Richard Backwell

Richard Backwell (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian professional golfer.

Richard Backwell
Personal information
Born (1963-12-28) 28 December 1963
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality Australia
Career
CollegeTexas Wesleyan University
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour (1994–2002)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Other2

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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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


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