Mick Ryan (golfer)
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Michael J. "Mick" Ryan was an Australian amateur golf
er who won the Australian Open
in 1932. He also played Australian rules football
for South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Ryan made just one senior appearance for South Melbourne, in the 1918 VFL season
, when they defeated Richmond
in a game at Lake Oval. South Melbourne went on to win the premiership that year.
Ryan joined the Royal Park Golf Club
in 1925 and won their Championship the following year. He later went to Kingston Heath.
In 2002 he was named in the Victorian Golf Team of the Century.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who won the Australian Open
Australian Open (golf)
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and also the OneAsia Tour since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
in 1932. He also played Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
for South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Ryan made just one senior appearance for South Melbourne, in the 1918 VFL season
1918 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1918.-Premiership season:In 1918, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
, when they defeated Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in a game at Lake Oval. South Melbourne went on to win the premiership that year.
Ryan joined the Royal Park Golf Club
Royal Park Golf Club
Situated in Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, the Royal Park Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course located only 3 km from the city. It has the honour of being possibly the only golf course with a tram and train line running through it....
in 1925 and won their Championship the following year. He later went to Kingston Heath.
In 2002 he was named in the Victorian Golf Team of the Century.
Tournament wins
- 1929 Australian AmateurAustralian AmateurThe Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894 and is organized by Golf Australia....
- 1930 Victorian Amateur
- 1932 Victorian Amateur, Australian OpenAustralian Open (golf)The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and also the OneAsia Tour since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
- 1933 Riversdale CupRiversdale CupThe Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It has been played since 1896 and is organized by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale...
- 1935 Riversdale CupRiversdale CupThe Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It has been played since 1896 and is organized by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. It was known as the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship, Gold Medal from 1896 to 1907, the Riversdale...
- 1937 Queensland Amateur