Chris Riley (golfer)

Chris Riley
Chris Riley at the 2007 KLM Open.
Personal information
Full name	Chris J. Riley
Born	December 8, 1973(1973-12-08) San Diego, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional	1996
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T23: 2003
U.S. Open	T48: 2004
The Open Championship	T22: 2002
PGA Championship	3rd: 2002

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

Riley was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he became the first four-year All-American in any sport. In 1995 he played for the United States in the Walker Cup.

Riley turned professional in 1996 and spent time on the Nationwide Tour. He became a member of the PGA Tour 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 2004 United States Ryder Cup 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. He has led the tour in withdrawal's 4 out of the last 5 years, setting a PGA Tour record. In 2007 he won the Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby on the Nationwide Tour located in Byron, Minnesota.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 25, 2002	Reno-Tahoe Open	-17 (71-66-67-67=271)	Playoff	Jonathan Kaye

PGA Tour playoff record (1-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2002	Reno-Tahoe Open	Jonathan Kaye	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2004	Buick Invitational	John Daly, Luke Donald	Daly won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

• 2007 Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T23	44	49	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T48	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T22	CUT	CUT	T67	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T51	3	CUT	T4	T66	T41

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1995

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 2004

See also

• 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Chris Riley at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Riley, Chris
Alternative names	Riley, Chris J.
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 8, 1973
Place of birth	San Diego, California
Date of death
Place of death