Robert Coles | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert Anthony Coles |
Born | Hornchurch, England | 2 September 1972
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Hornchurch, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1994 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 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).
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Sep 2003 | BA-CA Golf Open | −13 (70-67-70-68=275) | Playoff | Steven Bowditch |
2 | 3 May 2009 | Moroccan Classic | −13 (69-67-71-68=275) | 4 strokes | Matthew Zions |
3 | 14 Jun 2009 | Challenge of Ireland | −10 (68-69-74-67=278) | Playoff | Nicolas Colsaerts |
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2003 | BA-CA Golf Open | Steven Bowditch | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2003 | Ryder Cup Wales Challenge | Robert Rock, Sam Walker, Craig Williams | Williams won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2009 | Challenge of Ireland | Nicolas Colsaerts | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
4 | 2015 | SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge | Prom Meesawat, Jack Senior | Senior won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Coles only played in The Open Championship.
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