Branden Grace
| Branden Grace | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Grace at the 2016 Qatar Masters
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Branden John Grace |
| Born |
20 May 1988 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa
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| Residence |
George, South Africa Manchester, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Sunshine Tour PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 7 |
| Sunshine Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T18: 2013 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T20: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | 3rd: 2015 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner |
2012 |
Branden John Grace (born 20 May 1988) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays on the European Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. In 2012, he became the first player in the history of the European Tour to win his first four European Tour titles in the same year. Grace has joined the PGA Tour for the 2016 season.
Grace was born in Pretoria. As an amateur he participated in the Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation. He won the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2006. He turned professional in 2007.
Grace played on the Challenge Tour in 2007 which is Europe's second tier tour. He only played in eight events but recorded two top-ten finishes. In 2008 he played on the Challenge Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He finished 35th on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit while recording three top-10 finishes including finishing in a tie for second at the Ypsilon Golf Challenge. He then earned his European Tour card for 2009 through qualifying school.
In 2009, Grace struggled on the European Tour but finished in a tie for second at the Africa Open on the Sunshine Tour, behind winner Retief Goosen. He finished in the top 10 in seven of the nine Sunshine Tour events that he played in en route to an 11th-place finish on the Order of Merit. He picked up his first professional win in 2010 at the Coca-Cola Charity Championship on the Sunshine Tour. In 2011 he finished 24th on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit while recording five top-10 finishes. He also finished 7th on the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit. He went back to qualifying school to earn his European Tour card for 2012.
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