Rydz pushing for consistency

''I got up to 21 in the world. I want to get back there''

CALLAN RYDZ is pushing for more consistency to make a bigger impact on the majors. 

The World No.41 believes mental clarity is key to having another big run on TV as he targets entering the top 16 Order of Merit. 

Rydz, 27, has shown plenty of class over the years but admits he needs to be more consistent. 

He told the Tops and Tales podcast: “If my head’s clear, I know I can play well. I think I could go on runs again all the time. And, you know, I just, I want to get back to that. That’s what I’m pushing for.

“I got up to 21 in the world. I want to get back there. You know, I want to be pushing up there, getting to the top 16.

“And I know I’ve got the game to do it, but it’s like you say, consistency is also a massive thing in this game.” 

Former World Matchplay quarter-finalist Rydz opened up about his long-term goals at the oche.  

He said: “Obviously, I would like to be a world champion. Everyone wants to be world champion.  

“I would love to have one shot at the Premier League at Newcastle. “That would probably be me going after, I’ve played in probably everything from that point anyway. I don’t know what would be next after that.”

Rydz also admits he must reignite his passion for the Euro tours. 

‘The Riot’ made a stellar start to the year after reaching the quarter-final of the World Championship and the semi-final at Players Championship Three. 

But the 27-year-old did not kick on after failing to qualify for the World Masters and being dumped out in the third round of the UK Open. 

Bedlington-thrower Rydz has not progressed beyond the opening round in any of the four Euro Tour events he’s competed in 2025. 

He added: “This year has just been one of them years. I’ve been awful on stage, and I’ve been all right on the Pro Tour.  “I’ve been steady, a couple of semi-finals and a couple of quarter-finals. 

“Some of the Euro Tours I just don’t have love for them. I just can’t get myself up traveling, like I say, 12 hours to go to the back end of nowhere and playing on a Friday afternoon. “There’s not many on a Friday afternoon, which you know as well. 

“So, it’s worse when you’re hearing the bad side of it, if it’s not going well or then you hear someone from the crowd giving it you.

“When there’s two thousand people in there, you might hear the odd voice, but you’ve got fans chanting so when one person is giving you heckles of abuse you can’t hear.  

“But when you’ve got fifty people in the audience, you can hear what they’re saying so I do need to find the love just to start playing on the Euro Tour again. 

“Switzerland, obviously, I made the semis again, that was a run out of the blue, so I didn’t expect that. I just need to find the love for it again.”