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Personal
- Played competitive hockey between ages 6 and 18.
- Would like his first-tee walk-up song to be "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.
- Favorite food is pizza and his favorite restaurants serve Italian.
- Would like to change places with Tiger Woods for one day to "see how it is."
- Uses a Canadian toonie as his ball marker.
- Attended Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames, a game he calls the best sporting event he's seen.
- Favorite sports team is the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning and his favorite athlete is the Lightning's Steven Stamkos.
- Favorite city is his hometown of Victoria, British Columbia.
- Son of Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Dawn-Coe Jones, who finished her career with three LPGA titles before dying in 2016.
- Father, Jim, played college baseball for Florida State.
- Grew up in Tampa, Fla., but spent summers in Victoria
Special Interests
Career Highlights
2022 Season
Played in nine PGA TOUR Canada events, making five cuts. Finished the year No. 84 on the Fortinet Cup standings.
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PGA TOUR Canada Q-School CANADA: Bounced back from a third-round, 2-over 74 with a solid 70 on the final day at Crowne Isle Resort in Courtenay, British Columbia, in late-April. Finished the tournament T7 with Austin Ryan, good for exempt status in the first half of the PGA TOUR Canada season.
2019 Season
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Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA EAST 1: Earned conditional status for the first half of the season, finishing T17 at Mission Inn Club and Resort. One of two Canadians to emerge from this qualifier with membership (Hugo Bernard).
Amateur Highlights
- Began his college career at Florida Southern College. Was a first-team All-American his sophomore year (2015-16) and was a Jack Nicklaus Division II National Player of the Year semi-finalist that season.
- Transferred to the University of South Florida for his final two years. Was a 2016-17 and 2017-18 all-conference selection, finishing the season with a 72.3 scoring average.
- Was teammates at USF with current PGA TOUR Latinoamerica player Cristian DiMarco.
- At the 98th playing of the Florida Amateur in 2015, Jones won the title at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club in sudden death, defeating Cristobal del Solar on the second extra hole.
Q SCHOOL GRADUATE