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Charles Coe

United States · born , Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. · died

2championship wins

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1961 Masters
  • Titles 1949 U.S. Amateur and 1958 U.S. Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1951 The Amateur and 1959 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1949 U.S. Amateur Oak Hill Country Club · 11 & 10
  2. 1958 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · 5 & 4

Near misses

  1. 1951 The Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Dick Chapman · 5 & 4
  2. 1959 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 1 up
  3. 1961 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 281

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Gary Player's rivals →

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 1961 Masters Lowest 72-hole total by an amateur · 281

Results by championship

    Best day

    1961 Masters

    Runner-up to Gary Player · 281.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1961.

    Career line, 1949–1961

    Masters
    1961 Masters: runner-up to Gary Player
    U.S. Amateur
    1949 U.S. Amateur: won1958 U.S. Amateur: won1959 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    The Amateur
    1951 The Amateur: runner-up
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    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Charles Coe was born on October 26, 1923, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. Coe's best major finish was second, at the 1961 Masters. Coe won the 1949 U.S. Amateur and the 1958 U.S. Amateur. Coe was runner-up at the 1951 The Amateur and the 1959 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1949 U.S. Amateur Oak Hill Country Club · 11 & 10
    2. 1958 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · 5 & 4

    Near misses

    1. 1951 The Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Dick Chapman · 5 & 4
    2. 1959 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 1 up
    3. 1961 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 281

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1961 Masters Lowest 72-hole total by an amateur · 281

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    Status

    College or club

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1949 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1951 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1957 Walker Cup team (winners, non-playing captain)
    • 1959 Walker Cup team (winners, playing captain)
    • 1961 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1963 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1958 Eisenhower Trophy team
    • 1952 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1954 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1958 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1960 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1961 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1963 Americas Cup team (winners)

    Source: Wikipedia: Charles Coe

    Known for

    • Charles Robert Coe was an American amateur golfer who is considered by many to be one of the greatest American amateurs in history. 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.

    1. Wikidata: Q5076354
    2. Wikipedia: Charles Coe
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Olympic Club
    6. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    7. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    8. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    9. Wikipedia: Broadmoor Golf Club
    10. Wikipedia: Jack Nicklaus