Fred Ridley
| Fred Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Fred Scobie Ridley |
| Born |
August 16, 1952 Lakeland, Florida |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Tampa, Florida |
| Spouse | Betsy |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1976 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Fred Scobie Ridley (born August 16, 1952) is an American amateur golfer who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975.
Ridley was born in Lakeland, Florida. He attended Winter Haven High School in nearby Winter Haven, Florida.
Ridley attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. While attending the university, he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team and was an alternate on the Gators golf team that won the NCAA national tournament in 1973. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Business Administration with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1974, and earned a juris doctor degree from the Stetson University College of Law in 1977. Ridley was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Distinguished Letterwinner."
In 1975, Ridley won the U.S. Amateur, the preeminent amateur golf tournament in the United States, on the James River Course of the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. He defeated Keith Fergus in the 36-hole final, having beaten Curtis Strange and Andy Bean in previous rounds of the match-play championship. He has competed in fifteen USGA championships, including ten U.S. Amateurs.
Ridley was a member of the U.S. World Amateur Eisenhower Trophy team in 1976, and the U.S. Walker Cup team in 1977. In the 1977 Walker Cup, he won two singles matches (both against Sandy Lyle) and lost his foursomes match. He also won the Monroe Invitational in 1976.
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