Gavin Coles
{{short description|Australian professional golfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}
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| birth_place = Bathurst, New South Wales
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| yearpro = 1992
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Gavin Coles (born 19 October 1968) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career
Coles is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour, where he has won 5 events; including two co-sanctioned events with the PGA Tour of Australasia. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004 and 2006 and the PGA Tour in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Professional wins (5)
=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|10 Mar 2002 |Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 |−9 (71-69-67-72=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryce Molder |
align=center|2
|align=right|29 Feb 2004 |New Zealand PGA Championship1 |−6 (70-72-72-68=282) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bradley Hughes, {{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Jones, |
1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2002 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonard, {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott |Lonard won with par on third extra hole |
=Nationwide Tour wins (5)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|10 Mar 2002 |Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 |−9 (71-69-67-72=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryce Molder |
align=center|2
|align=right|29 Feb 2004 |New Zealand PGA Championship1 |−6 (70-72-72-68=282) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bradley Hughes, {{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Jones, |
align=center|3
|align=right|3 Sep 2006 |Legend Financial Group Classic |−10 (67-71-68-68=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bradley Hughes |
align=center|4
|align=right|30 Mar 2008 |−12 (70-66-66-70=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Thompson |
align=center|5
|align=right|23 Oct 2011 |−6 (70-64-69-71=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Blixt |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2006 |{{flagicon|USA}} John Merrick |Lost to par on third extra hole |
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament!!2005 |
align="left"|Match Play
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align="left"|Championship
|59 |
align="left"|Invitational
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
See also
External links
- {{PGATour player|20623}}
- {{AustralasiaTour player|004048}}
- {{OWGR|4863}}
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Category:Australian male golfers
Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers
Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:People from the Central Tablelands
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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