Chris Riley (golfer)

Chris Riley
Riley at the 2007 KLM Open
Personal information
Full nameChris J. Riley
Born (1973-12-08) December 8, 1973 (age 50)
San Diego, California, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSan Diego, California, U.S.[1]
SpouseMichelle (née Louviere)
ChildrenTaylor, Rose
Career
CollegeUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking22 (February 29, 2004)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT23: 2003
PGA Championship3rd: 2002
U.S. OpenT48: 2004
The Open ChampionshipT22: 2002

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

Riley was born in San Diego, California.[1] 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. 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 Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby on the Nationwide Tour located in Byron, Minnesota.

He was ranked as high as 21st in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Riley was named the head men's golf coach at University of San Diego in June 2017.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "PGA Tour profile". Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Week 9 2004 Ending 29 Feb 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Chris Riley introduced as Head Coach for Men's Golf". USD Toreros. June 23, 2017.