Mississippian Davis Riley will take his first swing of the 2025 Masters Tournament, making his official debut as a PGA golfer at Augusta National.
The former Alabama golf star, who was a two-time All-American, earned his PGA Tour card in 2021. Riley has steadily risen through the ranks and qualified for his first Masters after a stellar 2024 season. That landmark year was highlighted by his second career PGA Tour win, a 5-stroke victory over world No. 1 and defending Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler in the 2024 Charles Schwab Classic in Forth Worth, Texas.
The winning moment for Davis Riley 🏆
He seals the deal @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/f4YDBgLHdY
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 26, 2024
Riley will carry real momentum into the pinnacle weekend of the sport, notching two top 10 finishes across the month of March in the Puerto Rico Open and the Valspar Championship in Tampa. The Presbyterian Christian School product is currently ranked the No. 109 golfer in the world.
The Masters Tournament will be teed off by three legends of the sport — Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson — who will then give way to the first group of the tournament in Riley and Patton Kizzire. The pair will tee off at 6:40 a.m. CT.
The battle for a green jacket will air Thursday through Sunday on CBS.
