David Graham (golfer)
| David Graham | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anthony David Graham |
| Born |
23 May 1946 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st) |
| Nationality |
 Australia
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1962 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 38 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 8 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 8 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 5 |
| Other | 20 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
|
| Masters Tournament | 5th: 1980 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | T3: 1985 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1979 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2015 (member page) |
Anthony David Graham, AM (born 23 May 1946) is a former professional golfer from Australia.
Born in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the Champions Tour. Although known for his success in the U.S., he won events on six continents in his career, an achievement he shares with only four other players Gary Player, Hale Irwin, Bernhard Langer and Justin Rose.
In 1976, won twice on the PGA Tour, and then came from behind to secure a victory over the reigning champion Hale Irwin in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship.
Graham won two major championships, the 1979 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills near Detroit, and the 1981 U.S. Open at Merion, just west of Philadelphia. He also finished third at the 1985 Open Championship, after sharing the third-round lead. Both of his major victories came in remarkable fashion. In the 1979 PGA Championship, he stood on the last tee at 7 under par for his final round and leading by two, but double-bogeyed the last hole for a 65 to drop back into a playoff with Ben Crenshaw. At each of the first two sudden-death holes he holed long putts to keep the playoff alive and finally won at the third extra hole. At the 1981 U.S. Open, Graham shot a 67 in the final round to overturn a three-shot deficit to overnight leader George Burns to win by 3 strokes. He became the fourth Australian major champion (after Jim Ferrier, Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle) and the first to win a U.S. Open.
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