Robert Coles (golfer)

Robert Coles (born 2 September 1972) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

Robert Coles
Personal information
Full nameRobert Coles
Born (1972-09-02) 2 September 1972
Hornchurch, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceHornchurch, England
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2001, 2003, 2005

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.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

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 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.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
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

Other wins (1)

  • 2017 PGA Play-offs

Results in major championships

Tournament 20012002200320042005
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Professional

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

See also

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