Grant Osten Waite (born 11 August 1964) is a New Zealand professional golfer.
| Grant Waite | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Grant Osten Waite |
| Born | 11 August 1964 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  New Zealand |
| Residence | Ocala, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Oklahoma |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 92 (18 March 2001)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1994, 2001 |
| PGA Championship | T59: 2001 |
| U.S. Open | T36: 1997 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Waite was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He has one PGA Tour victory, the Kemper Open in 1993, and finished second to Tiger Woods at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.
Waite won the New Zealand Open and the Trafalgar Capital Classic in 1992, and the Utah Open in 1993. In 1996, Waite shot a final round 60 in the Phoenix Open.
Waite qualified for the 2015 Champions Tour by finishing second at qualifying school in 2014.[2]
Professional wins (4) edit
PGA Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 1993 | Kemper Open | −9 (66-67-72-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Tom Kite
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | David Duval, Duffy Waldorf
|
Duval won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 1992 | AMP New Zealand Open | −16 (70-63-66-69=268) | 2 strokes |  Peter Fowler, Grant Kenny
|
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Ford Australian PGA Championship | Ian Baker-Finch, Peter Fowler
|
Baker-Finch won with birdie on second extra hole |
Canadian Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Aug 1992 | Trafalgar Capital Classic | −13 (71-68-68-68=275) | 1 stroke | Michael Bradley
|
Other wins (1) edit
- 1992 Utah Open
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T72 | DQ | T36 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T59 |
Note: Waite never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
Team appearances edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Week 11 2001 Ending 18 Mar 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Stambaugh, Phil (21 November 2014). "Esposito is medalist at National Qualifying". PGA Tour.
External links edit
- Official website
- Grant Waite at the PGA Tour official site
- Grant Waite at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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