Richard Green
Name:
Richard George GreenCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
Feb 19, 1971 in Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1992European Tour winner.
When not pursuing his golf career as a touring professional, Green enjoys motor racing. He owns a Porsche 911 racing car and has competed with it in the Australian GT Championship.
Europe
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Played as the Jersey Legends (June 9-11). Second-placed Greig Hutcheon (Scot) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Richard Green (Aus), who recorded his third European (Legends) Senior Tour win. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
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Played as the Jersey Legends (June 10-12; last played in 2016). 51-year-old Richard Green (Aus) beat Paul Lawrie (Scot) with a par at the third playoff hole (par-4 17th), to record his first European Senior Tour win in just his second start on the Tour. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
WinstonGolf
Played as the WinstonGolf Senior Open (Jul 15-17). Richard Green (Aus) beat Phillip Archer (Eng) with a birdie at the fifth playoff hole (par-4 18th), to win his second European Senior (Legends) Tour event. [Open course, WinstonGolf, Vorbeck, nr Schwerin, Germany].
Europe
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Played as the Portugal Masters (Oct 14-17). Second-placed Francesco Molinari (Italy), Robert Karlsson (Swe), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (Esp) and Joost Luiten (Neth) finished 2 shots behind Richard Green (Aus), who claimed the last of his three European Tour wins. [Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Algarve].
Europe
BA-CA
Played as the BA-CA Golf Open presented by Telekom Austria (June 7-10; Eurpn Tr event; BA-CA stands for Bank-Austria Creditanstalt). Green (Aus) beat Jean-François Remésy (Fra) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Fontana GC, Oberwaltersdorf, nr Vienna, Austria].
Awards
Aus Tr
Green (Aus) won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, with 2004 season earnings of A$365,017 on the Tour. Euan Walters (Aus) was second with A$287,070; Gavin Coles (Aus) was third with A$248,872.
Aus/NZ
MasterCard
Played as the MasterCard Masters (Dec 9-12; Aus Tour event). Richard Green (Aus) beat David McKenzie (Aus) and Greg Chalmers (Aus) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Huntingdale GC, Oakleigh South, Melbourne].
Europe
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Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (Feb 27-Mar 2; European Tour event). 25-year-old Richard Green (Aus) beat Greg Norman (Aus) and Ian Woosnam (Wales) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first European Tour win. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
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Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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