David Graham (golfer)
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Anthony David Graham (born 22 May 1946) is an Australian golfer.
Graham was born in Windsor, Australia . He turned professional in 1962 and spent much of his career in the United States playing on the PGA Tour. In 1996 he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the Champions Tour.
He came from behind to secure a memorable victory over the reigning champion Hale Irwin in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship in 1976.
He won two major championships, the 1979 PGA Championship and the 1981 United States Open Golf Championship at Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and finished third at the 1985 Open Championship after sharing the third-round lead. He also formed part of the Australian teams that won the World Cup (in 1970) and the Dunhill Nations Cup (in 1985 and 1986).
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1972 (1) Cleveland Open
- 1976 (2) American Express Westchester Classic, American Golf Classic
- 1979 (1) PGA Championship
- 1980 (1) Memorial Tournament
- 1981 (2) Phoenix Open, U.S. Open
- 1983 (1) Houston Coca-Cola Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Other professional wins (22)
- 1970 Thailand Open, French Open, World Cup of Golf (with Bruce Devlin)
- 1971 Caracas Open, JAL Open
- 1975 Wills Masters (Australia)
- 1976 Chunichi Crowns Invitational, Piccadilly World Match Play
- 1977 Australian Open, South African PGA Championship
- 1978 Mexico Cup
- 1979 Westlakes Classic (Australia)
- 1980 Mexican Open, Rolex Japan, Brazilian Classic
- 1981 Trophée Lancôme
- 1982 Trophée Lancôme
- 1985 Queensland Open, Dunhill Nations Cup (with Greg Norman and Graham Marsh)
- 1986 Dunhill Nations Cup (with Greg Norman and Rodger Davis)
- 1987 Queensland Open,
- 1994 Australian Skins
[edit] Champions Tour wins (5)
- 1997 (3) GTE Classic, Southwestern Bell Dominion, Comfort Classic
- 1998 (1) Royal Caribbean Classic
- 1999 (1) Raley's Gold Rush Classic
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runners Up |
| 1979 | PGA Championship | 4 shot deficit | -8 (69-68-70-65=272) | Playoff 1 |  Ben Crenshaw |
| 1981 | U.S. Open | 3 shot deficit | -7 (68-68-70-67=273) | 3 strokes | George Burns, Bill Rogers |
1 Defeated Ben Crenshaw with birdie on third extra hole
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T36 | CUT | T29 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 | T9 | WD |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T47 | T58 | T18 | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 7 |
| The Open Championship | T32 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T11 | T28 | T21 | CUT | T39 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | T10 | T4 | CUT | CUT | 1 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 5 | 7 | 19 | 46 | T6 | T10 | T28 | T27 | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T47 | 1 | T6 | T8 | T21 | T23 | T15 | T51 | T47 | T61 |
| The Open Championship | T29 | T14 | T27 | T14 | CUT | T3 | T11 | 34 | CUT | T61 |
| PGA Championship | T26 | T43 | T49 | T14 | T48 | T32 | T7 | CUT | T17 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 64 | 60 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T8 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T66 | T52 | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
