can’t seem to get enough of the Elk Ridge Open. He’s back at the Elk Ridge Golf Resort, just east of Waskesiu for a fourth consecutive year and opened this week’s tournament with a 5-under 65. Jones — a native of B.
C. who makes his home in Tampa, Florida where he attended the University of South Florida — entered Friday’s play tied for eighth. “It (Elk Ridge) is just a beautiful spot,” says Jones, who is the son of the late LPGA Canadian great .
“It’s always in great shape. It’s a little different golf than what we play on this tour most of the time. It’s a little tighter.
You can go claustrophobic out there. It’s actually like kind of what I grew up with back in Tampa (Florida). It reminds me a lot of home.
This is a place I feel comfortable at.” Last year, Jones finished 21st at Elk Ridge with a couple of 66s on the weekend — “that was nice.” He shot his best round at Elk Ridge when it didn’t really count as much.
“Actually, a couple of years ago (2022), during the rainout year, they had a tournament for us on Sunday and I shot 64 and that was like my lowest round of the season and I was, like, ‘nice to waste it on a fun day’ but I’ve always liked this place and when you have a course that kind of fits your eye you want to take advantage of it so I’m excited to be here.” Jones, 28, has noticed greater competition in the field with the former PGA Tour Canada (Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada before that) merging with the PGA Lati.