Wayne Riley
Australian professional golfer
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::summary Australian professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wayne Riley |
| image | Wayne Riley.JPG |
| imagesize | |
| nickname | Radar |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Sydney, Australia |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | |
| nationality | |
| residence | Sydney, Australia |
| children | 4 |
| yearpro | 1977 |
| retired | |
| tour | |
| extour | European Tour |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| prowins | 6 |
| eurowins | 2 |
| auswins | 4 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | T40: 1996 |
| open | T33: 1985 |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Career
Riley was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1977, and started out on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won several tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, including the 1991 Australian Open.
Riley came through the European Tour's final qualifying school in 1984, but had to wait eleven years before winning his first tournament on the tour, the 1995 Scottish Open. He played on the European Tour for almost twenty years, and won only one other tour event, the 1996 Portuguese Open. He finished a career high 11th on the Order of Merit in 1995.
Riley represented Australia in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup and the 1997 World Cup.
Since leaving the tour, Riley has worked for Sky Sports as an on course commentator on their European Tour coverage.
Riley has four children who all reside in England.
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 15 Jul 1995 | Scottish Open | −12 (66-69-69-72=276) | 2 strokes | ENG Nick Faldo | | 2 | 24 Mar 1996 | Portuguese Open | −13 (65-67-69-70=271) | 2 strokes | ENG Mark Davis, ENG Martin Gates | ::
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 11 Nov 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | −14 (68-65-70-71=274) | Playoff | AUS Ian Baker-Finch | | 2 | 24 Nov 1985 | U-Bix Classic | −19 (70-68-70-65=273) | 3 strokes | AUS George Serhan | | 3 | 11 Nov 1990 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −12 (67-65-66-70=268) | 7 strokes | NZL Frank Nobilo | | 4 | 1 Dec 1991 | Australian Open | −3 (72-74-71-68=285) | 1 stroke | AUS Robert Allenby (a) | ::
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | AUS Ian Baker-Finch | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
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Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T40 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T33 | T34 | CUT | T59 | T72 | T88 | CUT | T51 | CUT | ||||||||
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Note: Riley never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1996
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1997
Notes
References
References
- (16 July 1995). "Riley Holds Off Faldo in Scottish Open". [[The New York Times]].
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