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Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Coe served as a pilot during World World War II, and later attended the University of Oklahoma from 1946-1948. He finished runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in the 1959 tournament.
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Charles Coe
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He had a successful career in the oil business. He played on six Walker Cup teams from 1949 to 1963, including playing captain on the 1959 team, and was non-playing captain on a seventh team in 1957. Coe made 19 Masters Tournament appearances and owns almost every Masters amateur record, including most cuts made (15).
Top-24 finishes (9).
Top-10 finishes (3). Eagles (6), rounds played (67) and most times low amateur (6). He also holds the amateur records for best finish (2nd in 1961), lowest third round score (67 in 1959), and lowest 72-hole score (281 in 1961).
In 1961, Coe rallied in the final round from six shots down to finish one stroke behind Gary Player. Coe was posthumously named an honoree at the 2006 Memorial Tournament.
When he died, the Rocky Mountain News quoted a Castle Pines golf club member saying, "Charlie Coe was an amateur at everything except life." The Charlie Coe Golf Center at the University of Oklahoma is named in his honor.
He was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. Coe died on May 16, 2001 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. wins (7) this list is probably incomplete wins (2) Results timeline.
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