Eric Cole
Height: 5'9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Age: 34 (June 12, 1988)
Birthplace: Palm Springs, California
Residence: Delray Beach, Florida
Education:
Nova Southeastern University
Special Interests:
Fishing
Turned Professional:
2009
City plays from:
Delray Beach, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
65 - 2023 The American Express (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#115 : 2023 The RSM ClassicCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#350 : 2023 The American ExpressCareer Largest Paycheck:
$58,630 : 2023 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (Finished 27)Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 12 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 6 | $217,630 | |||||||
| 2023 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 119 | $189,630 | |||||||
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $28,000 | |||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
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.