Chris Coats





State:

 Queensland

Home Club:

 Peregian Springs, Queensland

Lives:

 Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Date of Birth:

 March 5, 1948

Occupation:

 Retired (computer software)

Email Address:

 chris_coats@bigpond.com

Australian Order of Merit:

    2005-06 = 2nd     2006-07 = 11th

Best Performances
Australian Seniors Golf:

 2007 Winner Australian Senior Match Play Championship
 2006 Australian Senior Team member
 2006 finished second on Australian Senior Order of Merit
 Nine Top 3 finishes in State Seniors Championships
 
 

Driver / Irons / Putter / Ball:

 Ping G5 / Ping / Henry Griffits / Titleist (number 1)

Game Strengths:

  Length off tee, 4 foot putts (no longer!)

Best Golf Tip:

  Have fun. Spend more time on short game than anything else.

The Early Golf Years:
(before Seniors Golf)

 Retired from golf at age 25 and started again at 51. Played pennant golf for Grange (Adelaide) in the early 1970's.

Best Course Played:

     Australia:  Kingston Heath Overseas:   TPC Sawgrass (USA)

Memorable Golf Course:

     Australia:  The Australian Overseas:  Sun City (S. Africa)

Best Golfer:

Played With:  Anthony Gilligan My Best Ever:  Gary Player

Hobbies:

 Golf!

Did You Know:

 Wife and I sailed around the world for 4 years in our 54' sailing yacht.