Chris J. Riley (born December 8, 1973) is an American

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and coach. Riley was born in

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. He attended the

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, where he became the first four-year All-American in any sport. In 1995 he played for the United States in the

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. Riley turned professional in 1996 and spent time on the Nationwide Tour. He became a member of the

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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

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United States

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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

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on the Nationwide Tour located in

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. He was ranked as high as 21st in the

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. Riley was named the head men's golf coach at

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in June 2017.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 PGA – 2006 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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Professional *

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Chris American male golfers UNLV Rebels men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States College golf coaches in the United States Golfers from San Diego Golfers from Nevada Sportspeople from Las Vegas 1973 births Living people