Wayne Riley (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian professional golfer.

Wayne Riley
Personal information
NicknameRadar
Born (1962-09-17) 17 September 1962 (age 62)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Children4
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins6
Highest ranking62 (7 July 1996)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT40: 1996
The Open ChampionshipT33: 1985

Career

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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.

Professional wins (6)

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European Tour wins (2)

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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)

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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[a] −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

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

Note: Riley never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 27 1996 Ending 7 Jul 1996" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Riley Holds Off Faldo in Scottish Open". The New York Times. 16 July 1995. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
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