Wayne Riley (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian professional

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er.

Career

Riley was born in Sydney. He turned

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in 1977, and started out on the

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. He has won several tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, including the 1991 Australian Open. Riley came through the

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's final

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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

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. 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

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. Since leaving the tour, Riley has worked for

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as an on course commentator on their European Tour coverage. Radar has four children who all reside in England.

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Note: Riley never played in the Masters Tournament or the

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.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing Australia): 1996 *

(representing Australia):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Wayne Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers European Tour golfers 1962 births Living people