Ryan Evans (born 27 March 1987) is an English professional golfer. In 2017 he won the Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career Evans won the 2014 Lake Macquarie Amateur, was runner-up for the 2013 St Andrews Links Trophy, and medalist at the 2014 Australian Amateur.
Professional career Evans was invited to play in some events on the Challenge Tour in 2015. He finished the year at 28th in the rankings, with a best finish of T-3 at the Kärnten Golf Open. He earned his 2016 European Tour card through qualifying school.
Evans qualified for the 2016 Open Championship through Final Qualifying; he finished in 58th place. Later in the season he finished tied for third place in the D+D Real Czech Masters.
Evans returned to the Challenge Tour in 2017 and won the Turkish Airlines Challenge by four strokes from Tapio Pulkkanen. He finished the season 8th in the rankings to earn a place on the European Tour in 2018. He qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open as an alternate, after missing out at the fourth extra hole of a playoff in sectional qualifying at Walton Heath.
Amateur wins 2012 South of England Amateur 2013 Berkshire Trophy, Biarritz Cup 2014 Lake Macquarie Amateur, Avondale Amateur Medal
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Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Apr 2017Turkish Airlines Challenge−21 (66-66-64-71=267)4 strokes Tapio Pulkkanen
Clutch Pro Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Oct 2023Tour Championship−12 (69-67-71=207)Playoff Ben Evans, Curtis Griffiths213 Jun 2024Manor House−17 (66-65-68=199)Playoff Callan Barrow316 Aug 2024Mannings Heath−16 (68-65-67=200)2 strokes Callum Farr, John Gough, Gary King, David Langley, Joe Retford, Daniel Smith, Thomas Thurloway
Results in major championships Tournament 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open Championship58PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2014 Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2014 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2014 (winners) Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2014 (winners)
See also 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2017 Challenge Tour graduates
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