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Ryan Ruffels
Ryan Ruffels
Ryan Ruffels
AustraliaAustralia
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6  ft, 1  in
185 cm
Height
178 lbs
80 kg
Weight
20
AGE
2016
Turned Pro
Orlando, Florida
Birthplace
6  ft, 1  in
185 cm
Height
178 lbs
80 kg
Weight
20
AGE
2016
Turned Pro
Orlando, Florida
Birthplace
44
Order Of Merit Rank
$10,504
Official Money
Top 10 Finishes--
Top 10 Finishes
70.38
Scoring Average
Performance
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Ryan Ruffels

Full Name

6  ft, 1  in

185 cm

Height

178 lbs

80 kg

Weight

April 29, 1998

Birthday

20

AGE

Orlando, Florida

Birthplace

Orlando, Florida

Residence

Single

Family

2016

Turned Pro

Melbourne, Australia

City Plays From

Exempt status

  • PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: Exempt - 2016 Order of Merit Top-60

Personal

  • His parents, Ray Ruffels and Anna Maria Fernandez, were professional tennis players. His father won 16 doubles titles throughout his career and he reached the Australian Open singles semifinals three times. With Billy Jean King as his partner, he reached the mixed doubles finals of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1978. His mother won five WTA doubles titles.

Special Interests

  • Skiing, working out, Australian Rules Football

JOINED TOUR

  • PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2017

Career Highlights

2016 Season

Turned professional in January at the age of 17. With $134,802 in TOUR prize money, he came just short of earning enough points to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals.

  • Shell Championship: Posted a T3 at the Shell Championship in December to finished the season ranked 22nd on the Order of Merit.
  • 111 VISA Open de Argentina presentado por OSDE: Finished T7 at the VISA Open de Argentina in November.
  • Colombia Classic: Had three other top-10s in five other starts in Latin America, the first a T4 at the Colombia Classic in October.
  • Copa Diners Club International: Made his PGA TOUR Latinoamérica debut at the Copa Diners Club International in Ecuador, where he carded a week low 7-under 64 on the final round to finish in a two-way tie for second in September.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Took advantage of sponsor invites to make the cut in 4 of 7 starts on the PGA TOUR, where his best finish was T20 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in May.
  • Farmers Insurance Open: Made his pro debut with a T43 finish at the PGA TOUR's Farmers Insurance Open.

Amateur Highlights

  • Won the Boys 15-17 division title at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.
  • 2014 Australian Boys's Amateur champion.

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