Richard Backwell

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

Richard Backwell
Personal information
Born	(1963-12-28) 28 December 1963 (age 61)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
College	Texas Wesleyan University
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour Canadian Tour Japan Challenge Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	1
Other	2

Professional career

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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 1984, 1985

External links

• Richard Backwell at the Japan Golf Tour official site