Eric Cole
Height: 5'9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Age: 35 (June 12, 1988)
Birthplace: Palm Springs, California
Residence: Tequesta, Florida
Education:
Nova Southeastern University
Special Interests:
Fishing
Turned Professional:
2009
City plays from:
Tequesta, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2023 RBC Canadian Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#33 : 2023 The Honda ClassicCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#63 : 2023 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$915,600 : 2023 The Honda Classic (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
The Honda Classic - Lost in a playoff to Chris Kirk at The Honda Classic, earning his first career runner-up on the PGA TOUR. Mexico Open at Vidanta - Recorded his second top-five of the season with a T5 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Fortinet Championship - Finished solo-fourth at the 2023 Fortinet Championship, his third top-five of the season.
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 36 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 12 | $3,793,121 | |||||
| 2023 | 33 | 110 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 43 | $3,765,121 | ||||
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $28,000 | |||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | T27 | T15 | T39 | ||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2023 | T31 | T25 | ||
Personal
- His mother, Laura Baugh, was the 1973 LPGA Rookie of the year and finished with 70 top-10s across a 25-year LPGA career. She also won the 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur as a 16-year-old, making her the youngest winner in history at the time. She eventually worked at Sawgrass Country Club for four years as a teaching professional before establishing her own golf school in St. Augustine.
- His father, Bobby Cole, a native of South Africa, won the 1977 Buick Open on the PGA TOUR, in addition to becoming the youngest winner of the British Amateur as an 18-year-old in 1966.
- Is a type 1 diabetic.
- Earned his 54th career Minor League Golf Tour win in December 2021.