Downing Gray

Albert Downing Gray (born 1938) is an American amateur golfer.

Downing Gray
Personal information
Full name	Albert Downing Gray
Born	1938 Pensacola, Florida
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Pensacola, Florida
Career
College	Florida State University
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T31: 1965
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP

Gray played college golf at Florida State University, where he once won seven straight tournaments.^[1] He played in the Masters Tournament seven times, twice finishing as low amateur. He had a long relationship with the United States Walker Cup team, appearing three times as a player (1963, 1965, and 1967) and twice as a captain (1995 and 1997).

He played in the U.S. Amateur 19 times, finishing as runner-up in 1962.

Gray is a member of the FSU Hall of Fame, the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame, and the Florida State Golf Association Hall of Fame.^[2]

Results in major championships

Tournament	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
Masters Tournament	T46	CUT	T31LA	T54	T36LA	CUT						CUT

Note: The only major Gray played was the Masters.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1963 (winners), 1965 (tied, cup retained), 1967 (winners), 1995 (non-playing captain), 1997 (non-playing captain, winners)
• Eisenhower Trophy: 1966
• Americas Cup: 1965, 1967 (winners)