Wayne Grady

This article is about the golfer. For the author, see Wayne Grady (author).

Wayne Grady
Personal information
Full nameWayne Desmond Grady
Born (1957-07-26) 26 July 1957 (age 67)
Brisbane, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking25 (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 TournamentT13: 1992
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1990
U.S. OpenT17: 1992
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1989

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

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. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 11 Jun 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic −7 (69-65-71-72=277) Playoff United States Ronnie Black
2 12 Aug 1990 PGA Championship −6 (72-67-72-71=282) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic United States Ronnie Black Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1989 The Open Championship United States Mark Calcavecchia, Australia 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. 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
2 12 Aug 1990 PGA Championship −6 (72-67-72-71=282) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples

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: −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. 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 Australia Bob Shearer
2 6 Nov 1988 Australian PGA Championship[a] −13 (69-69-71-66=275) Playoff Australia Greg Norman
3 24 Nov 1991 Ford Australian PGA Championship (2) −13 (66-66-68-69=271) 3 strokes Australia Brett Ogle

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1982 Dunhill Queensland Open Australia Graham Marsh Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1982 Air New Zealand Shell Open Australia Terry Gale Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 1988 Australian PGA Championship Australia Greg Norman Won with par on fourth extra hole
4 1993 Optus Players Championship Australia 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. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1985 Casio World Open United States Hubert Green, United States Scott Hoch,
Japan Nobumitsu Yuhara 		Green won with par on second extra hole
Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole

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
U.S. Open CUT T43 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T17 T38 T2
PGA Championship T21 CUT T46
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
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T64 CUT
  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

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

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes

  1. ^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Grady". europeantour.com. PGA European Tour. 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.