Davie Grant
| Davie Grant | |
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Grant is stymied on the 17th green at North Berwick, Scotland, and is attempting to chip his own ball over the ball that is blocking the hole (c. 1888).
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Grant, Sr. |
| Born |
16 July 1860 Leith, Scotland |
| Died | 24 June 1903 (aged 42) North Berwick, Scotland |
| Nationality |
 Scotland
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| Spouse | Isabella Thomson |
| Children | 10 |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T6: 1888 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Davie Grant, Sr. (16 July 1860 – 24 June 1903) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Grant was a frequent competitor in the Open Championship in the 1880s and 1890s and was very consistent with his results. His best effort came in the 1888 Open Championship where he finished tied for sixth place. In total, he had six top-10 performances.
Davie Grant was born 16 July 1860 in Wilson Court, Elbe Street, Leith, Scotland. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Grant, daughter of Daniel Grant, a blacksmith. David was raised by his aunt Cecilia Grant in Lochend Road, Leith. His mother Jane married Lawrence Hay and they lived in Earlston.
On leaving school Grant was employed cleaning train engines at St Margaret's Works, Edinburgh, and at the age of 18 years he moved to North Berwick and was living at 11 Forth Street. He married Isabella Thomson from North Berwick, part of the Thomson golfing dynasty. Her sister Catherine married Ben Sayers and their brother was Wilfred Thomson. The eldest sister, Emily Thomson, married James White and their son Jack White won the 1904 Open Championship.
Grant was a man of small stature with fair hair and a moustache. In 1892, he was engaged by Lord Tweeddale—chairman of the North British Railway Company and former captain of North Berwick Golf Club (1890)—to design the course at Silloth in Cumbria. Grant was assisted by Mungo Park who became the first professional at Silloth. During his playing career Grant formed a formidable partnership with his brother-in-law Ben Sayers in fourball matches. On one occasion they defeated the brother duo of Andrew Kirkaldy and Hugh Kirkaldy in a well publicized money match.
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