Robert Coles (born 2 September 1972) is an

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who currently plays on the

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. Coles was born in

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. He turned professional in 1994. Coles has won three times on the

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, once at the 2003

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(Austrian Open) and twice in 2009, at the Moroccan Classic by Banque Populaire and the

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. The Austrian Open at the time was a Challenge Tour event, but has since become a

event. He has finished on the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times, in 2004, 2005 and 2011. He lost his card in 2006 and returned to the Challenge Tour. He returned to the European Tour in 2010. He has amassed over one million

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s in career earnings. In February 2011, Coles finished runner-up at the

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Shiv Chawrasia Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia (born 15 May 1978), commonly known as S.S.P. Chawrasia, is an Indian professional golfer. Since 2008 he has won six Asian Tour events, four of which were co-sanctioned by the European Tour. He has had particular suc ...

. The pair were tied going into the par-five 18th, however Coles made bogey allowing Chawrasia to take the tournament with a par.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–2)

Other wins (1)

*2017 PGA Play-offs

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Coles only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2017 (winners), 2019

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