This Day in Golf--Sept. 26

There are some golfers from yesteryear who just didn't come along at the right time to be as well known outside their area as they should have been. Neil Coles is one of them. Born on this date in 1934, the Englishman played in his prime before golf went fully global. Combine that with an aversion to air travel, and Coles was barely known in the U.S. unless you were a fully informed golf nut. But he was a star in Europe, winning seven European Tour titles, 14 senior tournaments, 26 "others" and played on eight Ryder Cup teams. He never won one of the four majors, but his contribution to the game, particularly as a promoter of European Tour golf, earned him a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame.