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Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (39) / 12/8/1973
Ht / Wt:  5'11 / 160
College: UNLV

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Chris Riley has been added to the published field of this week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Riley was the third alternate when the field was released on Friday afternoon. He gained entry when five other withdrews today. Demoted to the Past Champions category for 2013, don't expect to see much of him until the field grow deeper in mid-spring. His odds of sticking for Sunday at Pebble Beach are similiarly low as he's missed seven of his last 10 cuts in the event. Feb 4 - 9:09 PM
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Chris Riley

Chris Riley has been added to the published field of this week's Frys.com Open.

Riley started the week as fourth alternate. He gained entry when Tim Clark withdrew and third alternate Rich Beem opted to remain committed to the Portugal Masters on the European Tour. Riley is 8-for-11 this season with one top 25, and sits 191st on the money list. He's cashed in both previous visits to CordeValle, including a T18 in 2010.
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Tue, Oct 9, 2012 11:03:00 AM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley is in the field for the John Deere Classic.

Riley will try and convert his eighth event of the season into his fifth payday. His best finish is a T33 at the Farmers Insuracne Open. He has seen the weekend in his last two starts leading up to his trip to TPC Deere Run. He last played this event in 2011 and missed the cut.
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Tue, Jul 10, 2012 10:06:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley has been added to the published field of this week's FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Riley was the second alternate when the field was released on Friday afternoon. He gained entry when John Mallinger withdrew today. Riley is 3-for-6 on Past Champion status this year. He's yet to log a top 30. He's 5-for-7 at TPC Southwind with one top 25 (T20, 2003).
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Mon, Jun 4, 2012 12:40:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley carded a final-round 3-under-par 32-35=67 to finish the HP Byron Nelson Championship at 1-over 281.

In his final round, he split 11 (of 14) fairways and landed 14 GIR in what was a solid ball-striking effort. He circled five birdies that were offset by two bogeys. You may remember that he entered the week as the fourth alternate, so making the cut and having a nice final round adds up to a good week for the former Ryder Cup player.
Sun, May 20, 2012 12:51:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley has been added to the published field of this week's HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Riley started the week as the fourth alternate. He gained entry when Neal Lancaster withdrew today. Riley is 2-for-5 on the PGA TOUR this year, but his notable result was a co-runner-up at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour in late March. He's cashed in six of his eight trips to TPC Four Seasons Resort and logged three top 25s.
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Tue, May 15, 2012 10:12:00 AM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley will tee it up in the Valero Texas Open for the fourth year in a row, and his fifth start on TOUR in 2012.

Of those Valero starts, a T66 in the 2011 edition is his best finish. A T33 at the Farmers and a T49 at Mayakoba are all Riley has to show for his season to date. He ranks 27th in GIR and second in Strokes Gained-Putting, but finds plenty of trouble off the tee and he comes in at 182nd in total driving.
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 10:10:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley has gained entry into this week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Riley was the second alternate when the field was released on Friday afternoon. He cracked the field of 156 due to four withdrawals early this week. In his only previous start this year, he shared 33rd place at the Farmers. He's cashed in four of his 10 trips to Pebble Beach and hasn't posted a top 20. Riley is on Past Champion status this year.
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 12:43:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley posted a 6-under-par 33-33=66 in his opening round of the Reno-Tahoe Open, finishing one back of the clubhouse lead.

The UNLV product claimed his only PGA TOUR victory here in 2002. He has just one top 25 this season, and that occurred at the Sony Open in mid-January; however, if he dissects Montreux over his final three rounds as well as he did today, he'll be in tremendous position for his second title. Riley hit 13 (of 14) fairways and 16 greens today. It paved the way for seven birdies, which co-led the field at the time he signed his card.
Thu, Aug 4, 2011 03:50:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley is 5-under-par 69-66=135 through two rounds of the AT&T National, good for the outright clubhouse lead.

Since a season-opening top 10 at the Sony Open, Riley has failed to post a top 25 in 14 starts. He's usually good for a couple of red-hot weeks with his putter, but it hasn't materialized. Until now. He's hit 22 greens in regulation and taken 51 putts, circling nine birdies through two loops of Aronimink. Four of today's five birdies found the cup from beyond 10 feet, including rolls of 21'5", 19'3" and 23'4" at the 10th, 12th and 17th holes, respectively. He also saved par from 13'8" at the third hole.
Fri, Jul 1, 2011 12:32:00 PM
Chris Riley

Eighteen-hole co-leader Chris Riley followed his opening 66 with a 3-over-par 37-38=75 in the second round of the Memorial, finishing three strokes back of the clubhouse lead at 3-under 141.

Riley hit one fewer green today (13) and took eight more putts (33), incurring seven bogeys along the way. This is his eighth consecutive start during which he's failed to break 71 in the second round.
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 05:05:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley crafted a 6-under-par 33-33=66 in his opening round of the Memorial, finishing with sole possession of the clubhouse lead.

Riles earned our attention a week ago today when he opened the Byron Nelson with a bogey-free 66, only to fail to break par the rest of the week and settle for a T45 payday. He hasn't competed at Muirfield Village since 2002, hasn't made a cut in three appearances and hadn't broken par in his previous six rounds, so today's effort has anomaly written all over it. He hit 14 greens and took just 25 putts, circling eight birdies during his loop. Four of those birdies disappeared from beyond 10 feet, the longest of which was 20'3" at the 11th hole. He also rolled in a par save from 18'5" at the sixth.
Thu, Jun 2, 2011 12:15:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley crafted a bogey-free, 4-under-par 32-34=66 in his opening round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, finishing one stroke off the clubhouse lead.

Riley hit only 11 greens in regulation, but cleaned up exceptionally well, needing just 25 putts and going 7-for-7 in scrambling. His four birdies measured an aggregate distance of just 17'4", so his highlight of the day was a par save of 18'11" at the eighth hole. Since a season-opening T9 at the Sony, he's failed to post another top 35 in 11 starts.
Thu, May 26, 2011 06:57:00 PM
Chris Riley

Chris Riley was removed as the first alternate from the published field of this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Riley returned from a two-week break to finish T51 at the Transitions. He was a sure bet to crack the field at Bay Hill once Mike Weir officially withdrew. Riley hasn't played the API since 2003, when he missed the cut.
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Mon, Mar 21, 2011 09:37:00 AM
Chris Riley

The opening round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open has been delayed by one hour due to frost. UPDATE No. 4: The delay has been extended by three hours.

Given how the weather forecast was shaping up on Wednesday, this seemed to be an inevitability. Chris Riley is in the first threesome off the first tee with Blake Adams and Tom Gillis. They are now scheduled to go off at 11:40 a.m. local time.
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Thu, Feb 3, 2011 09:33:00 AM