Wayne Grady
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Wayne Grady
This article is about the golfer. For the author, see Wayne Grady (author).
| Wayne Grady | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Wayne Desmond Grady |
| Born | July 26, 1957 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1978 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 |
| Other | 2 (Regular) 1(Senior) |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T13: 1992 |
| U.S. Open | T17: 1992 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 1989 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1990 |
Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian professional golfer.
Grady was born in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1978. He is best known for winning the PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, in 1990. He was also runner up at The Open Championship in 1989, losing in a playoff against Greg Norman and Mark Calcavecchia.
Grady first gained membership of U.S. based PGA Tour at the 1984 Qualifying School, and he spent most of his career playing predominantly in America. He also played intermittently on the European Tour, picking up one win, the 1984 German Open.
As of 2005 Grady is Chairman of the Australian PGA Tour Board. 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.
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Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (2)
Major championship is shown in bold.
European Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
- 1978 Westlakes Classic
- 1988 Australian PGA Championship
- 1991 Australian PGA Championship
Other wins (2)
- 1989 World Cup of Golf (team, with Peter Fowler)
- 1993 Indonesian PGA Championship
Other senior wins (1)
- 2007 Australian Senior Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | PGA Championship | 2 shot lead | -6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes |  Fred Couples |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T43 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T17 | T38 | T2 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 | DNP | CUT | T46 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T27 | CUT | T13 | CUT | T41 | T35 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T63 | T17 | T81 | CUT | CUT | T67 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T26 | T39 | T9 | T60 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 1 | T43 | CUT | CUT | T30 | CUT | T65 | CUT | CUT | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1989, 1990, 1991
- Four Tours World Championship: 1985 1989, 1990 (winners)
- World Cup: 1978, 1983, 1989
External links
- Official website
- Wayne Grady at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Wayne Grady at the PGA Tour official site
- Wayne Grady at the European Tour official site
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