LOS ANGELES – Officials from the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) Tour today named Quinn Riley as the Corona Premier APGA Tour Rookie of the Year. A graduate of Duke University, Riley initially earned status on the APGA Tour midway through 2022 after finishing atop the Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking at the end 2021-22 college golf season, but 2023 marked his first full season on the APGA Tour.
Riley’s 2023 APGA Tour season included five top-10 finishes, highlighted by his first APGA Tour victory at the APGA Two Man Classic with Christian Heavens as his playing partner. He added a T3 at the APGA at Valhalla and T5 finishes at the APGA Black History Month Classic and APGA at St. Augustine en route to a third-place finish in the Lexus Cup standings. He also earned exemptions into the Shriners Children’s Open and Wells Fargo Championship during the PGA TOUR’s 2022-23 season.
With the support of Corona Premier, Riley will receive complimentary registration to 2024 APGA Tour events as a result of being named Rookie of the Year.
“It was a solid season for me in many ways and it all started with the opportunity to play on the APGA Tour. I’m thankful to have the competition and courses to challenge me and help me learn to win under pressure,” said Riley. “It was gratifying to get my first victory with Christian Heavens at the APGA Two Man Classic, and next season I hope to earn my first individual title. To win the Corona Premier APGA Tour Rookie of the Year shows that my hard work and dedication is paying off.”
“After finishing first in the Bridgestone APGA Collegiate Ranking last year, it’s not surprising that Quinn is off to a solid start in his APGA Tour career,” said APGA Tour CEO Ken Bentley. “We are thrilled to have support from brands like Corona Premier so that players like Quinn can have a place like the APGA Tour to hone their skills and improve their game with the goal of reaching the PGA TOUR.”
About the APGA Tour
The APGA Tour was established in 2010 as a non-profit organization with the mission to bring greater diversity to the game of golf. The APGA Tour Board of Directors works to accomplish this by hosting and operating professional golf tournaments, player development programs, mentoring programs and by introducing the game to inner city young people. In addition to conducting 17 tournaments awarding close to $1 million in prize and bonus money in 2023, the APGA has organized a Player Development Program to aid young minority golfers as they work to chase their goals in professional golf.
