Chris Riley (golfer)

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Chris Riley
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Riley at the 2007 KLM Open
Personal information
Full nameChris J. Riley
Born (1973-12-08) December 8, 1973 (age 50)
San Diego, California, U.S. [1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceSan Diego, California, U.S. [1]
SpouseMichelle (née Louviere)
ChildrenTaylor, Rose
Career
College University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 22 (February 29, 2004) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T23: 2003
PGA Championship 3rd: 2002
U.S. Open T48: 2004
The Open Championship T22: 2002

Chris J. Riley (born December 8, 1973) is an American professional golfer and coach.

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Riley was born in San Diego, California. [1] He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he became the first four-year All-American in any sport. In 1995 he played for the United States in the Walker Cup.

Riley turned professional in 1996 and spent time on the Nationwide Tour. He became a member of the PGA Tour in 1999 and made the top thirty on the money list in 2002 and 2003. His sole PGA Tour victory came at the 2002 Reno-Tahoe Open. He was a member of the losing 2004 United States Ryder Cup team and also played on a winning American team in that year's Tommy Bahama Challenge, which is an international match for pros aged 30 and under.

After his Ryder Cup appearance, Riley finished outside of the top 125 on the money list in both 2005 and 2006. Riley last played a full PGA Tour season in 2010 and competes occasionally through Monday qualifying and past champion status. In 2007 he won the Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby on the Nationwide Tour located in Byron, Minnesota.

He was ranked as high as 21st in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Riley was named the head men's golf coach at University of San Diego in June 2017. [3]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 25, 2002 Reno–Tahoe Open −17 (71-66-67-67=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Kaye

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2002 Reno–Tahoe Open Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Kaye Won with par on first extra hole
2 2004 Buick Invitational Flag of the United States.svg John Daly, Flag of England.svg Luke Donald Daly won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 17, 2007 Rochester Area Charities Showdown −16 (67-68-67-70=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark (a)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Rochester Area Charities Showdown Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark (a)Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006
Masters Tournament T234449
U.S. Open CUTCUTT48
The Open Championship T22CUTCUTT67
PGA Championship T513CUTT4T66T41
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000133
U.S. Open 00000031
The Open Championship 00000142
PGA Championship 00122265
Totals0012241611

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
The Players Championship T48T58T22CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2002200320042005
Match Play R32R64R64
Championship T39T28T50
Invitational T4T34T58
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "PGA Tour profile" . Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Week 9 2004 Ending 29 Feb 2004" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chris Riley introduced as Head Coach for Men's Golf". USD Toreros. June 23, 2017.
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