John Riegger (born June 13, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour, and the Champions Tour.
| John Riegger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 13, 1963 Metropolis, Illinois[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Career | |
| College | Lamar University |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour U.S. Golf Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2002 |
Riegger was born in Metropolis, Illinois.[1] He graduated from Lamar University in 1985 and turned professional that year.[1]
Riegger played on the PGA Tour in 1987, 1992, 1998, 2001–04, 2006, and 2008. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1991, 1994, 1999–2000, 2007, 2009–10. He has won twice on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a T5 at the 2006 John Deere Classic.
Professional wins (4) edit
Nationwide Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 2007 | LaSalle Bank Open | −17 (70-65-68-68=271) | 1 stroke |  B. J. Staten
|
| 2 | May 23, 2010 | Rex Hospital Open | −20 (66-64-63=193)* | 5 strokes | Chris Nallen
|
*Note: The 2010 Rex Hospital Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
U.S. Golf Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 12, 1991 | Fairfield Harbour Open | −18 (71-64-67-68=270) | 2 strokes | Bryan Wagner
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Champions Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25, 2013 | Boeing Classic | −15 (69-64-68=201) | 2 strokes | John Cook
|
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2002 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Riegger only played in The Open Championship.
Results in The Players Championship edit
| Tournament | 2004 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in senior major championships edit
Results not in chronological order before 2022.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T40 | T32 | NT | |||||||
| Senior PGA Championship | T30 | T58 | CUT | CUT | NT | T5 | WD | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | T23 | T43 | T38 | CUT | 7 | NT | T64 | |||
| Senior Players Championship | T12 | T39 | T54 | |||||||
| Senior British Open Championship | WD | NT |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "PGA Tour profile". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
External links edit
- John Riegger at the PGA Tour official site
- John Riegger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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