{{short description|American professional golfer}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Ricky Smallridge | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Ricky M. Smallridge | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|12|10}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|1958|12|10|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|130|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = [[Auburn, Alabama]], U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = [[Auburn University]] | status = Professional | yearpro = <!-- Year turned professional --> | extour = [[Ben Hogan Tour]]<br>[[Hooters Jordan Tour]] | prowins = 5 | nwidewins = 2 | otherwins = 3 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year - Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year - U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year - Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year - PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Ricky M. Smallridge''' (born December 10, 1958) is an American [[professional golfer]].
== Early life and amateur career == Smallridge played college golf at [[Auburn University]], winning four events and earning [[All-American]] honors in 1979.
== Professional career == Smallridge worked as a club pro and also played mini-tours before joining the [[Ben Hogan Tour]] in 1990.<ref name="thompson">[http://blog.al.com/golf/2010/01/thompson_ricky_smallridges_gol.html Thompson: Ricky Smallridge's golf career takes him to amazing win]</ref> He played that tour from 1990 to 1996, winning twice: the 1990 [[Ben Hogan Boise Open]] and the 1991 [[Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open]]. He also won the [[Alabama Open]] in 1989 and 1991.<ref name="thompson" />
==Professional wins (5)== ===Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Sep 23, [[1990 Ben Hogan Tour|1990]] |[[Ben Hogan Boise Open]] |−14 (64-67-68=199) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Hobby (golfer)|David Hobby]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Thompson (golfer)|Robert Thompson]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Whisman]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|May 26, [[1991 Ben Hogan Tour|1991]] |[[Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open]] |−12 (70-69-62=201) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Foltz]] |}
===Hooters Jordan Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 12, 1994 |Hooters Classic |−19 (68-67-70-64=269) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marion Dantzler]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Foster (golfer)|Michael Foster]] |}
===Other wins (2)=== *1989 Alabama Open *1991 Alabama Open
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|06092}}
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