After 26 years, Coronado’s Jones ready to retire

It is a drive to and from work like few others in San Diego. From his home in Bonita, Dave Jones has made the journey to his job at the Coronado Golf Club for 26 years. That pencils out to more than 13,000 trips, one direction or another, across the concrete ribbon that is the Coronado Bridge. It never got old. “You get on top of that bridge, and even when you’re sitting in traffic, you see the Coronado Islands, and Point Loma and the Hotel Del,” Jones was saying recently. “This is a special place. Coronado has a lot of character, and the residents take a lot of pride in that.” In the near future, Jones will be crossing the bridge simply to play golf, not manage it. At the end of this month, the 61-year-old Australian is retiring after serving as Coronado’s director of golf services and its head superintendent for his entire tenure at the facility. How did he manage to stay in such a beautiful place for so long? “I don’t know. Lucky?” Jones said with a laugh. “It’s a great golf course in a terrific location. And Coronado is such a good city to work for. It helps with your longevity when you’re working with good people.” Read the entire Union Tribune article here.