Wayne_Riley
Wayne Riley
Australian professional golfer
Wayne Riley (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian professional golfer.
| Wayne Riley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Radar |
| Born | (1962-09-17) 17 September 1962 (age 61) Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Children | 4 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1977 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 62 (7 July 1996)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T40: 1996 |
| The Open Championship | T33: 1985 |
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.[2] 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.
Radar has four children who all reside in England.
European Tour wins (2)
| 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 |  Nick Faldo |
| 2 | 24 Mar 1996 | Portuguese Open | −13 (65-67-69-70=271) | 2 strokes | Mark Davis, Martin Gates |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Nov 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | −14 (68-65-70-71=274) | Playoff | Ian Baker-Finch |
| 2 | 24 Nov 1985 | U-Bix Classic[lower-alpha 1] | −19 (70-68-70-65=273) | 3 strokes | George Serhan |
| 3 | 11 Nov 1990 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −12 (67-65-66-70=268) | 7 strokes |  Frank Nobilo |
| 4 | 1 Dec 1991 | Australian Open | −3 (72-74-71-68=285) | 1 stroke | Robert Allenby (a) |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | Ian Baker-Finch |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 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 |
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
- Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1996
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1997
- incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship
- "Week 27 1996 Ending 7 Jul 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Riley Holds Off Faldo in Scottish Open". The New York Times. 16 July 1995. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- Wayne Riley at the European Tour official site
- Wayne Riley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site