Dawn Coe-Jones
Dawn Coe-Jones
Category: Player – Professional
Inducted: 2003
Born: October 19, 1960
Place of Birth: Campbell River, BC
Death: November 12, 2016
Native of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Dawn Coe-Jones has been instrumental in establishing Canadian women on the LPGA Tour. Her career began with capturing the BC Junior in 1978 and 1979. She went on to Win two provincial amateurs en route to capturing the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1983. An NCAA All American at Lamar University, Dawn qualified for the LPGA Tour in 1984. In 1992 she captured the Women’s Kemper Open, the first of three official LPGA victories. Although a resident of Florida now, Dawn sponsors a junior golf tournament at her home course of March Meadows on Vancouver Island each year.
International:
- 1983 NCAA All-American
- 1992 Women’s Kemper Open
- 1994 LPGA Palm Beach Classic
- 1995 Tournament of Champions
- 1992 Pizza-La LPGA Matchplay Championship (Unofficial)
National:
- 1983 Canadian Amateur Champion
Provincial:
- 1978 and 1979 British Columbia Junior Champion
- 1982 and1983 British Columbia Amateur Champion
Awards:
- Score Award Recipient for Outstanding Canadian Female Amateur – 1983
- Score Award Recipient for Outstanding Canadian Female Professional – 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
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