Michael Joseph Ryan (18 July 1897 – 1 August 1965) was an Australian amateur

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er who won the Australian Open in 1932. He also played Australian rules football for

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in the

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(VFL). Ryan made just one senior appearance for South Melbourne, in the

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, when they defeated

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in a game at

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. South Melbourne went on to win the premiership that year. Ryan joined the

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in 1925 and won their Championship the following year. He later went to Kingston Heath. In 2002 he was named as one of the twelve members of the Victorian golfing team of the 20th century.

Tournament wins

*1929

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*1930

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*1932

, Australian Open *1933

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*1935

*1937 Queensland Amateur

Team appearances

* Kirk-Windeyer Cup (representing Victoria): 1929, 1930 *

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(representing Victoria): 1929 (winners), 1930 (winners), 1931 (winners), 1932, 1933 (winners), 1934, 1935, 1936 (winners), 1937, 1939 (winners), 1946

References

Australian male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Melbourne Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players People from Port Melbourne 1897 births 1965 deaths Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1897-stub