Richard Green (golfer)
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 Australia
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1992 |
| Current tour: | European Tour , PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Tournament wins: | 6th |
| Major wins : | no |
Richard Green (born February 19, 1971 in Williamstown , Victoria ) is a left-handed Australian professional golfer on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia .
Life / career
Green became a professional golfer in 1992 and has been a member of the European Tour since 1996 . Green achieved his first victory on the tour in a spectacular way in 1997 at the highly endowed Dubai Desert Classic . In the jump-off he defeated the two major winners Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam . This also meant the first victory of a left-hander on the European tour since 1975. Green missed another win in August 2006 at the Dutch Open after a tie, in the playoff at the first extra hole against Englishman Simon Dyson . Finally, after a 10-year hiatus, and again in the playoff, against Jean-François Remésy, Green won the BA-CA Open 2007 at GC Fontana , Oberwaltersdorf .
Green is a very consistent player and achieved his best result of the season to date with 17th place on the European Tour Order of Merit in 2004 . In the same year he also won one of the most important tournaments in his home country, the Australian Masters and the money list of the PGA Tour of Australasia .
So far he has represented Australia in the World Cup three times with different game partners .
He is married to his wife Anita and they have a daughter. Green has residences in Melbourne and England.
Tournament victories
- 1994 New Caledonian Open
- 1996 New Caledonian Open
- 1997 Dubai Desert Classic ( European Tour )
- 2004 MasterCard Masters ( PGA Tour of Australasia )
- 2007 BA-CA Golf Open (European Tour)
- 2010 Portugal Masters (European Tour)
Results at major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T42 | T59 | DNP | CUT | T32 | CUT | T4 | T32 | CUT | DNP | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T37 | T40 | 71 | T60 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
Participation in team competitions
- World Cup : 1998, 2008, 2011
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Green, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th February 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Williamstown , Victoria |