Richard Green (golfer)

Richard Green (golfer)

Richard Green (born 19 February 1971) is an Australian golfer.

Green was born in Williamstown, Victoria. He turned professional in 1992 and has been a member of the European Tour since 1996. His maiden European Tour win came at the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic, where he became the first left-hander to win on the European Tour since 1975. His consistent performances in 2004 took him to a career best European Tour Order of Merit finish of seventeenth. That same year he won the MasterCard Masters, which is one of Australia's top tournaments. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 2004. In 2007 he won his second European Tour event at the BA-CA Golf Open in Austria.

He holds a share of the course record at Carnoustie with a 64, achieved in the final round of the 2007 Open Championship. This round saw him jump 27 places on the last day of the tournament to finish on a tie for 4th with Ernie Els.

He has featured in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Professional wins

European Tour wins (2)

*1997 Dubai Desert Classic
*2007 BA-CA Golf Open

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

*2004 MasterCard Masters

Other wins (2)

*1994 New Caledonian Open
*1996 New Caledonian Open

Results in major championships

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

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=1223 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=191 Profile on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=3877 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]


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