Neil Coles
| Neil Coles | |
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| Nation: |
 England
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1950 |
| Current tour: | European Seniors Tour |
| Tournament wins: | 40 |
| Major wins : | no |
| Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (2000) |
Neil Coles (born September 26, 1934 ) is an English professional golfer . He is the only golfer who has won professional tournaments in six different decades , beginning in the 1950s and extending into the 21st century.
By 1982 Coles had 31 tournament victories, seven of them on the 1972 newly founded European Tour . He made eight appearances for the UK & Ireland team in the Ryder Cup and twice for England in the World Cup .
From 1992 he played on the newly introduced European Seniors Tour and won there nine more times, most recently in 2002 at the age of almost 68. In the 2006 season he was still at the start at six events.
In 2000, Neil Coles was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame .
He has long been the chairman of the PGA European Tour ’s board of directors and, with his company, Neil Coles & Associates, is an internationally recognized golf course architect .
Coles has been married to Ann since 1954 and has two sons. He lives in Walton-on-Thames, England .
Tournament victories
European Tour and predecessor
- 1956 Gor-Ray Tournament
- 1960 Coombe Hill Assistants
- 1961 Ballantine Tournament
- 1962 Senior Service Tournament
- 1963 Engadine Tournament, Daks Tournament (shared), Martini International (shared)
- 1964 Bowmaker Tournament, Dakes Tournament, News of the World Match Play Championship
- 1965 News of the World Match Play Championship, Carroll's Sweet Afton
- 1966 Pringle Tournament, Dunlop Masters
- 1970 Walworth Aloyco, Sumrie Clothes Better-Ball (with Bernard Hunt), Italian BP Open, Bowmaker Tournament, Daks Tournament
- 1971 Penfold-Bournemouth Tournament, Daks Tournament (shared), Carrolls International, German Open
- 1972 Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open (in play-off)
- 1973 Sumrie Clothes Better-Ball (with Bernard Hunt ), Spanish Open , Benson and Hedges Match Play Championship
- 1974 WD & HO Wills
- 1976 Penfold PGA Championship (in play-off)
- 1977 Tournament Players Championship
- 1982 Sanyo Open
European Seniors Tour
- 1987 Senior British Open
- 1992 Collingtree Homes Seniors Classic
- 1993 Gary Player Seniors Classic
- 1995 Collingtree Seniors
- 1997 Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic
- 1998 Philip PFA Golf Classic
- 1999 Energis Senior Masters , Dalmahoy Scottish Seniors Open
- 2000 Microlease Jersey Seniors Open
- 2002 Lawrence Batley Seniors
Participation in team competitions
- Ryder Cup (for UK & Ireland): 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977
- World Cup : 1963, 1968
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winner), 1976, 1978 (winner), 1980 (winner)
- Double Diamond: 1971 (winner), 1973, 1975, 1976 (winner), 1977
- Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1998, 1999
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Coles, Neil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | England |