Michael Cohen/Getty Chesson Hadley holds the trophy and is joined by his wife Amanda and their son Hughes on the 18th green after winning the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com held at Trump International Golf Club on March 9, 2014 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Amanda Geer Hadley is the wife and manager of PGA Tour golfer Chesson Hadley. They have been married since 2010 and have three children named Hughes, Hollins and Hampden, according to the PGA Tour website.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Amanda Hadley is a former financial consultant. She served as the president of the PGA Tour Wives Association from 2017 to 2022, according to her LinkedIn.
Here’s what you need to know about Chesson Hadley’s wife Amanda Hadley:
1. Amanda Hadley Acts as Her Husband Chesson Hadley’s Manager
Sean Martin of PGATour.com wrote about how Chesson Hadley dug himself out of a hole. One of the main voices in the piece came from Amanda. For perspective, Chesson was at one point No. 588 in the world.
His slump had become so severe that he’d considered taking an indefinite leave from the game. Now Chesson Hadley was struggling to two scores in the mid-70s at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, North Carolina. He had no idea how to fix a game that was good enough to win on the PGA TOUR just three years earlier.
“It was the saddest for me watching him, that tournament. He just looked lost,” she said. “That’s heartbreaking to watch. I think that’s when he actually hit rock bottom.”
By 2018, he rose into the top-20 in the FedEx Standings. He had an early lead at the Players Championship that year before finishing in a tie for 11th. During the 2018-2019, he recorded a pair of top-10 finishes, including a runner-up spot at the CIMB Open in October 2018.
“It’s a testimony to his character to get as far down as he did and come back up,” Amanda said. “I would attribute that to his faith and to his work ethic. … I knew he was going to bounce back. It just depended on how long it was going to take.”
His personal bio states that he thinks his wife is one of his best support systems in his professional and personal life.
2. Amanda &; Chesson Hadley Met in Elementary School
According to Chesson Hadley’s personal website, the two met during elementary school. By the time they went to college, he finally found the courage to ask his future wife out on a date. Amanda Hadley rejected him twice, but accepted on the third attempt, he said.
“When I finally agreed,” she said to PGATour.com, “he vowed to never make me regret it and I never have!”
According to Walter Magazine, there was a four-month breakup in the middle due to distance during college.
His romance with Amanda lasted when they went different ways for college – he to Georgia Tech and she to UNC-Chapel Hill, both to study business. He was a three-time All-American at Georgia Tech, and his play changed with the relationship: The couple’s four-month break-up coincided with his junior year slump – but they were rekindled and engaged to be married by the time he played his last college round.
Among many things, Amanda mentioned that she finds Chesson funny and a good chef. The biggest thing for her is his connection to his faith.
“What I love most about him is that he tries to live his life in a way that honors God, our marriage and our family and everything else in life comes second.”
3. They Married in 2010 in Raleigh
The couple married in July 2010 in Raleigh. A.J. Dunlap Photography, a wedding photographer in the city, wrote about the experience at the rehearsal dinner.
I was so honored to be a part of this special time in their life. It was held at the The Pavilions at the Angus Barn. It was the PERFECT spot for any event, and I didn’t even know it existed until then! I’ve never been treated so well by the staff at a venue…they kept checking on me asking if I was hungry, thirsty, making sure everything was going ok with me. Definitely first class!
Chesson’s parents know how to throw a party! Honestly, it was probably the most fun I’ve had at any event. Mostly because of Chesson. As you will see in the pictures, he is hilarious! I laughed hysterically as I edited them.
4. Before Working With Chesson, She Worked in Finance at TIAA-CREF & EMC
Amanda’s LinkedIn profile shows a lot of work history. After graduating in the top 10 percent from North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2010, she went to work for EMC as Associate Consultant for Financial Services. She was also an intern at PwC and at Ernst & Young, according to her LinkedIn.
Management consulting professional focused on banking clients. Experience in project management, current state assessments, business requirements documentation, process analysis, and software implementation and user testing.
She moved from there to TIAA-CREF from June 2013 to February 2014. She know lists “PGA Tour player manager” as her responsibility.
5. They Have 3 Children, a Son Named Hughes, a Daughter Named Hollins & a Son, Hampden
According to the personal website, Chesson and Amanda Hadley are parents to three children: a son named Hughes, a daughter named Hollins and a son named Hampden. The family still resides in Raleigh.
When Hughes was a baby, he was described in Walter Magazine as “sucking his fist” while sitting in Chesson’s Puerto Rico Open trophy.
There’s one photo that tells you everything that’s important to Chesson and Amanda Hadley. At its center is a baby, fair-haired little Hughes. He’s sitting contentedly in a huge crystal trophy, white baby shoes kicking out of a fluted rim. His parents are sharing the prize – Chesson with his long arms holding the trophy’s base,
Amanda supporting Hughes’s head. The adults beam with happiness. The baby’s sucking his fist. The trophy glimmers with promise – and its size speaks of big expectations.
“Our son Hughes is a mini version of Chesson,” she said to PGATour.com, “both in looks and personality. They are like two peas in a pod together.”
In order to stay connected with his kids, Chesson is accompanied by them “three out of every four tournaments,” Amanda said to WBTV. “We spend most of our life on the road, at least while our kids are not in full-time school.”
Chesson posted a picture of him eating mini-doughnuts with Hollins. Between her and Hughes, Chesson looks to be having fun being a parent alongside his work and life partner Amanda.