Bobby Cole
Summary
Wins
- 1966 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 3 & 2
Near misses
Results by championship
Best day
1966 The Amateur
Carnoustie Golf Links · won 3 & 2
South African Bobby Cole, 18, became the youngest champion to that point, beating Ronnie Shade 3 & 2 in a mist-shortened 18-hole final.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1966.
Career line, 1966–1975
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Top 10
Bobby Cole was born on May 11, 1948, in Springs, South Africa. Cole won the 1966 The Amateur.
See Bobby Cole in our rooms: The Open, Every Ground and The Amateur Championship.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1966 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 3 & 2
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Robert Eric Cole Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1967 Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1966 Eisenhower Trophy team (South Africa)
- 1969 World Cup team (South Africa)
- 1974 World Cup team (South Africa)
- 1976 World Cup team (South Africa)
- 1964 South African Boys Championship winner
- 1966 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase (tie with Peter Townsend) winner
- 1969 Natal Open winner
- 1970 Natal Open winner
Source: Wikipedia: Bobby Cole (golfer)
Known for
- Robert Eric Cole (born 11 May 1948) is a South African professional golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.