Wayne Grady

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name	Wayne Grady
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fullname	Wayne Desmond Grady
birth_date
birth_place	Brisbane, Australia
death_date
height	5 ft 9 in
weight	160 lb
nationality
yearpro	1978
retired
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	10
pgawins	2
eurowins	2
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins	3
nwidewins
chalwins
champwins
otherwins	3 (Regular)
2 (Senior)
majorwins	1
masters	T13: 1992
usopen	T17: 1992
open	T2: 1989
pga	Won: 1990
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wghofyear
award1
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Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian professional golfer.

Career

In 1957, 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.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 11 Jun 1989 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | −7 (69-65-71-72=277) | Playoff | USA Ronnie Black | | 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | USA Fred Couples | ::

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1989	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	USA Ronnie Black	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1989	The Open Championship	USA Mark Calcavecchia, AUS 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)
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European Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (1)
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 26 Aug 1984 | Lufthansa German Open | −16 (70-65-69-64=268) | 1 stroke | CAN Jerry Anderson | | 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | USA Fred Couples | ::

European Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1989	The Open Championship	USA Mark Calcavecchia, AUS 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)
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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 29 Oct 1978 | CBA West Lakes Classic | −4 (68-72-67-73=280) | 2 strokes | AUS Bob Shearer | | 2 | 6 Nov 1988 | Australian PGA Championship | −13 (69-69-71-66=275) | Playoff | AUS Greg Norman | | 3 | 24 Nov 1991 | Ford Australian PGA Championship (2) | −13 (66-66-68-69=271) | 3 strokes | AUS Brett Ogle | ::

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–3) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1982	Dunhill Queensland Open	AUS Graham Marsh	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1982	Air New Zealand Shell Open	AUS Terry Gale	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1988	Australian PGA Championship	AUS Greg Norman	Won with par on fourth extra hole
4	1993	Optus Players Championship	AUS Robert Allenby	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
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Other wins (2)

• 1989 World Cup of Golf (team, with Peter Fowler)
• 1993 Indonesia PGA Championship

Other senior wins (2)

• 2007 Handa Australian Senior Open
• 2008 Handa Australian Senior Open

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1985	Casio World Open	USA Hubert Green, USA Scott Hoch,
JPN Nobumitsu Yuhara	Green won with par on second extra hole
Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole
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Major championships

Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1990	PGA Championship	2 shot lead	−6 (72-67-72-71=282)	3 strokes	USA Fred Couples
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Results timeline

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Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open						CUT			T43	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT				CUT	CUT			T17	T38	T2
PGA Championship								T21		CUT	T46
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Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
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
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Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T64					CUT
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CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made	Totals	1	1	0	2	3	7	44	23
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
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• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1991 U.S. Open – 1992 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Team appearances

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 1977

Professional

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1978, 1983, 1989
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1985, 1989, 1990 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1989, 1990, 1991
• Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995

Notes

References

References

1. "Wayne Grady". PGA European Tour.
2. (25 October 1988). "Shark to encounter the finest". The Canberra Times.

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