Mick Ryan (golfer)
1897 births | 1965 deaths | australian golfers | australian rules footballers | sydney swans players
Michael J. 'Mick' Ryan (July 18, 1897 - 1965) was an Australian golfer who won the Australian Open as an amateur 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.
Turning to golf, 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.
Tournament wins
- 1929 Australian Amateur Championship
- 1930, 1932 Victorian Amateur Championship
- 1932 Australian Open Championship
- 1933, 1935 Riversdale Cup
- 1937 Queensland Amateur Championship
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