Dustin Risdon
Biography
Birthdate: 4/30/1981
Birthplace: Strathmore, Alberta Canada
Resides: Strathmore, Alberta Canada
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160
Joined Canadian Tour: 2002 Exempt Status:
Joined Nationwide Tour: 2009 Full Status
Playoff Record: 1-0 PGA Wins: 0 Nationwide Wins: 0 Canadian Wins: 3
Set a new course record in his Nationwide Tour rookie season at TPC San Francisco Bay with a 9-under 62 in the third round of the 2009 Stonebrae Classic.
Won the 2008 ATB Financial Classic in his hometown of Calgary in a playoff over George Bradford...Shot 62 in the second round on his way to the title...Finished T-2nd at the Players Cup...Finished T-4th at the Stockton Sports Commission Classic...T-10 at the Saskatchewan Open...Made cut in his first ever PGA event The 2008 RBC Canadian Open...The friendly Calgarian continues to improve and show more consistency in his game as the years go by...Broke through in 2007 by capturing the TELUS Edmonton Open to win by a stroke over Alan McLean...Set a course record 63 in second round on his way to the title...Finished T-3rd at the Free Press Manitoba Classic...T-7th at the Desjardins Montreal Open...Missed just one cut all season...Advanced to second stage of 2007 PGA TOUR Q-School...Ended 2006 season 29th on the Order of Merit and made 9 of 12 cuts with a pair of top-tens...Finished T-6th at Diablo Grande California Classic and Times Colonist Open...Retained Non-Exempt status for 2006 with 93rd finish on 2005 Order of Merit...Won both the Canadian Junior and Juvenile Championships in 1997...Alberta Junior champion in 1998 and 1999...Once sold newspaper subscriptions door to door to finance his golf career. 4 hole-in-ones 2 in competitive play. First hole-in-one at the age of 10.
