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Neil Coles

England · born , London, England

15.5Ryder Cup points from 40 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 8 Cups · 12-21-7 · 15.5 points (38.8%)
  • Singles 5-6-4 · Foursomes 4-8-1 · Four-ball 3-7-2
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1973 Open
  • Open top 10s 1961 (T3), 1968 (T6), 1970 (T6), 1975 (T7)

Near misses

  1. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 288
  2. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 295 (+7)
  3. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 287 (-1)
  4. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Tom Weiskopf · 279
  5. 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 282 (-6)

Ryder Cup

8 Cups, 40 matches: 12 won, 21 lost, 7 halved, 15.5 points. Foursomes 4-8-1, four-ball 3-7-2, singles 5-6-4.

  1. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  2. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-2, 2 points · automatic
  3. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
  4. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  5. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · automatic
  6. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
  7. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  8. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Tom Weiskopf's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1973 The Open

    Runner-up to Tom Weiskopf · 279.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1973.

    Career line, 1961–1977

    The Open
    1961 The Open: finished T31968 The Open: finished T61970 The Open: finished T61973 The Open: runner-up to Tom Weiskopf1975 The Open: finished T7
    Ryder Cup
    1961 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-2-11963 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-3-21965 Ryder Cup (GB): 3-3-01967 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-3-01969 Ryder Cup (GB): 3-2-11971 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-2-21973 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 1-3-11977 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-3-0
    196519701975

    13 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Neil Coles was born in 1934 in London, England. Coles' best major finish was second, at the 1973 Open. Coles played in 8 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I (1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977), winning 12, losing 21 and halving 7 of 40 matches for 15.5 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 288
    2. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 295 (+7)
    3. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 287 (-1)
    4. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Tom Weiskopf · 279
    5. 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 282 (-6)

    Ryder Cup

    Coles played 8 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I: 40 matches, 12 won, 21 lost, 7 halved, 15.5 points (38.8% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-8-1, four-ball 3-7-2, singles 5-6-4 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    2. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-2, 2 points · automatic
    3. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-3-0, 3 points · automatic
    4. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    5. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · automatic
    6. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
    7. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    8. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Bernard Hunt (8), Christy O'Connor Snr (7), Tom Haliburton (2), Brian Huggett (2), Tony Jacklin (2), Peter Dawson (2), Geoffrey Hunt (1), John Garner (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Neil Coles
    3. R&A 1961
    4. R&A 1968
    5. R&A 1970
    6. R&A 1975
    7. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    8. WP 1961
    9. GC: 1963 ryder cup
    10. WP 1963
    11. GC: 1965 ryder cup
    12. WP 1965
    13. GC: 1967 ryder cup
    14. WP 1967
    15. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    16. WP 1969
    17. GC: 1971 ryder cup
    18. WP 1971
    19. GC: 1973 ryder cup
    20. WP 1973
    21. GC: 1977 ryder cup
    22. WP 1977