Richard Green (golfer)

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Richard Green
Richard Green Open de France 2013 t152806.jpg
Green at the 2013 Alstom Open de France
Personal information
Full nameRichard George Green
Born (1971-02-19) 19 February 1971 (age 53)
Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ResidenceWilliamstown, Victoria, Australia
Bagshot, Surrey, England
PartnerTammy Smith
Career
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 29 (22 July 2007) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
PGA Tour of Australasia2
European Senior Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2008
PGA Championship T37: 2006
U.S. Open T52: 2005
The Open Championship T4: 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2004

Richard George Green (born 19 February 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

Green was born in Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria.

Professional career

In 1992, Green turned professional and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia the same year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 1996, with his first win coming at the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic. [2] His consistent performances in 2004 took him to a career best European Tour Order of Merit finish of 17th. That same year he won the MasterCard Masters and also topped the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. In 2007 he won his second European Tour event at the BA-CA Golf Open in Austria.

Green previously held a share of the course record at Carnoustie with a 64, achieved in the final round of the 2007 Open Championship. The round saw him jump 27 places on the last day of the tournament to finish in a tie for 4th with Ernie Els. [3] The course record was later beaten by Tommy Fleetwood who shot a 63 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in 2017.

Personal life

Green is also a keen motor racing fan and owns a Porsche 911 racing car in which he has competed in the Australian GT Championship [4] on occasion as touring schedules allow, including racing on the support card of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. Among the cars he has owned in the past (and has since sold) included the Bathurst 1000 winning Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore, Perkins Engineering Chassis 027. [5]

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
12 Mar 1997 Dubai Desert Classic −16 (70-68-66-68=272)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam
210 Jun 2007 BA-CA Golf Open −16 (66-65-67-70=268)Playoff Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy
317 Oct 2010 Portugal Masters −18 (70-66-69-65=270)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson,
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Luiten, Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari

European Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1997 Dubai Desert Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2006 KLM Open Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2007 BA-CA Golf Open Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy Won with par on first extra hole
4 2014 Open de España Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters Jiménez won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
112 Dec 2004 MasterCard Masters −17 (69-67-68-67=271)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers, Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie
28 Feb 2015 Oates Vic Open −16 (66-72-67-67=272)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Cullen

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers, Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 Oates Vic Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Cullen Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Jun 2022 Jersey Legends −10 (67-68-71=206)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie
217 Jul 2022 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −8 (68-72-68=208)Playoff Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer
311 Jun 2023 Jersey Legends (2)−9 (70-66-71=207)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Greig Hutcheon

European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2022 Jersey Legends Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie Won with par on third extra hole
22022 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Harrison Frazar Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2024 Sanford International Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T52CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTT42T59CUTT32CUTT4T32CUTT16
PGA Championship CUTT37T4071T60CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000010
U.S. Open 00000021
The Open Championship 000112116
PGA Championship 00000064
Totals0001122011

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2005
The Players Championship T46

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011
Match Play R64R64R64R64R64
Championship T28T51T51
Invitational 67T30T43T37
Champions
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 29 2007 Ending 22 Jul 2007" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Farrell, Andy (3 March 1997). "Golf: Green manages to defeat his hero". The Independent . London. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Australia's Richard Green equals course record, finishes fourth". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 July 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Richard Green". www.australiangt.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Saturday Sleuthing: The Castro Cougars Commodore". V8 Supercars Saturday Sleuthing. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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