Janet Coles

Janet Coles
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1954-08-04) August 4, 1954 (age 72)
California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Career
SportGolf
CollegeUCLA
StatusProfessional
Former tourLPGA Tour (1977–1990)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT4: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipT11: 1983
U.S. Women's OpenT4: 1985
du Maurier ClassicT13: 1981

Janet Coles (born August 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Career

Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1978 and 1983.

On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College women's golf team.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 30, 1978 Natural Light Lady Tara Classic −8 (71-70-70=211) Playoff United States Gloria Ehret
United States Hollis Stacy
2 May 8, 1983 Lady Michelob −10 (67-70-69=206) 6 strokes Canada Sandra Post

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1978 Natural Light Lady Tara Classic United States Gloria Ehret
United States Hollis Stacy		 Won with birdie on third extra hole
Stacy eliminated by par on first hole

References

  1. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ Former LPGA Tour Player to Lead Women's Golf Team