Chris J. Riley (born December 8, 1973) is an American professional golfer and coach.
Early life and amateur career Riley was born in San Diego, California.
Riley 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.
Professional career In 1996, Riley turned professional and played on the Nike 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.
Professional wins (2) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 25, 2002Reno–Tahoe Open−17 (71-66-67-67=271)Playoff Jonathan Kaye
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12002Reno–Tahoe Open Jonathan KayeWon with par on first extra hole22004Buick Invitational John Daly, Luke DonaldDaly won with birdie on first extra hole
Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 17, 2007Rochester Area Charities Showdown−16 (67-68-67-70=272)Playoff Jamie Lovemark (a)
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Rochester Area Charities Showdown Jamie Lovemark (a)Won with par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006Masters TournamentT234449U.S. OpenCUTCUTT48The Open ChampionshipT22CUTCUTT67PGA ChampionshipT513CUTT4T66T41
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 2 2 6 5Totals 0 0 1 2 2 4 16 11 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 PGA – 2006 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011The Players ChampionshipT48T58T22CUTCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2002200320042005Match PlayR32R64R64ChampionshipT39T28T50InvitationalT4T34T58
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1995
Professional Ryder Cup: 2004
See also 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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