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- Playing career
- Personal life
- Professional wins (50) European Circuit wins (22) European Tour wins (7) Other wins (6) Senior Circuit wins (5) European Seniors Tour wins (9) Other senior wins (1)
- Results in major championships Summary
- Team appearances
- See also
- References
- External links
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| name = Neil Coles, MBE
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| fullname = Neil Chapman Coles
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1934|9|26}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| weight = {{convert|182|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{ENG}}
| residence = Walton-on-Thames, England
| spouse = Ann
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| children = Keith, Gary
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| yearpro = 1950
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| extour = European Tour
European Seniors Tour
| prowins = 50
| eurowins = 7
| seneurowins = 9
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6 (senior)
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| masters = WD: 1966
| usopen = DNP
| open = T2: 1973
| pga = DNP
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| wghofyear = 2000
| award1 = Harry Vardon Trophy
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}}Neil Chapman Coles, MBE (born 26 September 1934) is an English professional golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50 he won a further 14 important Seniors tournaments between 1985 and 2002, winning his final European Seniors Tour event at the age of 67. He also played in eight Ryder Cup matches between 1961 and 1977.[1]Playing careerWhile he never became one of the leading stars of global golf, and did not win a major championship, Coles was remarkable for his consistency, and even more for his durability. He was five times a top-ten finisher in the Open Championship, finishing third in 1961 and second in 1973, although arguably his closest chances came in 1970 (when he led after a first-round 65 and was only 3 off the lead going into the final round) and 1975 (where he followed second and third rounds of 69 and 67 with a 74 at Carnoustie, when a 70 would have earned him the Claret Jug). He led the British Order of Merit in both 1963 and 1970, and maintained a top-ten position in the Merit list for almost every year of the 1960s and 1970s decades. He was ranked 7th in the world on the inaugural Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in December 1968, a position he regained at the end of 1970. Even at the peak of his career he made few appearances in the United States because of his fear of flying.[2] He finished in the top ten on the European Seniors Tour's order of merit eight times between 1992 and 2000. Coles was the winner of the inaugural Senior British Open Championship.[3] In 2002, during which season he turned sixty eight, he finished eleventh. In that year he won the Lawrence Batley Seniors at the age of 67 years and 276 days, beating his own record for the oldest winner of a European Seniors Tour event, set in 2000. He also had a third-place finish in 2003. His final win tally on the Senior Tour was nine. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. Coles was until November 2013 the chairman of the PGA European Tour's board of directors, when he was replaced by David Williams.[4] He is also a golf course architect designing courses such as Chartham Park. Personal lifeColes married Ann Keep, after growing up together in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. They had two sons, Keith (born 1956) and Gary (born 1959). Ann died in 2015.[5] Gary was also a professional golfer and followed his father by winning the PGA Assistants' Championship in 1985, 29 years after his father.[1][6] Professional wins (50)European Circuit wins (22)| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | | 1 | 25 May 1956 | Gor-Ray Cup | 70-71-68-68=277 | 4 strokes | ENG}} Peter Butler | | 2 | 26 May 1960 | Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament | 66-70-71-73=280 | 1 stroke | ENG}} Lionel Platts | | 3 | 7 Oct 1961 | Ballantine Tournament | 71-72-69-65=277 | 5 strokes | ENG}} Ken Bousfield | | 4 | 22 Sep 1962 | Senior Service Tournament | 70-69-65-73=277 | 1 stroke | ZAF|1928}} Denis Hutchinson, {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle,
{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson | | 5 | 4 May 1963 | Martini International | 74-74-71-79=298 | Shared title with {{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr | | 6 | 15 Jun 1963 | Daks Tournament | 75-68-69-68=280 | Shared title with {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Alliss | | 7 | 24 Aug 1963 | Engadine Tournament (St. Moritz) | 276 | 2 strokes | ZAF|1928}} Stewart Davies, {{flagicon|EGY}} Abdel Halim Kahoul | | 8 | 6 Jun 1964 | Daks Tournament | 67-74-73-68=282 | 1 stroke | AUS}} Peter Thomson | | 9 | 30 Jun 1964 | Bowmaker Tournament | 68-68=136 | 1 stroke | ENG}} Peter Alliss | | 10 | 5 Sep 1964 | News of the World Match Play | 3 & 2 | ENG}} Peter Butler | | 11 | 18 Jul 1965 | Carroll's International | 68-67-69-65=269 | 6 strokes | ENG}} Tommy Horton, {{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Weetman | | 12 | 5 Sep 1965 | News of the World Match Play | 19 holes | ENG}} Lionel Platts | | 13 | 25 Jun 1966 | Pringle of Scotland Tournament | 69-67-69-68=273 | 3 strokes | ENG}} Peter Alliss | | 14 | 17 Sep 1966 | Dunlop Masters | 70-69-70-69=278 | 1 stroke | IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr, {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson | | 15 | 29 Mar 1970 | Italian BP Open | 69-73-72-68=282 | 3 strokes | ESP}} Valentín Barrios | | 16 | 6 Apr 1970 | Walworth Aloyco Tournament (Rome) | 282 | 3 strokes | IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr, {{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Huggett | | 17 | 30 May 1970 | Daks Tournament | 67-70-71-73=281 | 3 strokes | ENG}} Peter Wilcock | | 18 | 30 Jun 1970 | Bowmaker Tournament | 66-66=132 | 3 strokes | ENG}} Jimmy Hitchcock | | 19 | 8 May 1971 | Penfold-Bournemouth Tournament | 71-74-69-70=284 | 4 strokes | ENG}} Stuart Brown, {{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Cunningham,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Doug Sewell, {{flagicon|SCO}} Ronnie Shade | | 20 | 5 Jun 1971 | Daks Tournament | 70-71-70-73=284 | Shared title with {{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Huggett | | 21 | 20 Jun 1971 | Carroll's International | 69-67-72-68=276 | 3 strokes | ENG}} Peter Oosterhuis | | 22 | 25 Jul 1971 | German Open | 69-71-71-68=279 | 4 strokes | AUS}} Peter Thomson |
European Tour wins (7)| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | | 1 | 1 Jul 1972 | Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open | −5 (72-72-70-69=283) | Playoff | WAL}} Brian Huggett | | 2 | 14 Apr 1973 | Spanish Open | −6 (67-71-72-72=282) | 3 strokes | ZAF|1928}} Tienie Britz, {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Defoy | | 3 | 26 May 1973 | Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship | 2 up | ENG}} Doug McClelland | | 4 | 21 Sep 1974 | W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament | −5 (68-69-73-73=283) | 1 stroke | AUS}} Jack Newton | | 5 | 31 May 1976 | Penfold PGA Championship | E (70-69-71-70=280) | Playoff | IRL}} Eamonn Darcy, {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player | | 6 | 10 Sep 1977 | Tournament Players Championship | −4 (76-70-73-69=288) | 1 stroke | ENG}} Peter Dawson | | 7 | 10 Oct 1982 | Sanyo Open | −14 (71-67-64-64=266) | 1 stroke | ENG}} Gary Cullen |
European Tour playoff record (2–1)| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | | 1 | 1972 | Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open | WAL}} Brian Huggett | Won on second extra hole | | 2 | 1976 | Penfold PGA Championship | IRL}} Eamonn Darcy, {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player | Won with par on third extra hole
Player eliminated by par on first hole | | 3 | 1978 | Benson & Hedges International Open | AUS}} Noel Ratcliffe, {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Trevino | Trevino won with par on fourth extra hole
Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (6)this list is incomplete- 1962 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Ross Whitehead)
- 1967 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Keith Warren)
- 1970 Sumrie Better-Ball (with Bernard Hunt), Southern Professional Championship
- 1973 Sumrie Better-Ball (with Bernard Hunt)
- 1980 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Doug McClelland)
Senior Circuit wins (5)| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner-up | | 1 | 28 Jul 1985 | Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship | −4 (72-67-70-75=284) | 2 strokes | IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snr | | 2 | 3 Aug 1986 | Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship | −4 (71-70-67-68=276) | 1 stroke | ENG}} Peter Butler | | 3 | 21 Jun 1987 | Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship | −13 (66-73-67-73=206) | 4 strokes | AUS}} Peter Thomson | | 4 | 26 Jul 1987 | Seniors British Open | −1 (66-73-67-73=279) | 1 stroke | NZL}} Bob Charles | | 5 | 18 Jun 1989 | Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship | +1 (71-66-72-68=277) | 4 strokes | ENG}} Peter Butler |
