Branden Grace
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This article is about the South African professional golfer. For the Irish comedian-singer, see Brendan Grace.
Branden John Grace (born 20 May 1988) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays for LIV Golf. He formerly played 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.[2]
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Branden Grace | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Branden John Grace | ||
Nickname | Gracie | ||
Born | (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36) Pretoria, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | South Africa | ||
Residence | George, South Africa Tequesta, Florida | ||
Spouse |
Nieke Coetzee (m. 2016) | ||
Children | 1 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2007 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour LIV Golf | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Challenge Tour | ||
Professional wins | 15 | ||
Highest ranking | 10 (14 February 2016)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 2 | ||
European Tour | 9 | ||
Sunshine Tour | 6 | ||
LIV Golf | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T18: 2013 | ||
PGA Championship | 3rd: 2015 | ||
U.S. Open | T4: 2015 | ||
The Open Championship | T6: 2017 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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On 22 July 2017, Grace became the first man to record a sub-63 score in a major when he shot a 62 (8 under par) in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.