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Robert Coles (golfer)

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Robert Coles
Personal information
Full nameRobert Anthony Coles
Born (1972-09-02) 2 September 1972 (age 52)
Hornchurch, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceHornchurch, England
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
European Senior Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2001, 2003, 2005

Robert Anthony Coles (born 2 September 1972) is an English professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour.

Coles was born in Hornchurch, England. He turned professional in 1994.

Coles has won three times on the Challenge Tour, once at the 2003 BA-CA Golf Open (Austrian Open) and twice in 2009, at the Moroccan Classic by Banque Populaire and the Challenge of Ireland. The Austrian Open at the time was a Challenge Tour event, but has since become a European Tour event. He has finished on the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times, in 2004, 2005 and 2011. He lost his card in 2006 and returned to the Challenge Tour. He returned to the European Tour in 2010. He has amassed over one million euros in career earnings. In February 2011, Coles finished runner-up at the Avantha Masters to Shiv Chawrasia. The pair were tied going into the par-five 18th, however Coles made bogey allowing Chawrasia to take the tournament with a par.

In May 2024, Coles won the Senior PGA Professional Championship at Moor Park, Hertfordshire in a play-off with David Higgins and Stephen Fenn, after finishing with a three round total of −5 (73-65-70=208).

Professional wins (6)

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Challenge Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 7 Sep 2003 BA-CA Golf Open −13 (70-67-70-68=275) Playoff Australia Steven Bowditch
2 3 May 2009 Moroccan Classic −13 (69-67-71-68=275) 4 strokes Australia Matthew Zions
3 14 Jun 2009 Challenge of Ireland −10 (68-69-74-67=278) Playoff Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2003 BA-CA Golf Open Australia Steven Bowditch Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2003 Ryder Cup Wales Challenge England Robert Rock, England Sam Walker,
Wales Craig Williams
Williams won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2009 Challenge of Ireland Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts Won with birdie on third extra hole
4 2015 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge Thailand Prom Meesawat, England Jack Senior Senior won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Other wins (2)

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  • 2017 PGA Play-offs
  • 2024 Senior PGA Professional Championship

European Senior Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Aug 2024 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship −4 (69-69-75-71=284) 1 stroke Scotland Paul Lawrie

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Coles only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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Professional

  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2017 (winners), 2019

See also

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