Rhys Davies (golfer)
| Rhys Davies | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rhys Davies |
| Born | 28 May 1985 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sporting nationality |  Wales |
| 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 |
Rhys Davies (born 28 May 1985) is a Welsh professional golfer.
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 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.
In 2013 Davies was close to regaining full European Tour playing rights finishing 23rd on the Challenge Tour, however, 2014 was less successful when his final Challenge Tour ranking was 54th. Davies earned his first professional win in five years at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour, 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.
Before deciding to make golf his career, Davies played cricket at junior level for both Glamorgan and Wales and was included in the England under-15 and under-17 squads, the latter included Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Alistair Cook and Samit Patel who would play Test cricket subsequently.
Amateur wins (26)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Mar 2010 | Trophée Hassan II | −25 (68-64-68-66=266) | 2 strokes |  Louis Oosthuizen
|
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | −22 (60-67-67-68=262) | 2 strokes |  Geoffrey Drakeford
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | T74 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 | DNP |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Team Championship (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
See also
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. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
External links
- Rhys Davies at the European Tour official site
- Rhys Davies at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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