Gavin Coles has carded a 1-over-par 71 in extremely tough windy conditions to beat Sweden's Jonas Blixt by one shot and win the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. The victory is the first of the year for Coles and the 5th of his career on the Nationwide Tour. With the victory came a cheque for US$108,000....moving Gavin up to No. 15 on the Money List entering next week's season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island.
With the Top-25 money winners after next week's finale earning themselves PGA TOUR cards for 2012, Coles has all but assured himself a spot back on the main tour.
Congratulations to Gavin and coach Gary Edwin!
