Grant Waite

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Grant Waite
Personal information
Full nameGrant Osten Waite
Born (1964-08-11) 11 August 1964 (age 60)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 92 (18 March 2001) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1994, 2001
PGA Championship T59: 2001
U.S. Open T36: 1997
The Open Championship DNP

Grant Osten Waite (born 11 August 1964) is a New Zealand professional golfer.

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Early life

Waite was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Professional career

Waite has one PGA Tour victory, the Kemper Open in 1993, and finished second to Tiger Woods at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.

Waite won the New Zealand Open and the Trafalgar Capital Classic in 1992, and the Utah Open in 1993. In 1996, Waite shot a final round 60 in the Phoenix Open.

Waite qualified for the 2015 Champions Tour by finishing second at qualifying school in 2014. [2]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
123 May 1993 Kemper Open −9 (66-67-72-70=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1997 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Flag of the United States.svg David Duval, Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf Duval won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
123 Feb 1992 AMP New Zealand Open −16 (70-63-66-69=268)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Kenny

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1993 Ford Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler Baker-Finch won with birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Aug 1992 Trafalgar Capital Classic −13 (71-68-68-68=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open T72DQT36CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTT59

Note: Waite never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 11 2001 Ending 18 Mar 2001" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Stambaugh, Phil (21 November 2014). "Esposito is medalist at National Qualifying". PGA Tour.


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