Jeff Coston

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1955)}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Jeff Coston | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|10|15}} | birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | weight = {{convert|155|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = [[Seattle University]] | yearpro = 1977 | tour = | extour = [[PGA Tour]] [[Ben Hogan Tour]] [[U.S. Golf Tour]] [[Champions Tour]] | prowins = 59 | nwidewins = 1 | otherwins = 58 | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = T53: 2000 | open = DNP | pga = 72nd: 2004 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Jeff Coston''' (born October 15, 1955) is an American [[professional golfer]].

==Early life== In 1965, Coston attended a [[PGA Tour]] event near his hometown, the [[Greater Seattle Open Invitational]] at [[Inglewood Country Club]]. Upon observing [[Jack Nicklaus]] at the event, he realized he wanted to become a professional golfer.<ref name="JC">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffcoston.com/bio.html |title=Bio |publisher=Jeff Coston |accessdate=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224081232/http://jeffcoston.com/bio.html |archivedate=February 24, 2012 }}</ref>

== Professional career == In 1985, he joined the [[PGA Tour]].<ref name="JC" /> Coston played on the PGA Tour in 1985 and 1988. His best finish was a tied for seventh at the 1988 [[Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic]]. From 1991 to 1994, he played on the [[Ben Hogan Tour]], winning once, at the 1991 [[Ben Hogan Shreveport Open]].

Coston runs the Jeff Coston Academy, located at the [[Semiahmoo Resort]] near [[Blaine, Washington]], opened in 1994. In 2000 he qualified for the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], finishing 53rd.

=== Senior career === Coston has had much success in local senior tournaments. He is the most prolific winner of the [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] in modern times, having won the championship every year between 2006 and 2011.<ref name="PNW">{{cite web |url=http://www.pnwpga.com/tournaments/pnw-senior-pga-championship |title=PNW Senior PGA Championship |publisher=PNWPGA |accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref> He has also won the Washington Senior Open every year between 2006 and 2010.

Coston qualified for the 2015 [[Champions Tour]] by finishing third at [[qualifying school]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2014/11/21/frank-esposito-wins-national-qualifying.html |title=Esposito is medalist at National Qualifying |publisher=PGA Tour |date=November 21, 2014 |first=Phil |last=Stambaugh}}</ref>

== Awards and honors == * Coston was Pacific Northwest Player of the Year twelve times: in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2010. * Coston was PGA Senior Player of the Year five years consecutively from 2006 to 2010.

==Amateur wins== ''this list may be incomplete'' *1977 [[Pacific Northwest Amateur]]

==Professional wins (59)== ===Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Mar 10, [[1991 Ben Hogan Tour|1991]] |[[Ben Hogan Shreveport Open]] |−6 (66-74-70=210) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beau Baugh]] |}

'''Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |[[1991 Ben Hogan Tour|1991]] |[[Ben Hogan Shreveport Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beau Baugh]] |Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |[[1992 Ben Hogan Tour|1992]] |[[Ben Hogan Tulsa Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Lowery]] |Lost to birdie on second extra hole |}

===U.S. Golf Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|May 20, 1990 |Triangle Classic |−14 (64-65-66-71=266) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ty Armstrong]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lan Gooch]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Jul 29, 1990 |Shriners Classic |−18 (62-65-66-69=262) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hugh Royer III]] |} Sources:<ref>{{cite news |agency=The Associated Press |title=Jeff Coston Wins Triangle Classic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/940829469/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=Winston-Salem Journal |location=Winston-Salem, North Carolina |date=May 21, 1990 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pryear |first=Scott |title=Winner's reward |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/207635484/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=The News-Leader |location=Springfield, Missouri |date=July 30, 1990 |pages=1C, 4C |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Other mini-tour wins (6)=== *1986 Hillcrest Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour) *1989 [[North Dakota Open]] (Dakotas Tour) *1990 Sharp Chevrolet Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour), Western North Dakota Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour) *1991 Hillcrest Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour) *1993 Cypress Creek (Space Coast Tour)<ref>{{cite news |title=Scoreboard {{!}} Golf {{!}} Space Coast Tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/807783321/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=The Tampa Tribune |location=Tampa, Florida |date=January 13, 1993 |page=2-Sports |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Other regular wins (23)=== *1983 Hillcrest Pro-Am *1995 [[Oregon Open]] *1996 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]] *1997 Rosaurs Spokane Open, [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *1999 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]], [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2000 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2001 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]], [[Northwest Open]] *2002 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2003 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2004 [[Oregon Open]] *2006 Rosaurs Spokane Open, Guisti Memorial *2007 [[Northwest Open]] *2008 Rosaurs Spokane Open *2009 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2010 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]], [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] *2016 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]] *2021 [[Washington Open (golf)|Washington Open]] *2022 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]]

===Senior wins (27)=== *2006 Washington Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2007 Oregon Senior Open, Washington Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2008 Washington Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2009 Oregon Senior Open, Washington Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2010 Washington Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2011 [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]], Oregon Senior Open *2012 Oregon Senior Open *2013 [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2017 Oregon Senior Open *2018 Oregon Senior Open, PNW Senior Players Championship *2019 Oregon Senior Open *2020 Oregon Senior Open, [[Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship]] *2021 Washington Senior Open, Oregon Senior Open *2022 PNW Senior Players Championship, Washington Senior Open *2023 Washington Senior Open

==See also== *[[1984 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] *[[1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.jeffcoston.com}} *{{PGATour player|01224}}

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