Richard Backwell (born 28 December 1963) is an Australian professional golfer.

Backwell played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1994 to 2002, winning once.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	16 Apr 2000	Tsuruya Open	−10 (73-65-71-69=278)	Playoff	Hidemichi Tanaka

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	Tsuruya Open	Hidemichi Tanaka	Won with par on fourth extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Jun 1992	Alberta Open	−4 (72-66-73-65=276)	Playoff	Tony Mollica

• 1997 Komatsu Country Cup

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 1984, 1985

• Richard Backwell at the Japan Golf Tour official site