Recognising his outstanding work, both with Japan Golf and as Director of Coaching at Glenelg Golf Club, Gareth Jones claimed his third PGA South Australia Coach of the Year (High Performance) at the 2023 SA Golf Industry Awards Night in October.
Guiding the emergence of Japan’s elite amateurs into world golf has earned Gareth Jones a second SA Coach of the Year (High Performance) nod at the 2021 SA Golf Industry Awards Night.
PGA of Australia coach Gareth Jones doesn’t expect Japan will have to wait another 86 years for a male Major champion following Hideki Matsuyama’s historic one-stroke victory at Augusta National Golf Club.
Japan’s Ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami, has told Sky News, Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters win at Augusta National was what Japanese golf fans have been “waiting for, for years”, whilst giving a shout-out to Japan's Head Golf Coach, Gareth Jones.
Japan’s Takumi Kanaya, the world’s top-ranked amateur golfer, he has turned professional and signed with WME Sports for worldwide management to represent all his commercial activities.
Australia's Gareth Jones, current Coaching Director of Japan Golf, has taken out Australian Golf Digest's 2018 Coach of the Year award as part of the magazine's annual Player of the Year awards.
