Dawn Coe-Jones, one of the most successful Canadians to play the LPGA, died of cancer early Saturday morning. She was 56.
Coe-Jones died under hospice care with family at her side near her home in Tampa, Fla., according to the Legends Tour. She is survived by her husband, James Edward Jones; son, Jimmy Jones, 21; in-laws Sandy and James Jones; and brothers Mark and John Coe.
“The LPGA Legends are heartbroken about the loss of our great friend, Dawn, who fought a valiant fight over the past few months against a rare form of sarcoma,” Jane Blalock, CEO of the Legends Tour, said in a tour news release.