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Australian professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian professional golfer.
Wayne Grady | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Wayne Desmond Grady |
Born | Brisbane, Australia | 26 July 1957
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1978 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Highest ranking | 25 (17 March 1991)[2] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2 |
European Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 |
Other | 3 (Regular) 2 (Senior) |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T13: 1992 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1990 |
U.S. Open | T17: 1992 |
The Open Championship | T2: 1989 |
Grady was born in Brisbane, Australia.
In 1978, Grady turned professional. He began his career on the PGA Tour of Australia and had much early success, winning the 1978 CBA West Lakes Classic. He also played extensively on the European Tour during this era, winning the 1984 German Open.
Shortly thereafter, Grady earned membership on the PGA Tour at 1984 PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 1989, Grady won the Westchester Classic. However, Grady is probably best known for his 1990 PGA Championship victory where he defeated Fred Couples down the stretch. He was also runner-up at the 1989 Open Championship, losing with fellow Australian Greg Norman in a playoff to American Mark Calcavecchia.
As of 2005 Grady is director of the PGA Tour of Australasia. He owns a golf course design business and a golf tour company, and has worked as a commentator for the BBC's televised golf coverage since 2000.
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 11 Jun 1989 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | −7 (69-65-71-72=277) | Playoff | Ronnie Black |
2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | Ronnie Black | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1989 | The Open Championship | Mark Calcavecchia, Greg Norman | Calcavecchia won four-hole aggregate playoff; Calcavecchia: −2 (4-3-3-3=13), Grady: +1 (4-4-4-4=16), Norman: x (3-3-4-x=x) |
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other European Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 26 Aug 1984 | Lufthansa German Open | −16 (70-65-69-64=268) | 1 stroke | Jerry Anderson |
2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1989 | The Open Championship | Mark Calcavecchia, Greg Norman | Calcavecchia won four-hole aggregate playoff; Calcavecchia: −2 (4-3-3-3=13), Grady: +1 (4-4-4-4=16), Norman: x (3-3-4-x=x) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 29 Oct 1978 | CBA West Lakes Classic | −4 (68-72-67-73=280) | 2 strokes | Bob Shearer |
2 | 6 Nov 1988 | Australian PGA Championship[lower-alpha 1] | −13 (69-69-71-66=275) | Playoff | Greg Norman |
3 | 24 Nov 1991 | Ford Australian PGA Championship (2) | −13 (66-66-68-69=271) | 3 strokes | Brett Ogle |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1982 | Dunhill Queensland Open | Graham Marsh | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | Terry Gale | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 1988 | Australian PGA Championship | Greg Norman | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
4 | 1993 | Optus Players Championship | Robert Allenby | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1985 | Casio World Open | Hubert Green, Scott Hoch, Nobumitsu Yuhara |
Green won with par on second extra hole Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole |
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1990 | PGA Championship | 2 shot lead | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T43 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T17 | T38 | T2 | |||||
PGA Championship | T21 | CUT | T46 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T27 | CUT | T13 | CUT | T41 | T35 | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T63 | T17 | T81 | CUT | CUT | T67 | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | T26 | T39 | T9 | T60 | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | 1 | T43 | CUT | CUT | T30 | CUT | T65 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | ||||||
PGA Championship | T64 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 |
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