Rhys Davies (golfer)

Rhys Davies (born 28 May 1985) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Rhys Davies
Personal information
Full nameRhys Davies
Born (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality Wales
ResidenceBridgend, Wales
Career
CollegeEast Tennessee State University
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking44 (20 June 2010)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT62: 2010
U.S. OpenT74: 2010
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 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

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 21 Mar 2010 Trophée Hassan II −25 (68-64-68-66=266) 2 strokes Louis Oosthuizen

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2011 Trophée Hassan II David Horsey, Jaco van Zyl Horsey won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 Jul 2009 SWALEC Wales Challenge −2 (77-68-70-71=286) Playoff James Morrison
2 6 Sep 2009 Fred Olsen Challenge de España −17 (65-70-65-67=267) 1 stroke Steven Jeppesen
3 10 May 2015 Turkish Airlines Challenge −14 (69-70-65-70=274) 4 strokes Lorenzo Gagli
4 19 Jul 2015 Fred Olsen Challenge de España (2) −22 (60-67-67-68=262) 2 strokes Geoff Drakeford

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 SWALEC Wales Challenge James Morrison Won with par on third extra hole
2 2009 SK Golf Challenge Nicolas Colsaerts, Julien Guerrier Colsaerts won with birdie on second extra hole

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2008 Hana Bank Vietnam Masters Andrew Dodt, Thongchai Jaidee 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
U.S. Open CUT T74
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T62

Note: Davies never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20102011
Match Play
Championship T61
Invitational T71
Champions T53
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Week 25 2010 Ending 20 Jun 2010" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Welshman Rhys Davies records maiden Tour win in Morocco". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
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