Grant Waite

Grant Osten Waite (born 11 August 1964) is a New Zealand professional golfer.

Grant Waite
Personal information
Full name	Grant Osten Waite
Born	(1964-08-11) 11 August 1964 (age 61) 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

Early life

Waite was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Professional career

Waite 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)

PGA Tour wins (1)

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)

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)

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)

• 1992 Utah Open

Results in major championships

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.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Team appearances

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000
• World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997

See also

• 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates