Gavin Coles

{{short description|Australian professional golfer}}

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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
victory!!Runner(s)-up

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,
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Lunde

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

|MasterCard Masters

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonard, {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott

|Lonard won with par on third extra hole
Scott eliminated by par on first hole

=Nationwide Tour wins (5)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

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,
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Lunde

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

|Chitimacha Louisiana Open

|−12 (70-66-66-70=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Thompson

align=center|5

|align=right|23 Oct 2011

|Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open

|−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

|Peek'n Peak Classic

|{{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

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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

See also