Richard George Green (born 19 February 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early life In 1971, Green was born in Williamstown, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
Professional career In 1992, in the age of 21, Green turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia the same year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 1996, with his first win coming at the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic. His consistent performances in 2004 took him to a career best European Tour Order of Merit finish of 17th. That same year he won the MasterCard Masters and also topped the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit. In 2007 he won his second European Tour event at the BA-CA Golf Open in Austria.
Green previously held a share of the course record at Carnoustie with a 64, achieved in the final round of the 2007 Open Championship. The round saw him jump 27 places on the last day of the tournament to finish in a tie for 4th with Ernie Els. The course record was later beaten by Tommy Fleetwood who shot a 63 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in 2017.
Personal life Green is also a keen motor racing fan. He owns a Porsche 911 racing car in which he has competed in the Australian GT Championship. He has also raced on the support card of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.
Among the cars he has owned in the past (and since sold) include the Bathurst 1000 winning Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore, Perkins Engineering Chassis 027.
Awards and honors In 2004, Green earned Order of Merit honors on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Professional wins (13) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Mar 1997Dubai Desert Classic−16 (70-68-66-68=272)Playoff Greg Norman, Ian Woosnam210 Jun 2007BA-CA Golf Open−16 (66-65-67-70=268)Playoff Jean-François Remésy317 Oct 2010Portugal Masters−18 (70-66-69-65=270)2 strokes Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Robert Karlsson, Joost Luiten, Francesco Molinari
European Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11997Dubai Desert Classic Greg Norman, Ian WoosnamWon with birdie on first extra hole22006KLM Open Simon DysonLost to birdie on first extra hole32007BA-CA Golf Open Jean-François RemésyWon with par on first extra hole42014Open de España Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Thomas PietersJiménez won with par on first extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Dec 2004MasterCard Masters−17 (69-67-68-67=271)Playoff Greg Chalmers, David McKenzie28 Feb 2015Oates Vic Open−16 (66-72-67-67=272)Playoff Nick Cullen
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12004MasterCard Masters Greg Chalmers, David McKenzieWon with birdie on first extra hole22015Oates Vic Open Nick CullenWon with birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (2) 1994 New Caledonian Open 1996 New Caledonian Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up117 Aug 2025Rogers Charity Classic−18 (65-62-65=192)1 stroke Ricardo González
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12023Dominion Energy Charity Classic Harrison FrazarLost to birdie on first extra hole22024Sanford International Steve StrickerLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
European Senior Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up112 Jun 2022Jersey Legends−10 (67-68-71=206)Playoff Paul Lawrie217 Jul 2022WINSTONgolf Senior Open−8 (68-72-68=208)Playoff Phillip Archer311 Jun 2023Jersey Legends (2)−9 (70-66-71=207)1 stroke Greig Hutcheon
European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022Jersey Legends Paul LawrieWon with par on third extra hole22022WINSTONgolf Senior Open Phillip ArcherWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (2) 2022 NSW Senior Open, Nova Employment Australian PGA Seniors Championship
Results in major championships Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT52CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT42T59CUTT32CUTT4T32CUTT16PGA ChampionshipCUTT37T4071T60CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 11 6PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4Totals 0 0 0 1 1 2 20 11 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2006 PGA – 2007 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2005The Players ChampionshipT46 "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011Match PlayR64R64R64R64R64ChampionshipT28T51T51Invitational67T30T43T37Champions
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1990, 1991, 1992
Professional World Cup (representing Australia): 1998, 2008, 2011
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