Gavin Coles - Media Guide

finish T9 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his second career top-10 on the PGA TOUR. Second top-10 of the season was a T10 at the 2007 Buick Open, three strokes behind champion Brian Bateman. Has finished inside the top 20 and collected a win in each of his three seasons on the Nationwide TOUR (2002, 2004, 2006) - at the 2002 Jacob's Creek Open, 2004 New Zealand PGA Championship and 2006 Legend Financial Group Classic presented by Cynergies Solutions, his first win in the U.S. In 2006, also played in five events on the PGA TOUR after receiving a Minor Medical Extension but did not make enough money to keep his card for the remainder of the season. In 2005, finished out of top 125 in second year on PGA TOUR, but received a Minor Medical Extension due to rib injury suffered at the John Deere Classic. He missed the better part of two months (July-August). Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads at the 2005 Shell Houston Open. Paired with co-leader Vijay Singh in the final round and posted a 3-over 75 to fall to T7. Leader or co-leader for first 10 holes on Sunday, but double bogey-6 on No. 11 dashed title hopes. Earned career-best $140,417 for first top-10 of TOUR career. Finished 20th on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list to earn TOUR card for 2005. Best finish of rookie season on PGA TOUR in 2003 was a T56 at The INTERNATIONAL. Finished 13th on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list, winning the season's first event, the Jacob's Creek Open by two strokes over Bryce Molder. The victory was his first after seven years as a professional, spent mostly on the Australasian Tour. Hometown of Bathurst is famous in Australia for having the biggest car race of the year. Normally the population of the town would be 30,000, however on the weekend of the race, the town swells to 150,000.