John Riegger (born June 13, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour, and the Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career Riegger was born in Metropolis, Illinois. He graduated from Lamar University in 1985.
Professional career In 1985, turned professional that year. Riegger originally made it onto the PGA Tour through 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School. However, he had an erratic career alternating between the main tour and the developmental tour. His last year on the main tour was in 2008 and his last year on the developmental tour was in 2010. He won twice on the developmental tour, both late in his career. Meanwhile, his best finish on the main tour was a tie for fifth at the 2006 John Deere Classic.
Professional wins (4) Nationwide Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 3, 2007LaSalle Bank Open−17 (70-65-68-68=271)1 stroke B. J. Staten2May 23, 2010Rex Hospital Open−20 (66-64-63=193)5 strokes Chris Nallen
U.S. Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1May 12, 1991Fairfield Harbour Open−18 (71-64-67-68=270)2 strokes Bryan Wagner
Champions Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 25, 2013Boeing Classic−15 (69-64-68=201)2 strokes John Cook
Results in major championships Tournament2002The Open ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Riegger only played in The Open Championship.
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2004The Players ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order before 2022. Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022The TraditionT40T32NTSenior PGA ChampionshipT30T58CUTCUTNTT5WDU.S. Senior OpenT23T43T38CUT7NTT64Senior Players ChampionshipT12T39T54Senior British Open ChampionshipWDNT
"T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates
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