# Richard Backwell

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Australian professional golfer (born 1963)

Richard Backwell Personal information Born (1963-12-28) 28 December 1963 (age 62) 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 tours Japan Golf Tour Canadian Tour Japan Challenge Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 34 Number of wins by tour Japan Golf Tour 1 Other 33

**Richard Backwell** (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer).

## Career

Backwell played on the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour) from 1994 to 2002, winning once.

## Professional wins (34)

### 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](/source/1997_Japan_Challenge_Tour) Komatsu Country Cup

### PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (31)

- 2014 (6) Col Crawford BMW Legends Pro-Am (with [George Serhan](/source/George_Serhan)), promotions r us Pro-Am, Swanbury Penglase SA PGA Senior Championship, SIFA Samoa Senior Open, Springwood Country Club Legends Pro-Am, Suttons Hyandai Arncliffe Legends Pro-Am

- 2015 (5) The Grange Legends Pro-Am (wtih three others), SIFA Samoa Seniors Open, Brisbane Legends Pro-Am, TJS Facility Services City Golf Club Legends Pro-Am, Cricks Nambour Twin Waters Legends Pro-Am

- 2017 (2) City of Greater Bendigo Heathcote Golf Club Legends Pro-Am, Royal Queensland Cup

- 2018 (6) Australian Valve Group Legends Pro-Am, Samoa Senior Open, Pacific Harbour Legends Pro-Am, Mercedes Benz Cairns - Cairns Classic, Lismore Legends Pro-Am, Sunshine Coast Masters

- 2019 (4) Samoa Senior Open, Ulton, Lindsay Australia & Ken's Plumbing Plus Bargara Legends Pro-Am, Pacific Harbour Legends Pro-Am (with Steve Conran), Bartons / BMD QLD Senior PGA Championship (with [Peter Senior](/source/Peter_Senior))

- 2021 (3) Maroochy River Legends Pro-Am, Provincial Distributors City Legends Pro-Am, Innovative Planning Solutions Headland Legends Pro-Am (with Brad Burns)

- 2022 (3) Higgins Coatings Portsea Legends Pro-Am (with three others), Australian Valve Group - Watts Legends Pro-Am, Atlas Golf Services Noosa Legends Pro-Am

- 2023 (2) LVTong Wolston Park Legends Pro-Am, Lismore Workers Legends Pro-Am (with Gregory Rix)

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## Team appearances

**Amateur**

- [Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches](/source/Australian_Men's_Interstate_Teams_Matches) (representing Queensland): 1984, 1985

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_1-0)** ["Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia"](https://legends-tour.ocs-software.com/#). *legends-tour.ocs-software.com*. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

## External links

- [Richard Backwell](https://www.jgto.org/en/player/2070/profile) at the [Japan Golf Tour](/source/Japan_Golf_Tour) official site

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