Janet Coles

{{short description|American professional golfer}}

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Janet Coles (born August 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour[http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf LPGA All-Time Winners List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229053926/http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf |date=2010-12-29 }} in 1978 and 1983.[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf |date=2010-01-02 }}[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf |date=2011-06-29 }}

On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College women's golf team.[http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=205245864 Former LPGA Tour Player to Lead Women's Golf Team]

Professional wins (2)

=LPGA Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

1

|Apr 30, 1978

|Natural Light Lady Tara Classic

|−8 (71-70-70=211)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gloria Ehret
{{flagicon|USA}} Hollis Stacy

2

|May 8, 1983

|Lady Michelob

|−10 (67-70-69=206)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sandra Post

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|1

|1978

|Natural Light Lady Tara Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gloria Ehret
{{flagicon|USA}} Hollis Stacy

|Won with birdie on third extra hole
Stacy eliminated by par on first hole

References

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