Wayne Grady


Wayne Desmond Grady 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 (10)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Jun 1989Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic−7 Playoff Ronnie Black
212 Aug 1990PGA Championship−6 3 strokes Fred Couples

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11989Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic Ronnie BlackWon with birdie on first extra hole
21989The Open Championship Mark Calcavecchia, Greg NormanCalcavecchia won four-hole aggregate playoff;
Calcavecchia: −2,
Grady: +1,
Norman: x

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Aug 1984Lufthansa German Open−16 1 stroke Jerry Anderson
212 Aug 1990PGA Championship−6 3 strokes Fred Couples

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11989The Open Championship Mark Calcavecchia, Greg NormanCalcavecchia won four-hole aggregate playoff;
Calcavecchia: −2,
Grady: +1,
Norman: x

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11982Dunhill Queensland Open Graham MarshLost to par on first extra hole
21982Air New Zealand Shell Open Terry GaleLost to birdie on second extra hole
31988Australian PGA Championship Greg NormanWon with par on fourth extra hole
41993Optus Players Championship Robert AllenbyLost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11985Casio World Open Hubert Green, Scott Hoch,
Nobumitsu Yuhara		Green won with par on second extra hole
Grady and Yuhara eliminated by par on first hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary