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David Graham  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on All-Time Money List FULL NAME: David Graham HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: May 23, 1946 BIRTHPLACE: Windsor, Australia RESIDENCE: Whitefish, MT FAMILY: Wife, Maureen; Andrew (11/8/74), Michael (10/1/77); one grandchild SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, California wines, quail hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1962 JOINED TOUR: 1996 |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (8) 1972 Cleveland Open. 1976 American Express Westchester Classic, American Golf Classic. 1979 PGA Championship. 1980 Memorial Tournament. 1981 Phoenix Open, U.S. Open Championship. 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open. |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (5) 1997 GTE Classic, Southwestern Bell Dominion, Comfort Classic. 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic. 1999 Raley's Gold Rush Classic. |
| Other Victories |
| 1970 Thailand Open, French Open. 1971 Caracas Open, JAL Open. 1975 Wills Masters. 1976 Chunichi Crowns Invitational, Piccadilly World Match Play. 1977 Australian Open, South African PGA Championship. 1978 Mexico Cup. 1979 Westlakes Classic, New Zealand Open. 1980 Mexican Open, Rolex Japan, Brazilian Classic. 1981 Lancome Trophy. 1982 Lancome Trophy. 1985 Queensland Open. 1994 Australian Skins. |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $46,789 (84) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T15--Verizon Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 68 at Round 3, Verizon Classic |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1972 Cleveland Open. 1976 American Express Westchester Classic, American Golf Classic. 1979 PGA Championship. 1980 Memorial Tournament. 1981 Phoenix Open, U.S. Open Championship. 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--1997 GTE Classic, Southwestern Bell Dominion, Comfort Classic. 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic. 1999 Raley's Gold Rush Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--21; in money--20; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Failed to secure a top-10 finish in 21 tournament appearances...Best finishes came in back-to-back starts in the spring. T13 at The Countrywide Tradition, and then a week later T15 at Bruno's Memorial Classic where he shot a 6-under-par 66 in the second round, his low round of the year...Recorded the 10th hole-in-one of his professional career in the final round of the FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship in July on the 12th hole with a 7-iron. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: Played in 18 events, the fewest appearances he's ever made on the Champions Tour in one season...Spent two months away from the circuit early in the year while his wife, Maureen, underwent open-heart surgery. Returned at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in early April and, along with partner Bruce Fleisher, T2 in the rain-shortened better-ball event...Turned in his best performance in an official event at the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland. Two strokes back after 36 holes in Nashville, but eventually tied for 14th. 2000: Had three top-10 finishes and made more than a quarter of his official money in one event, earning a $108,000 check at the Boone Valley Classic. Used a second-round 64, his lowest score of the campaign, to move into contention and eventually third behind Tom Watson and champion Larry Nelson...Teamed with Bruce Fleisher to finish second at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, one stroke behind Jim Colbert and Andy North. 1999: Defeated Larry Mowry by four strokes at the Raley's Gold Rush Classic. Opened with a sizzling 9-under 63 then rebounded from a two-stroke deficit after 36 holes with a final-round 65. 1998: Defeated Dave Stockton in a Champions Tour-record, 10-hole sudden-death playoff at the Royal Caribbean Classic...He and partner Hugh Baiocchi lost a two-hole playoff to Dale Douglass and Charles Coody at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. 1997: Enjoyed an exceptional first full season, finishing fifth on the money list with more than $1 million... Secured three victories and was among the top five nine times...Won twice early in the year at the GTE Classic and the Southwestern Bell Dominion, then claimed his third title in September at the Comfort Classic...Picked up his first Champions Tour win by three strokes in Tampa, but his other two victories were nail-biters...Eagled the final hole at Dominion CC to slip past John Jacobs in San Antonio and then birdied the final hole in Indianapolis for a one-stroke victory over Larry Nelson and Bud Allin...Recorded his first Champions Tour hole-in-one at Ralphs Senior Classic. 1996: Made his debut at the Bruno's Memorial Classic in June and competed in 19 events...Was one of the players in the record five-man playoff at the Emerald Coast Classic won on the first extra hole with a birdie by Lee Trevino. |
| Personal |
| Discovered the game of golf when he was 14...Found a set of left-handed clubs in his garage and played with them for two years before making the switch to a right-handed set...Worked in a golf shop in Melbourne, Australia, at age 16 and, after a three-year apprenticeship, took a head professional job at a nine-hole course in Tasmania...Became a touring professional in the late 1960s, first in Australia and then the Far East...Awarded the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992 for contribution to the game...Inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and the Australian Golf Hall of Fame...A member of the Masters Tournament Cup & Tee Committee, which sets up the Augusta National layout each April...Involved in the golf design business with a number of courses to his credit, including Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ, the Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, and Grandover Golf Club in Greensboro, NC...Considers his victory at the 1981 U.S. Open to be his biggest thrill in golf and credits Bruce Devlin as the person who most influenced his career. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 2-1 |
| Champions Tour Playoff Record |
| 1-1 |
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