European Seniors Tour wins (9)| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | | 1 | 4 Oct 1992 | Collingtree Homes Seniors Classic | +2 (72-72-74=218) | 3 strokes | RSA|1928}} John Fourie, {{flagicon|NIR}} Hugh Jackson | | 2 | 23 May 1993 | Gary Player Seniors Classic | E (76-66-71=213) | 2 strokes | SCO}} George Will | | 3 | 26 Aug 1995 | Collingtree Seniors | −5 (71-72-68=211) | 4 strokes | SCO}} Brian Barnes | | 4 | 22 Jun 1997 | Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic | −8 (68-71-69=208) | 7 strokes | ESP}} Antonio Garrido, {{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Waites | | 5 | 31 May 1998 | Philips PFA Golf Classic | −13 (67-69-67=203) | Playoff | NIR}} David Jones | | 6 | 1 Aug 1999 | Energis Senior Masters | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 1 stroke | SCO}} David Huish | | 7 | 22 Aug 1999 | Dalmahoy Scottish Seniors Open | −10 (69-68-69=206) | 1 stroke | USA}} Jerry Bruner, {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Dolan | | 8 | 4 Jun 2000 | Microlease Jersey Seniors Open | −9 (66-71-70=207) | 3 strokes | USA}} Jerry Bruner | | 9 | 29 Jun 2002 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | −4 (72-67-70=209) | Playoff | ENG}} David Creamer, {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Stull |
Other senior wins (1)- 1991 Léman International Senior Trophy
Results in major championships| Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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| Masters Tournament | | | | | | The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | | T21 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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| Masters Tournament | | | | | | | WD | | | | | The Open Championship | CUT | T3 | | T20 | CUT | T12 | CUT | T36 | T6 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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| Masters Tournament | | | | | | | | | | | | The Open Championship | T6 | T22 | CUT | T2 | T13 | 7 | T28 | T41 | T48 | WD |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
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| Masters Tournament | | | | | | | | The Open Championship | T29 | T39 | T42 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Coles only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place Summary| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | | Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 18 | | PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 18 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1973 Open Championship – 1978 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
Team appearances- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977
- World Cup (representing England): 1963, 1968
- R.T.V. International Trophy (representing England): 1967 (winners)
- Double Diamond International (representing England): 1971 (winners), 1973, 1975 (captain), 1976 (winners), 1977
- Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing England): 1973, 1975
- Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners)
- Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1998 (tie), 1999
See also- List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=About us - Neil Coles MBE |url=http://neilcoles.com/about.htm |work=Neil Coles and Associates |accessdate=18 November 2016}}
2. ^Old King Coles is a merry old soul{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. John Huggan, The Scotsman, May 2007
3. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vfJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6YQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5223,5009898&dq=neil+coles+turnberry&hl=en Coles wins by one]
4. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/25184206 BBC Sport – European Tour appoints first non-professional chairman]
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=262061.html |publisher=europeantour.com |title=Ann Coles Obituary| date=30 June 2015}}
6. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qqNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3281%2C3437356 |title=Gary a chip off old Coles block |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=17 August 1985 |page=19}}
External links- {{official website|http://neilcoles.com}}
- {{EuroTour player|39}}
- Neil Coles – profile on the World Golf Hall of Fame's official site
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