Michael Joseph Ryan (18 July 1897 – 1 August 1965)[1] was an Australian amateur golfer who won the Australian Open in 1932. He also played Australian rules football for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Born | Michael Joseph Ryan 18 July 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 August 1965 | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan made just one senior appearance for South Melbourne, in the 1918 VFL season, when they defeated Richmond in a game at Lake Oval.[2] 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.[3][4]
In 2002 he was named as one of the twelve members of the Victorian golfing team of the 20th century.[5]
Tournament wins
edit- 1929 Australian Amateur
- 1930 Victorian Amateur Championship
- 1932 Victorian Amateur Championship, Australian Open
- 1933 Riversdale Cup
- 1935 Riversdale Cup
- 1937 Queensland Amateur
Team appearances
edit- Kirk-Windeyer Cup (representing Victoria): 1929, 1930
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1929 (winners), 1930 (winners), 1931 (winners), 1932, 1933 (winners), 1934, 1935, 1936 (winners), 1937, 1939 (winners), 1946
References
edit- ^ "Mick Ryan – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Statistics of his footballer career". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Biography: Mick Ryan". Royal Park Golf Club.
- ^ "Famous Golfer Dies". The Age. 2 August 1965. p. 22.
- ^ "Appleby, Allenby in state team of the century". The Age. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2021.