DAWN COE-JONES
Birthdate: October 19, 1960
Birthplace: Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Age: 44
Ht: 5'7"
Home: Tampa, Fl.
College: Lamar University
Turned Professional: 1984
LPGA Tour Wins: 3 - 1992 Women’s Kemper Open. 1994 HEALTHSOUTH Palm Beach Classic. 1995 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions.
Other Wins: 1992 Pizza-La LPGA Matchplay Championship
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
•Recorded her season-best finish at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open, where she tied for fifth.
•Posted four additional top-20 finishes, including a tie for 16th at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she carded a season-low 66 in the second round and crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 26/68 (55)Rds in the 60s: 12/68 (59) Birdies: 184 (75)
Eagles: 5 (38) Greens in reg: 67.6% (41) Driving accuracy: 73% (54)
Sand saves: 45.5% (10) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (112)Driving avg: 254.2 (57)
2003 Highlights
• Posted season-low 68s in the third round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL and first round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King, where she recorded her season-best finish of a tie for 14th.
•Tied for 15th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 15/49 (73)Rds in the 60s: 4/49 (130) Birdies: 129 (114)
Eagles: 2 (79)
Greens in reg: 65.9% (49) Driving accuracy: 70.3% (69)
Sand saves: 31.8% (128) Putts per GIR: 1.87 (140) Driving avg: 254.7 (50)
2002 Highlights
• In 2002, recorded her season-best finish at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, where she tied for 10th.
2001 Highlights
• Recorded her season-best finish at the season-opening YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic, where she tied for sixth.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 21/58 (62) Rds in the 60s: 9/58 (73) Birdies: 171 (94)
Eagles: 1 (126) Greens in reg: 66.7% (51) Driving accuracy: 72.9% (50)
Sand saves: 45.3% (30) Putting avg: 30.49 (113) Driving avg: 245.60 (71)
Career Highlights
• In 2000, best finish of the season was a tie for sixth at the Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick.
• In 1999, top finish of the season was fourth place at the du Maurier Classic.
• In 1998, recorded a season-best finish at the du Maurier Classic with a tie for fourth; posted a career-low score of 63 during the final round of the SAFECO Classic.
• In 1997, best finish was a tie for fifth at the Safeway LPGA Golf Championship; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings.
• In 1996, top finish of the season was a tie for third at the CoreStates Betsy King Classic.
• In 1995, competed in just 16 events due to maternity leave; captured her third LPGA title at the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions.
• In 1994, captured her second LPGA title at the HEALTHSOUTH Palm Beach Classic; finished second at the Rochester International; recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the du Maurier Ltd. Classic.
• In 1993, tied for second at the Standard Register PING and placed third at the du Maurier Ltd. Classic; recorded her second career double eagle during the first round of the Sara Lee Classic; she is one of only two LPGA players with two career double eagles (with Sherri Turner).
• In 1992, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Women’s Kemper Open; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings; narrowly missed out on her second victory of the season at the Oldsmobile Classic, losing in a playoff to Colleen Walker; carded her first career double eagle during the first round of the du Maurier Classic.
• In 1991, best finish of the season was a third place at the Women’s Kemper Open.
• In 1990, posted seven top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the Sara Lee Classic.
• In 1989, top finish was a tie for second at the PING Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship.
• In 1988, season-best finish was a tie for seventh at the Nabisco Dinah Shore.
• In 1987, tied for third at the MasterCard International.
• In 1986, tied for fourth at the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic.
• In 1985, posted her season-best finish at the Sarasota Classic, where she finished ninth.
• In 1984, best finish of her rookie season was a tie for 12th at the MasterCard International Pro-Am.
Amateur
Coe-Jones was the 1978-79 British Columbia Junior champion. She was the British Columbia Amateur champion from 1982-83, as well as the 1983 Canadian Amateur champion. While at Lamar University, she won the 1982 Dick McGuire and Husky Invitationals and was a 1983 first-team All-American. . .Began playing golf at the age of 12...Credits her family and her husband as the individuals most influencing her career...Married Jimmy Jones on Nov. 14,1992...Competed as Dawn Coe from 1984-92...Gave birth to first child, son, James Richard, on Oct. 20, 1995...Sponsors a junior golf tournament at her home club, March Meadows, in Honeymoon Bay, B.C....Lists going to Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games, hanging out at the YMCA with her husband and son and going to her son’s hockey games as her interests.