Richard Finch (golfer)
| Richard Finch | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Finch |
| Born | 9 June 1977 Hull, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Mere, Cheshire, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T58: 2008 |
Richard Finch (born 9 July 1977) is an English professional golfer.
Finch is currently a member of the European Tour. He has been a member since 2005. Finch earned his card through Qualifying School in 2004. In his rookie season, he finished 60th on the Order of Merit, but missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of Spain. His best finish in 2005 was as joint runner-up in the Telecom Italia Open.
Finch picked up his first professional win at the 2007 Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Finch shot a 14 under par total of 274 (73-65-64-72) to win the tournament. One further victory during the 2008 European Tour season took Finch to his best finish of 20th on the Order of Merit.
Since 2008 his best finish has been as runner-up; in the 2010 Avantha Masters, the 2010 Open de Andalucia de Golf, the 2011 Nordea Scandinavian Masters and the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Championship.
Amateur wins[]
Professional wins (2)[]
European Tour wins (2)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Dec 2007 (2008 season) |
Michael Hill New Zealand Open1 | −14 (73-65-64-72=274) | 3 strokes |  Steven Bowditch, Paul Sheehan
|
| 2 | 18 May 2008 | Irish Open | −10 (71-72-65-70=278) | 2 strokes |  Felipe Aguilar
|
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T58 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Finch only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships[]
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | ||
| Championship | T40 | |
| Invitational | T36 | |
| Champions |
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2003[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links[]
- Richard Finch at the European Tour official site
- Richard Finch at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- English male golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- 1977 births
- Living people