Branden Grace
Branden Grace was born in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa on May 20th, 1988 and is the Golfer. At the age of 35, Branden Grace biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Amateur career
Grace was born in Pretoria. He was an amateur member of the Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation. In 2006, he was champion of the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship. In 2007, he became a career consultant.
Professional career
Grace appeared on the Challenge Tour in 2007, Europe's second-tier tour. He only competed in eight tournaments, but he had two top-ten finishes. He appeared on the Challenge Tour and the Sunshine Tour in 2008. He finished 35th on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit while still placing in third place at the Ypsilon Golf Challenge, earning three top-ten finishes, including a tie for second. He then earned his European Tour card for 2009 after qualifying school.
Grace had a rough ride on the European Tour in 2009, but on the Sunshine Tour, she came in second, behind runner Retief Goosen. In seven of the nine Sunshine Tour events he participated in, he finished in the top ten in the Order of Merit's ninth place. On the Sunshine Tour, he won his first professional victory in 2010. He finished 24th on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit in 2011, while still placing five top-ten finishes. On the Sunshine Tour, he also placed 7th in the Order of Merit. He went back to qualifying school to earn his European Tour card for 2012.
He won the Joburg Open in January, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He took the title by a single stroke over Jamie Elson. He then won the Volvo Golf Champions for the second week in a playoff with a birdie on the first hole, beating his veteran rivals Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. Grace became the first player since Fred Couples in 1995 to win their first match in a row. As a result, Grace made it to the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking, a world classy Golf Ranking.
Grace won the Volvo China Open on April 22nd in his third tournament on the European Tour. Only two players have won three European Tour titles in a single season, Seve Ballesteros did it three times between 1977 and 1980, and Sandy Lyle did it in 1979. Grace also became only the third South African to win three times in a single season, thanks to Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. Since graduating from qualifying school, he became the second player in European Tour history to win three times in the season.
Grace won his third Sunshine Tour title at the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final in September. Grace claimed his fourth European Tour title and fifth world title of 2012 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on October 7th. Thorbjrn Olesen beat him at 22 under par, putting him two strokes ahead of him. During the first round, his total score reached a new Tour record equalling 60 at Kingsbarns. Grace came in third in the Official World Golf Rankings, placing her in third place in the Race to Dubai and then to a career high 37th place. Grace closed off a fruitful 2012 by winning the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.
Grace had a less fruitful year in 2013 in the European Tour's Race to Dubai, his highest finish in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, where he came in second place in a sudden-death playoff to Phil Mickelson. Grace continued his strong showings on the European Tour Race to Dubai in 2014. Despite a second winless season, Grace finished 31st in the year-end standings, with a best result in the Volvo Golf Champions at second place.
Grace won his fifth European Tour event, and first since 2012, at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in December 2014. Grace beat her compatriot Louis Oosthuizen by 7 strokes. Grace won his second game of the 2015 season with a victory over the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in January 2015. With a two-stroke victory over Keith Horne the following month, he won on home soil at the Dimension Data Pro-Am on the Sunshine Tour.
Grace held a part of the lead through 54 holes at the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay. He was in the penultimate team with eventual champion Jordan Spieth, and he was still tied for the lead heading to the 16th hole until he blocked his drive to the right and out of bounds, causing him to re-tee and ultimately forcing him to forfeit, resulting in a double bogey, causing him to crash him out of contention to win. He finished with a final round 71 and a tie for fourth place. Whistling Straits Grace earned the top-five for the second time in his career at the major championships, finishing second.
Grace will have a great week at the 2015 Presidents Cup. Grace joined fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen to defeat Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed in comfortable fashion 3 and 2. Grace will again represent Oosthuizen in a strong show against world number one Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, who both won 4 and 3. Grace beat Oosthuizen for a third time on Day 3 and 2, defeating Reed and Rickie Fowler's team. The team won their fourth match against Bubba Watson and J. later in the day (Saturday afternoon fourball), teaming with Oosthuizen for the fourth and final time. B. Holmes. Grace will be the only time the 18th hole will be played all week, with his team winning 1st at the last round. Grace competed against Kuchar on the final day of the tournament (Sunday singles) and started out red hot, dominating Kuchar on the front nine. Kuchar recovered from several holes down before losing 2 and 1. Grace's undefeated run of 5–0–0 was her fifth appearance in Presidents Cup history, and it was only the second time for the International side.
Grace defended his Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title for his seventh victory on the European Tour on January 30th. On a day when he started two strokes behind leader Paul Lawrie, he finished two strokes ahead of Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Thorbjrn Olesen. Grace was the first person to win the tournament.
Grace was able to participate on the PGA Tour in 2016 in the "Top 125 Non-member" category. This came after his success in the 2015 majors and other PGA-recognised tournaments. Grace claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage on April 17 after shooting a final round 66.
Grace shot a 62 in the third round of the Open Championship at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, breaking a record for the lowest round in a men's major championship.
Grace was crowned with the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa's north west province, in November 2017. This victory was worth $1,166,660.
Grace began working with Scottish caddie Craig Connelly in January 2019.
Grace won the South African Open in January after a 62nd round victory. Grace's win marked a special moment in her history. He had won every major tournament in South Africa golf before, including the Joburg Open (2012), Alfred Dunhill Championship (2014), the Dimension Data Pro-Am (2015), and the Nedbank Golf Challenge (2017). The national Open was the only one missing.
Grace won his second PGA Tour victory in February after eagle-birdie at the Puerto Rico Open.
After 72 holes at the Wyndham Championship, Grace tied for the lead with five other players in August. Kevin Kisner won the title in the playoffs.