Graham Marsh 1989275 221312877 2008-06-23T23:51:01Z Tewapack 1370770 /* External links */ {| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=290 style="margin: 0.5em 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 87%; clear:right" |+<big> '''Graham Marsh'''</big> |- ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#4682B4" | '''Personal Information''' |- | '''Birth''' || {{birth date and age|1944|1|14}}<br>[[Kalgoorlie, Australia]] |- | '''Height''' || {{Height|ft=5|in=11}} |- | '''Weight''' || {{convert|187|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on}} |- | '''Nationality''' || {{AUS}} |- | '''College''' || [[University of Western Australia]]<br>[[Claremont Teachers College]] |- ! colspan="2" bgcolor="E2725B" | Career |- | '''Turned Pro''' || 1969 |- | '''Current tour''' || [[Champions Tour]] |- | '''Professional wins''' || 65 (European Tour: 11, PGA Tour: 1, Other regular: 44, Champions Tour: 6, Other senior: 3) |- ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ACE1AF" | Best Results in Major Championships |- | [[The Masters|Masters]] | T9: 1976 |- | [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] | T16: 1979 |- | [[The Open Championship|British Open]] | 4th: 1983 |- | [[PGA Championship]] | T7: 1978 |} '''Graham Vivian Marsh''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born [[14 January]] [[1944]]) was one of the leading [[Australia]]n professional [[golf]]ers of his generation. ==Career outline== Marsh was born in [[Kalgoorlie]], [[Australia]]. He attended the [[University of Western Australia]] and [[Claremont Teachers College]] before turning professional in 1969. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Marsh was a regular winner on the [[European Tour]], the [[Japan Golf Tour]] and the [[PGA Tour of Australasia]]. He also won several events in Asia outside of Japan and one on the U.S.- based [[PGA Tour]], the 1977 [[Verizon Heritage|Heritage Classic]]. Marsh had an outstanding win rate on the [[European Tour]], where he accumulated eleven titles even though he never played more than seven events in Europe in a season. He also won the [[Colgate World Match Play Championship]], which was not an official money European Tour event at the time, in England in 1977. He had 56 wins in all in his regular career, making him one of the most successful players of his era not to win a [[major championship]]. As a senior, Marsh has played extensively in the United States on the [[Champions Tour]] winning six events including two [[Senior major golf championships|senior majors]], the 1997 [[U.S. Senior Open]] and the 1999 [[The Tradition|Tradition]]. He has also won the [[Japan Senior Open]] twice. Marsh is also active in golf course design through Graham Marsh Golf Design which he established in 1986. The company's early projects were in Australia and Japan, but it later branched out to other parts of Asia and to Europe and the United States. In 1984, Marsh was an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for services to golf. He is a past chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia. His younger brother [[Rod Marsh]] was a distinguished [[cricketer|Australian cricketer]] and coach. ==Professional wins (65)== ===European Tour wins (11)=== *1972 [[Swiss Open]], [[German Open (golf)|German Open]] *1973 [[Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open]] *1976 [[Benson & Hedges International Open]] *1977 [[Lancome Trophy]] *1979 [[Dutch Open (golf)|Dutch Open]], [[Dunlop Masters]] *1980 [[Benson & Hedges International Open]] *1981 [[Dixcel Tissues European Open]] *1985 [[Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic]], [[KLM Dutch Open]] ===Other European wins (3)=== *1970 [[Swiss Open]] (pre-European Tour) *1976 Dunhill Match-Play (PGA Tour bio list wins in both 1976 and 1977 but his bio at his Golf Design web site lists only one win in that tournament (year unspecified)) *1977 [[Colgate World Match Play Championship]] (unofficial European Tour) ===Australasia wins (11)=== *1970 Watties Tournament *1971 Spaulding Masters *1976 Western Australia Open *1978 Western Australia PGA *1982 Ford Dealers South Australian Open, [[Australian Masters]], [[Australian PGA Championship|Mayn Nickless Australian PGA Championship]], Dunhill Queensland Open *1983 Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic, [[New Zealand PGA Championship]] *19?? Bay Classic (Not listed on PGA Tour bio, year unknown) ===Japan Golf Tour wins (20)=== *1973 (1) [[Fujisankei Classic]] *1974 (4) [[Fujisankei Classic]], [[Dunlop Open]], [[Pepsi-Wilson Tournament]], [[Bridgestone Open]] *1975 (1) [[Sapporo Tokyu Open]] *1976 (3) [[Suntory Open]], [[Dunlop Phoenix]], [[KBC Augusta]] *1977 (1) [[Chunichi Crowns]] *1979 (1) [[ANA Sapporo Open]] *1981 (2) [[Chunichi Crowns]], [[Pepsi-Wilson Tournament]] *1982 (1) [[Mitsubishi Galant Tournament]] *1983 (1) [[Yomiuri Open]] *1985 (1) [[Tokai Classic]] *1986 (1) [[Suntory Open]] *1987 (1) [[Visa Taiheiyo Masters]] *1989 (1) [[Sapporo Tokyu Open]] *1990 (1) [[Tokai Classic]] ===Other wins in Japan (5)=== *1972 [[Dunlop International]] *1973 Japan vs Australia Match individual *1975 Wizard *1976 Wizard *1977 Wizard ===Asian wins (5)=== *1971 [[Indian Open]] *1973 [[Thailand Open (golf)|Thailand Open]], [[Indian Open]] *1974 [[Malaysian Open]] *1975 [[Malaysian Open]] ===PGA Tour wins (1)=== *[[1977 PGA Tour|1977]] [[Verizon Heritage|Heritage Classic]] ===Champions Tour wins (6)=== *[[1995 Senior PGA Tour|1995]] [[Bruno's Memorial Classic]] *[[1996 Senior PGA Tour|1996]] [[World Seniors Invitational]], [[Franklin Quest Championship]] *[[1997 Senior PGA Tour|1997]] [[Nationwide Championship]], '''[[U.S. Senior Open]]''' *[[1999 Senior PGA Tour|1999]] '''[[The Tradition]]''' [[Senior major golf championships|Senior major championships]] are shown in '''bold'''. ===Other senior wins (3)=== *1997 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] (with [[John Bland]]) *1998 [[Japan Senior Open]] *1999 [[Japan Senior Open]] ==Results in major championships== {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1970 !1971 !1972 !1973 !1974 !1975 !1976 !1977 !1978 !1979 |- |[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|T22 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T28 |- |[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T35 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T16 |- |[[The Open Championship]] |align="center"|T25 |align="center"|57 |align="center"|T50 |align="center"|T31 |align="center"|T44 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|6 |align="center"|T17 |align="center"|T15 |align="center"|CUT |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |- |[[PGA Championship]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T58 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T7 |align="center"|T16 |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1980 !1981 !1982 !1983 !1984 !1985 !1986 !1987 !1988 !1989 |- |[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]] |align="center"|T33 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |[[The Open Championship]] |align="center"|T45 |align="center"|T19 |align="center"|T25 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|4 |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9 |align="center"|T20 |align="center"|T56 |align="center"|T11 |align="center"|T38 |align="center"|DNP |- |[[PGA Championship]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 !1997 !1998 |- |[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |- |[[The Open Championship]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|T44 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |[[PGA Championship]] |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |} DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. ==External links== *[http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/44 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site] *[http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=454 Profile on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site] *[http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerTourKbn=0&playerCd=10016 Profile on the Japan Golf Tour's official site] - (English language) *[http://www.gmgd.com.au/home.htm Graham Marsh Golf Design] [[sv:Graham Marsh]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Graham}} [[Category:Australian golfers]] [[Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers]] [[Category:European Tour golfers]] [[Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers]] [[Category:Champions Tour golfers]] [[Category:Winners of senior major golf championships]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners]] [[Category:Western Australian Hall of Champions inductees]] [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]]