Wayne Riley


Wayne Riley is an Australian professional golfer.
Riley was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1977, and started out on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won several tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, including the 1991 Australian Open.
Riley came through the European Tour's final qualifying school 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 Portuguese Open. 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 World Cup.
Since leaving the tour, Riley has worked for Sky Sports 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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Nov 1984Victorian PGA Championship−14 Playoff Ian Baker-Finch
224 Nov 1985U-Bix Classic−19 3 strokes George Serhan
311 Nov 1990Air New Zealand Shell Open−12 7 strokes Frank Nobilo
41 Dec 1991Australian Open−3 1 stroke Robert Allenby

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11984Victorian PGA Championship Ian Baker-FinchWon with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Riley never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances