[7] Platts was runner-up in the Schweppes PGA Close Championship at Western Gailes Golf Club in 1964, two strokes behind Tony Grubb.

[9] Later in 1964 Platts won the Braemar seven-club tournament at Turnberry by a stroke from John Jacobs, winning £550.

[10] Platts finished the season 7th in the Order of Merit behind Peter Alliss, who won the Harry Vardon Trophy.

[13] The following week he again came close to success in the Gallaher Ulster Open, losing to Bernard Hunt at the sixth hole of sudden-death playoff.

[17] Platts played two fourball matches on the second day with Peter Butler, both against Billy Casper and Gene Littler, halving them both.

[21] Platts won the 1971 Portuguese Open, a stroke ahead of Antonio Garrido and Paul Herbert.

[24] Platts was 57 when the European Senior Tour started in 1992 but he played a number of events, mostly between 1992 and 1994, making his final appearance in 2006.