Davis Riley

Davis Riley

27-Year-Old Golfer
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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
Narrowly misses playoffs
August 12, 2024
Riley carded an even-par 70 on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship to finish tied for 38th place.
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Riley was unable to get much going in the final round as he started with 10 consecutive pars and ultimately only made two birdies on the day. Sitting on the bubble for the playoffs, he missed three birdie chances from inside 15 feet on the 16th-18th holes and finished 71st in the FedExCup Standings to miss the playoffs by one spot. Riley was let down by his ball striking, as he lost strokes off-the-tee and on approach for the week.
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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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Strong finish in Detroit
July 2, 2024
Riley registered a six-under 71 to finish tied in the 57th spot in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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Finishes T48 in Connecticut
June 25, 2024
Riley carded a five-under 66 to finish tied in the 48th spot in the Travelers Championship.
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Appears in Memorial Tournament field
June 3, 2024
Riley (undisclosed) is listed in the field for the Memorial Tournament this week.
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Withdraws from RBC Canadian Open
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May 28, 2024
Riley has withdrawn from the RBC Canadian Open, according to the PGA.
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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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