Dawn Coe-Jones To Retire From LPGA Tour
12/08/2008 05:58
Canadian golfer Dawn Coe-Jones has announced that this LPGA Tour season will be her last.
Coe-Jones, a native of Campbell River, B.C., won three LPGA Tour events in her 25 year career, earning over $3.3 million in prize money.
"I'm filled with both happy and sad emotions," Coe-Jones said in a press release. "I have had the pleasure of doing what I love for over 20 years. It has been an honour to represent Canada. It is a dream career and I'll miss it very much but I'm looking forward to new adventures with my family. I love being a hockey mom."
Coe-Jones and her husband, Jimmy, have one son - James Richard.
Before turning pro, Coe-Jones was an amateur star, scoring back-to-back wins in the B.C. Junior in 1978 and 1979 and the B.C. Amateur in 1982 and 1983. She capped her 1983 season with the Canadian Amateur title. She was also an NCAA All-American at Lamar University.
Coe-Jones qualified for the LPGA Tour in 1984. Her victories included the 1992 Women's Kemper Open, the 1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach Classic and the 1995 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions.
Coe-Jones was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.
"Dawn Coe-Jones has been instrumental in establishing Canadian women on the LPGA Tour," said Elliott Kerr, President of Landmark Sport Group and her long-time agent. "Dawn has been an inspiration to many young Canadian golfers. She will always be remembered as a great Canadian sport hero."
Coe-Jones will be participating in this week's CN Canadian Women's Open in Ottawa.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Arguably Canada’s most recognized and best female professional golfer, it will be sad to see Coe-Jones hang them up.