Wayne Riley (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian professional .
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. 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.
Riley has four children who all reside in England.
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 |
1 | 11 Nov 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | −14 (68-65-70-71=274) | Playoff | Ian Baker-Finch |
2 | 24 Nov 1985 | U-Bix Classic | −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)
1 | 1984 | Victorian PGA Championship | Ian Baker-Finch | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
U.S. Open | T40 | |||||||||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T33 | T34 | CUT | T59 | T72 | T88 | CUT | T51 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
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