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Eric Cole

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United States
Comes into the PGA Championship off a T5 in the PGA Tour's CJ Cup, his second best finish of the season. His mother, Laura Baugh, was the 1973 LPGA Rookie of the year and finished with 70 top-10s across a 25-year LPGA career.
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Eric Cole
Eric Cole

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Biography

PGA Championship Appearances
2
Best PGA Championship Finish
T15 (2023)
World Ranking
59
Age
37
Turned Pro
2009
Hometown
Palm Springs, Calif.
College
Nova Southeastern University
Height
5 ft 9 in
Weight
155 lbs

Comes into the PGA Championship off a T5 in the PGA Tour's CJ Cup, his second best finish of the season.

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.

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Previous Performances

Year
Location
R1
R2
R3
R4
TOT
TO PAR
Finish
2025
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
70
70
73
73
286
+2
T41
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
R1
70
R2
70
R3
73
R4
73
TOT
286
2024
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
71
71
142
E
CUT
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
R1
71
R2
71
TOT
142
2023
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
67
74
70
70
281
+1
T15
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
R1
67
R2
74
R3
70
R4
70
TOT
281