Gavin Coles

Gavin Coles
Personal information
Born (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56)
Bathurst, New South Wales
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Korn Ferry Tour5 (Tied 7th all time)

Gavin Coles (born 19 October 1968) is an Australian professional golfer.

Coles is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour, where he has won 5 events; including 2 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)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 10 Mar 2002 Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 −9 (71-69-67-72=279) 2 strokes United States Bryce Molder
2 29 Feb 2004 New Zealand PGA Championship1 −6 (70-72-72-68=282) 3 strokes Australia Bradley Hughes, Australia Brendan Jones,
United States Bill Lunde

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2002 MasterCard Masters Australia Peter Lonard, Australia Adam Scott Lonard won with par on third extra hole
Scott eliminated by par on first hole

Nationwide Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 10 Mar 2002 Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 −9 (71-69-67-72=279) 2 strokes United States Bryce Molder
2 29 Feb 2004 New Zealand PGA Championship1 −6 (70-72-72-68=282) 3 strokes Australia Bradley Hughes, Australia Brendan Jones,
United States Bill Lunde
3 3 Sep 2006 Legend Financial Group Classic −10 (67-71-68-68=274) 1 stroke Australia Bradley Hughes
4 30 Mar 2008 Chitimacha Louisiana Open −12 (70-66-66-70=272) 1 stroke United States Kyle Thompson
5 23 Oct 2011 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open −6 (70-64-69-71=274) 1 stroke Sweden Jonas Blixt

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Peek'n Peak Classic United States John Merrick Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2005
Match Play
Championship 59
Invitational
  Did not play

See also


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