Richard Backwell

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Richard Backwell
Personal information
Born (1963-12-28) 28 December 1963 (age 61)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
College Texas Wesleyan University
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Canadian Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Other2

Richard Backwell (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Career

Backwell played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1994 to 2002, winning once.

Professional wins (3)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
116 Apr 2000 Tsuruya Open −10 (73-65-71-69=278)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Hidemichi Tanaka

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 Tsuruya Open Flag of Japan.svg Hidemichi Tanaka Won with par on fourth extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
114 Jun 1992 Alberta Open −4 (72-66-73-65=276)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tony Mollica

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur