Richard Backwell
| Richard Backwell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 December 1963 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| College | Texas Wesleyan University |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour (1994–2002) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Richard Backwell (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian professional golfer.
Backwell played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1994 to 2002, winning once.
Professional wins (3)
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Apr 2000 | Tsuruya Open | −10 (73-65-71-69=278) | Playoff |  Hidemichi Tanaka
|
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Tsuruya Open | Hidemichi Tanaka
|
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Canadian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jun 1992 | Alberta Open | −4 (72-66-73-65=276) | Playoff |  Tony Mollica
|
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
- 1997 Komatsu Country Cup
External links
- Richard Backwell at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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