Wayne Grady
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Wayne Grady

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26 July 1957(Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
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Introduction

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

Born in Brisbane, Grady turned professional in 1978. He is best known for his PGA Championship win, one of golf's four majors, in 1990. He was also runner-up at The Open Championship in 1989, losing in the first four-hole playoff to Mark Calcavecchia.

Grady first gained membership of U.S.-based PGA Tour at its 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 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 (11)

PGA Tour wins (2)

  • 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
  • 1990 PGA Championship

Major championship is shown in bold.

European Tour wins (1)

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 Canada Jerry Anderson

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1989 The Open Championship United States Mark Calcavecchia, Australia Greg Norman Calcavecchia won four-hole aggregate playoff
Calcavecchia:4-3-3-3=13, Grady:4-4-4-4=16, Norman:3-3-4-x

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

  • 1978 CBA West Lakes Classic
  • 1988 Australian PGA Championship
  • 1991 Australian PGA Championship

Other wins (3)

  • 1988 New South Wales PGA Championship
  • 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

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 United States Fred Couples

Results timeline

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament 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
Masters Tournament 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
Masters Tournament 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

Summary

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

Team appearances

  • 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