Davis Riley (born December 17, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career Riley was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He attended Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg, winning the Mississippi state title four straight years. In 2015, he was named All-USA Boys Golf Player of the Year by USA Today. Riley made the final of the U.S. Junior Amateur two years in a row, joining Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth as the only players to appear in the championship match twice. In 2013, he lost the final to Scottie Scheffler, 3 and 2, after calling a penalty on himself on the last hole of the match. He was a member of the American team at the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup that defeated the European team 16–8 in Perthshire, Scotland.
Riley enrolled at Alabama in 2015. He was a Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore and was ranked as the best collegiate player in the country entering his junior year. He played in the Palmer Cup in 2018, compiling a 2–2 record in the American win over the International team.
Riley turned professional in 2019.
Professional career Riley joined the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020, earning his first win at the Panama Championship in February. He added a second title at the TPC San Antonio Championship in July, finishing the combined 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour season ninth on the points list to earn his PGA Tour card. While playing the Korn Ferry Tour, Riley was roommates with Will Zalatoris, who had defeated him in the U.S. Junior Amateur final in 2014.
In March 2022, Riley took a two-shot lead into the final round of the Valspar Championship before losing on the second playoff hole to Sam Burns. He finished fourth in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans while partnering with Zalatoris. The following week, he finished in 5th place at the Mexico Open.
Riley has qualified for the U.S. Open three times, missing the cut in 2015 and 2020, but finishing tied-31st in 2023.
In April 2023, Riley earned his first PGA Tour title when he won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Nick Hardy, at a tournament record score of −30.
In May 2024, Riley won the Charles Schwab Challenge by five strokes for his first individual victory on the PGA Tour.
The following May, a week before defending his title at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Riley entered the final round of the PGA Championship tied for third and four strokes behind Scottie Scheffler. A triple-bogey 8 at the 7th hole at Quail Hollow Club put him tied-17th, but he finished with three birdies and no bogeys to finish tied for second, his best major finish.
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Apr 23, 2023Zurich Classic of New Orleans(with Nick Hardy)64-66-63-65=258 −302 strokes Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor2May 26, 2024Charles Schwab Challenge66-64-66-70=266 −145 strokes Keegan Bradley, Scottie Scheffler
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Valspar Championship Sam BurnsLost to birdie on second extra hole
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Feb 2, 2020Panama Championship−10 (67-70-64-69=270)1 stroke Roberto Díaz2Jul 18, 2020TPC San Antonio Championship−16 (70-69-66-67=272)2 strokes Paul Barjon, Taylor Pendrith
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order before 2020. Tournament2015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentT21CUTPGA ChampionshipT13CUTT2CUTU.S. OpenCUTT31CUTThe Open ChampionshipNTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Totals 0 1 0 1 1 3 12 4 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2023202420252026The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT38CUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2023Match PlayT28 "T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup: 2014 (won) Palmer Cup: 2018 (won)
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