Rhys Davies (golfer)
Rhys Davies (born 28 May 1985) is a Welsh professional golfer.
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Personal information | |
Full name | Rhys Davies |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 28 May 1985
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Bridgend, Wales |
Career | |
College | East Tennessee State University |
Turned professional | 2007 |
Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Highest ranking | 44 (20 June 2010)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T62: 2010 |
U.S. Open | T74: 2010 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but has lived in Wales for the majority of his life. He played collegiate golf in the United States at East Tennessee State University where he won ten times and was a first team All-American in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He played on two Walker Cup teams (2005 and 2007), and for Europe in four Palmer Cup teams (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). Davies was second in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (May 2007), before turning pro in September 2007.
Davies successfully came through the Asian Tour's qualifying school, allowing him to play on that tour for the 2008 season.
Davies won twice on the Challenge Tour in 2009 and finished fourth on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his European Tour card for 2010. He won his first European Tour title at the 2010 Trophée Hassan II.[2] At the 2010 Celtic Manor Wales Open, he shot a final round 62 to set the course record on his way to finishing as runner-up. This performance elevated Davies into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time. He finished the season ranked 18th on the European Tour Order of Merit. After a poor 2012 season, Davies narrowly failed to maintain his full playing rights for the 2013 season.
Davies earned his first professional win in five years at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Challenge, and followed this three months later with victory at the Challenge de Espana, when he opened with a first round 60. These successes helped Davies secure eighth position on the Challenge Tour order of merit, and full European Tour status. To date Davies has played 273 professional tournaments with 5 wins, 10 second and 7 third places. These include 165 tournaments on the European Tour with 1 win, 4 second and 2 third places.
Before deciding to make golf his career, Davies played cricket at junior level for both Glamorgan and Wales. He also captained the West of England under 15 team in Trinidad and Guyana. Davies was included in the ECB England National Development Squad, which also included Alistair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan and Samit Patel who would play Test cricket subsequently.
Amateur wins
- 2003 Boys Amateur Championship
- 2006 Scratch Players Championship
- 2003–07 ten collegiate championships
- 1999-2003 fourteen junior championships
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Mar 2010 | Trophée Hassan II | −25 (68-64-68-66=266) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Trophée Hassan II | ![]() ![]() |
Horsey won with birdie on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 26 Jul 2009 | SWALEC Wales Challenge | −2 (77-68-70-71=286) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 6 Sep 2009 | Fred Olsen Challenge de España | −17 (65-70-65-67=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 10 May 2015 | Turkish Airlines Challenge | −14 (69-70-65-70=274) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 19 Jul 2015 | Fred Olsen Challenge de España (2) | −22 (60-67-67-68=262) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | SWALEC Wales Challenge | ![]() |
Won with par on third extra hole |
2 | 2009 | SK Golf Challenge | ![]() ![]() |
Colsaerts won with birdie on second extra hole |
Playoff record
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2008 | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters | ![]() ![]() |
Jaidee won with par on third extra hole Dodt eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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U.S. Open | CUT | T74 | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | T62 |
Note: Davies never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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Match Play | ||
Championship | T61 | |
Invitational | T71 | |
Champions | T53 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Wales): 2004, 2006
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2005, 2006 (winners), 2007
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2005, 2007
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2006 (winners)
- Wales Boys: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Wales Youths: 2003, 2004, 2006
- Wales Men: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2011 (winners)
- World Cup (representing Wales): 2011
References
- "Week 25 2010 Ending 20 Jun 2010" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Welshman Rhys Davies records maiden Tour win in Morocco". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
External links
- Rhys Davies at the European Tour official site
- Rhys Davies at the Official World Golf Ranking official site