# Wayne Grady

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 | Ronnie Black |
| 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1989 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | Ronnie Black | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1989 | The Open Championship | Mark Calcavecchia, 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 | Jerry Anderson |
| 2 | 12 Aug 1990 | PGA Championship | −6 (72-67-72-71=282) | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 1989 | The Open Championship | Mark Calcavecchia, 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 | Bob Shearer |
| 2 | 6 Nov 1988 | Australian PGA Championship | −13 (69-69-71-66=275) | Playoff | Greg Norman |
| 3 | 24 Nov 1991 | Ford Australian PGA Championship (2) | −13 (66-66-68-69=271) | 3 strokes | Brett Ogle |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1982 | Dunhill Queensland Open | Graham Marsh | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | Terry Gale | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1988 | Australian PGA Championship | Greg Norman | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 1993 | Optus Players Championship | Robert Allenby | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### 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)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 1985 | Casio 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)

| 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 | 1983 | 1984 | 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 |
| 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 | 2002 | 2005 |
| Masters Tournament | | | |
| U.S. Open | | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | | | |
| PGA Championship | T64 | | CUT |
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
* 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