Richard Backwell (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian professional golfer.

Richard Backwell
Personal information
Born (1963-12-28) 28 December 1963 (age 60)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
CollegeTexas Wesleyan University
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Canadian Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Other2

Backwell played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1994 to 2002, winning once.

Professional wins (3)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

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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)

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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)

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  • 1997 Komatsu Country Cup

Team appearances

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Amateur

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