competing for status, love, or power within the golfing social circle.

### [William Bates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/william_bates)

_rivalry_

Jane and William are bitter rivals, likely competing for status, love, or power within the golfing social circle.

### [Rodney Fails](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/rodney_fails)

_romantic_

Jane and Rodney are deeply entangled in a passionate, possibly secret romantic affair, marked by frequent and intense interactions.

### [Rodney Fails](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/rodney_fails)

_romantic_

Jane and Rodney are deeply entangled in a passionate, possibly secret romantic affair, marked by frequent and intense interactions.

### [William Bates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/william_bates)

_rivalry_

Jane and William are bitter rivals, likely competing for status, love, or power within the golfing social circle.

## In the story

### [Rodney Fails to Qualify](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/rodney-fails-to-qualify)

A skilled golfer engaged to Rodney Spelvin; struggles to concentrate during her qualifying round due to Rodney's distractions.

### [Jane Gets Off the Fairway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/jane-gets-off-the-fairway)

Now married to William Bates, Jane fears her husband has forgotten their first anniversary, leading to a misunderstanding and her departure to her mother's home.

### [The Purification of Rodney Spelvin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/the-purification-of-rodney-spelvin)

Now married to William Bates, she is a devoted mother and golfer who fears her sister-in-law is being seduced by Rodney Spelvin.

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