Davis Riley

Davis Riley

27-Year-Old Golfer
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Out
Injury Undisclosed
Est. Return 6/6/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Riley hit the ground running in his rookie season of 2021-2022, but he stumbled a bit this past season. Davis had the same amount of top-3s (1) as the previous season, but his top-10s dropped from six to two. The results didn't affect his earnings that much due to an overall increase in purses, but it's clear that Riley played much better two seasons ago vs. this past season. That provides an opportunity in salary cap leagues however as his number is simply too low this season. Riley is just 26 and it's not uncommon to see a young golfer stumble after having some early success. Riley should bounce back this season and as such, he makes for a solid salary cap pick this season. Read Past Outlooks
Withdraws from RBC Canadian Open
Undisclosed
May 28, 2024
Riley has withdrawn from the RBC Canadian Open, according to the PGA.
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The reasoning for Riley's withdrawal has not been specified, though him claiming victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge may explain why. So instead, Sean O'Hair is in the field for the RBC Canadian Open.
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Weekly PGA Recap: Riley Conquers Colonial
2 days ago
Colonial Country Club held its own, but the course could only hope to contain Davis Riley, who won for the first time on the PGA Tour as an individual.
Weekly PGA Preview: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
36 days ago
Davis Riley and Nick Hardy took home the trophy at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last year, and Greg Vara likes their odds to do so again.
2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Betting: Picks, Odds, Predictions and Best Bets
36 days ago
Chris Gotterup hits as far as anyone, and that helps him and his teammate land a spot among Ryan Pohle's favorite wagers for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
DraftKings PGA DFS Picks: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Cash and GPP Strategy
36 days ago
Adam Hadwin had a quality showing in New Orleans last time around, and Len Hochberg believes he will do the same in this week's PGA DFS contests on DraftKings.
2024 Valspar Championship Betting: Picks, Odds, Predictions and Best Bets
71 days ago
Adam Schenk nearly won last year's Valspar Championship, and Ryan Pohle is willing to wager that he navigates his way into the winner's circle this time around.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2020
Riley really became a DFS darling over the spring months after a slow start to his rookie season. After falling in a playoff at the Valspar Championship to Sam Burns, Riley had a stretch of six straight finishes of T13-or-better. He would only post one top-25 over his final seven starts, however, and fall just outside that Top-30 that qualify for East Lake. Really the only weakness here appears to be short game, as he ranked outside the top-115 in SG: Around-the-Green and scrambling. If he cleans that up a bit, Riley has the potential to take off as a sophomore because he's long, a solid iron player, and a stout putter who ranked inside the top-15 in birdie average.
Riley is a former junior golf prodigy, who won four consecutive state titles in Mississippi before attending the University of Alabama where he became a two-time All-American. He recorded just one top-10 in 18 starts during his first year on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019, but Riley picked up a pair of victories in 2020-21 at the Panama Championship and the TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks. Riley has slipped outside the top 300 in the Official World Golf Ranking, however, failing to notch a top-10 finish since May's AdventHealth Championship.
It didn't take much time for the three-time collegiate All-American from the University of Alabama to outgrow the Korn Ferry Tour as he notched a pair of wins at the Panama Championship and TPC San Antonio Championship in 2020. The 23-year-old tallied five top-10s and nine top-25s in 16 events to finish second on the KFT's points list at the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship. Riley also made a pair of cuts at the PGA Tour level during the fall series, placing 76th at the RSM Classic and T39 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. On the Korn Ferry Tour, he was second in birdie average and first in the all-around ranking.
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Ends slump to win Charles Schwab
May 26, 2024
Riley fired a final round even-par 70 to claim the victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge by five shots.
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Returning to TPC Louisiana
April 22, 2024
Riley (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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Withdraws from Corales Championship
Undisclosed
April 14, 2024
Riley has withdrawn from the 2024 Corales Championship, according to Rob Bolton of PGATour.com.
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Best finish of 2024
April 1, 2024
Riley shot a five-under 65 on Sunday at the Houston Open to finish tied for 14th place.
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Teeing it up in Mexico
February 19, 2024
Riley (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Mexico Open at Vidanta.
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