Wayne Riley

Wayne Riley, Australian golfer

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Born: September 17, 1962
Age in 2026: 64
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1962

About Wayne Riley

Wayne Riley (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian professional golfer. == Career == Riley was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1977, and started out on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won several tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, including the 1991 Australian Open. Riley came through the European Tour's final qualifying school in 1984, but had to wait eleven years before winning his first tournament on the tour, the 1995 Scottish Open. He played on the European Tour for almost twenty years, and won only one other tour event, the 1996 Portuguese Open. He finished a career high 11th on the Order of Merit in 1995. Riley represented Australia in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup and the 1997 World Cup. Since leaving the tour, Riley has worked for Sky Sports as an on course commentator on their European Tour coverage. Riley has four children who all reside in England.

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Career and life highlights

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) Note: Riley never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Wayne Riley timeline

1984Riley came through the European Tour's final qualifying school in 1984, but had to wait eleven years before winning his first tournament on the tour, the 1995 Scottish Open.
1991He has won several tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, including the 1991 Australian Open.
1996He played on the European Tour for almost twenty years, and won only one other tour event, the 1996 Portuguese Open.

The world when Wayne Riley was born

Wayne Riley was born in 1962. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1962

#1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
Top movieLawrence of Arabia
Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wayne Riley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1962	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,800	$435,000
Average income	$7,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	186.5M	341 million

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