Wayne Grady

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Wayne Grady
Personal information
Full nameWayne Desmond Grady
Born (1957-07-26) 26 July 1957 (age 68)
Brisbane, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 25 (17 March 1991) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Other3 (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

Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

Grady was born in Brisbane, Australia.

Professional career

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.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Jun 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic −7 (69-65-71-72=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Black
212 Aug 1990 PGA Championship −6 (72-67-72-71=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Black Won with birdie on first extra hole
21989 The Open Championship Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Aug 1984 Lufthansa German Open −16 (70-65-69-64=268)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jerry Anderson
212 Aug 1990 PGA Championship −6 (72-67-72-71=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1989 The Open Championship Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
129 Oct 1978 CBA West Lakes Classic −4 (68-72-67-73=280)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
26 Nov 1988 Australian PGA Championship [a] −13 (69-69-71-66=275)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
324 Nov 1991 Ford Australian PGA Championship (2)−13 (66-66-68-69=271)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11982 Dunhill Queensland Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh Lost to par on first extra hole
21982 Air New Zealand Shell Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 1988 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman Won with par on fourth extra hole
4 1993 Optus Players Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Other senior wins (2)

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1985 Casio World Open Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara 		Green won with par on second extra hole
Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1990 PGA Championship 2 shot lead−6 (72-67-72-71=282)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples

Results timeline

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT43CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT17T38T2
PGA Championship T21CUTT46
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T27CUTT13CUTT41T35
U.S. Open CUTT63T17T81CUTCUTT67
The Open Championship CUTT26T39T9T60CUT
PGA Championship 1T43CUTCUTT30CUTT65CUTCUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T64CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000164
U.S. Open 000001125
The Open Championship 010123127
PGA Championship 100112147
Totals1102374423

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Wayne Grady". europeantour.com. PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Week 11 1991 Ending 17 Mar 1991" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Shark to encounter the finest". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 October 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 27 March 2020– via Trove.
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