Richard Finch (golfer)


Richard Finch 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 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 (3)

European Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Results in major championships

Note: Finch only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.