Davis Riley Facts: 15 Things To Know About The PGA Tour Pro

Davis Riley took up the game early before going on to achieve success as an amateur and professional - here are 15 things you may not know about the PGA Tour pro

Davis Riley takes a shot at the PGA Championship
Davis Riley is building an impressive PGA Tour career
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Davis Riley has enjoyed a relatively quick rise up the professional ranks after turning pro in 2019 and earning his PGA Tour card just three years later.

It didn't take long for more success to follow, but what else is there to know about the star? Here are 15 facts about the American.

Davis Riley Facts

1. Davis Riley was born on 17th December 1996, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

2. He took up the game early, helped by growing up just a couple of hundred yards from a golf course, Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg.

3. Growing up, he also loved fishing at a pond behind his home.

4. Back in October 2013, at the age of just 17, Riley shot a 13-under-par round of 58, his lowest to date.

5. He demonstrated his integrity early in his career, calling a penalty on himself on the last hole of the 2013 US Junior Amateur, allowing Scottie Scheffler to win.

6. Another moment of sportsmanship came in the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he again called a penalty on himself, on that occasion for using the slope feature on his rangefinder. In doing so, he became the first player to be penalized for a rangefinder-related incident on the PGA Tour.

7. He enjoyed a successful amateur career overall and represented the US at the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup and 2018 Palmer Cup.

Davis Riley takes a shot at the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup

Davis Riley played in the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup

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8. He attended the University of Alabama, where he claimed a number of accolades. During the 2017/18 season, he finished as the top collegiate golfer in the nation.

9. At the 2016 US Amateur, Riley matched the course record of 64 at Oakland Hills Country Club.

10. After turning professional in 2019, Riley enjoyed a number of good finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour, before earning his PGA Tour card after finishing ninth on the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.

11. His maiden professional win came in the 2020 Panama Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.

12. During his career on the Korn Ferry Tour, he was roommates with Will Zalatoris, who had previously beaten him in the US Junior Amateur.

13. Riley is married to Alexandra Patton. The pair tied the knot in December 2022.

14. She was there to witness Davis win his first individual PGA Tour event at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge (a year earlier, he'd won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans along with Nick Hardy).

Davis Riley with the Charles Schwab Challenge trophy

Davis' maiden individual PGA Tour title came at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge

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15. His Charles Schwab Challenge win banked him $1.638m - and he also won a 1975 Schwab Stingray car.

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Davis Riley Bio

Born

December 17, 1996 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Turned Pro

2019

Former Tour

Korn Ferry Tou

Current Tour

PGA Tour

Professional Wins

4

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Davis Riley Professional Wins

Tour

Event

Winning Score

Korn Ferry Tour

2020 Panama Championship

-10 (one stroke)

Korn Ferry Tour

2020 TPC San Antonio Championship

-14 (five strokes)

PGA Tour

2023 Zurich Classic Of New Orleans (with Nick Hardy)

-20 (two strokes)

PGA Tour

2024 Charles Schwab Challenge

-14 (five strokes)

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Davis Riley PGA Tour Earnings

Year

Prize Money

2021/22

$3,190,793

2022/23

$2,856,707

2024

$2,163,701

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Matt Cradock
Staff Writer

Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover news and social media.

Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. His favorite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 LST 15°, 19°

Irons: TaylorMade P.7CB

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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