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Graham Marsh

Australian professional golfer (born 1944)

Summary

Australian professional golfer (born 1944)

Field	Value
name	Graham Marsh
MBE
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fullname	Graham Vivian Marsh
birth_date
birth_place	Kalgoorlie, Australia
death_date
height
weight	187 lb
nationality
college	University of Western Australia
Claremont Teachers College
yearpro	1969
extour	PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
PGA Tour of Australia
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Champions Tour
prowins	70
pgawins	1
eurowins	10
japwins	20 (Tied-9th all-time)
asiawins
auswins	7
champwins	6
seneurowins
otherwins	22 (Regular)
4 (Senior)
majorwins
masters	T9: 1976
usopen	T16: 1979
open	4th: 1983
pga	T7: 1978
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner
year1	1970–71
award2	Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
year2	1972, 1973
awardssection

MBE Claremont Teachers College European Tour PGA of Japan Tour Asia Golf Circuit PGA Tour of Australia New Zealand Golf Circuit Champions Tour 4 (Senior) money list winner](new-zealand-golf-circuit-money-list-winners) Order of Merit winner](asia-golf-circuit-order-of-merit-winners) Graham Vivian Marsh MBE (born 14 January 1944) is an Australian golfer. In 1968, Marsh turned pro and won several tournaments on the Australasian circuits early in his career. He joined the PGA Tour in the mid-1970s and won the 1977 Heritage Classic. However, he elected to focus the remainder of his career overseas, ultimately winning ten times on the European Tour and twenty times on the Japan Golf Tour. As a senior, he continued with much success on the Champions Tour, winning two senior majors, including the U.S. Senior Open.

Early life

Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. His brother was cricketer Rod Marsh.

Marsh attended the University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College. Marsh is a former mathematics teacher.

Professional career

Marsh's first professional tournament was in May 1968 at South Australian Open. He finished in solo third place. Peter Thomson, writing about the event for The Age, stated that "this talented player seems sure to finish higher before long." In 1970 he played well at New Zealand's Caltex Tournament. Entering the par-5 18th hole he was tied for the lead with Maurice Bembridge and Terry Kendall. However, he could only make par. His competitors played the hole under par to defeat him. Marsh finished in solo third at 287, one behind.

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 Japan, winning the Asia Golf Circuit overall title in 1972 and 1973, and one on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, the 1977 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.

Senior career

As a senior, Marsh has played extensively in the United States on the Champions Tour winning six events including two senior majors: the 1997 U.S. Senior Open and the 1999 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, Europe and the United States. His work has included courses such as The Vines Resort (Perth), Palm Meadows Resort (Gold Coast) Old Silo (Kentucky), Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club (New South Wales) and Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club just to name a few. During this era, Marsh was also the chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia as well.

In 2004, he became the first player on the four main golf tours (PGA Tour, European Tour, Champions Tour or the European Senior Tour) to ace the same hole twice in a tournament when he had a hole-in-one on No. 11 at Royal Portrush Golf Club during the 2004 Senior British Open Championship.

Awards and honors

In 1977, Marsh was voted Australian Sportsman of the year
In 1977, Marsh was awarded the Golf Digest Rookie of the Year.
In 1984, Marsh was made an MBE for services to golf.

Professional wins (70)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	27 Mar 1977	Heritage Classic	−11 (65-72-67-69=273)	1 stroke	USA Tom Watson

Source:

European Tour wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	30 Jul 1972	Swiss Open	−14 (67-67-66-70=270)	1 stroke	ENG Tony Jacklin
2	6 Aug 1972	German Open	−13 (70-70-67-64=271)	4 strokes	WAL Brian Huggett
3	30 Jun 1973	Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open	−2 (72-69-68-77=286)	6 strokes	ENG Peter Oosterhuis
4	25 Sep 1976	Benson & Hedges International Open	−12 (67-66-71-68=272)	2 strokes	ENG Mark James
5	29 Jul 1979	Dutch Open	−3 (71-70-74-70=285)	1 stroke	ESP Antonio Garrido, ENG Malcolm Gregson
6	6 Oct 1979	Dunlop Masters	−5 (70-68-72-73=283)	1 stroke	JPN Isao Aoki, ENG Neil Coles
7	10 Aug 1980	Benson & Hedges International Open (2)	−16 (65-64-73-70=272)	2 strokes	ZAF John Bland
8	6 Sep 1981	Dixcel Tissues European Open	−13 (67-72-68-68=275)	2 strokes	ESP Seve Ballesteros
9	13 Jul 1985	Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic	−5 (69-71-70-73=283)	2 strokes	USA Rick Hartmann
10	28 Jul 1985	KLM Dutch Open (2)	−6 (68-68-73-73=282)	1 stroke	FRG Bernhard Langer

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1975	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	USA George Burns	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other European wins (3)

1970 Swiss Open
1977 Lancome Trophy, Colgate World Match Play Championship

PGA of Japan Tour wins (20)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Aug 1973	Fujisankei Classic	−16 (68-66-70-68=272)	1 stroke	JPN Tōru Nakamura
2	12 May 1974	Fujisankei Classic (2)	−12 (71-67-71-67=276)	1 stroke	JPN Tōru Nakamura
3	19 May 1974	Dunlop Tournament	−12 (68-67-68-69=276)	3 strokes	JPN Masashi Ozaki, JPN Teruo Sugihara
4	26 May 1974	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	−4 (71-74-72-67=284)	Playoff	TWN Hsieh Yung-yo
5	3 Nov 1974	Bridgestone Tournament	−10 (67-75-67-69=278)	1 stroke	JPN Seiichi Numazawa
6	15 Jun 1975	Sapporo Tokyu Open	−8 (71-71-71-67=280)	1 stroke	TWN Hsieh Yung-yo, JPN Shozo Miyamoto
7	29 Aug 1976	KBC Augusta	name=weather	Shortened to 36/54 holes due to weather.}}	Playoff	JPN Haruo Yasuda
8	12 Sep 1976	Suntory Open	−15 (66-68-66-73=273)	3 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
9	28 Nov 1976	Dunlop Phoenix Tournament	−16 (66-69-65-72=272)	6 strokes	USA Miller Barber
10	1 May 1977	Chunichi Crowns	E (71-73-70-66=280)	4 strokes	JPN Kenji Mori
11	2 Sep 1979	ANA Sapporo Open	−4 (71-73-68-72=284)	2 strokes	JPN Kikuo Arai
12	3 May 1981	Chunichi Crowns (2)	−3 (73-72-65-67=277)	2 strokes	USA D. A. Weibring
13	21 Jun 1981	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament (2)	−18 (70-68-66-66=270)	1 stroke	JPN Yutaka Hagawa
14	30 May 1982	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2)	−13 (66-69-69-67=271)	Playoff	JPN Teruo Sugihara
15	19 Jun 1983	Yomiuri Open	−12 (72-71-67-70=280)	Playoff	JPN Tōru Nakamura
16	6 Oct 1985	Tokai Classic	−10 (70-71-68-69=278)	1 stroke	JPN Isao Aoki
17	14 Sep 1986	Suntory Open (2)	−13 (67-69-67-72=275)	Playoff	JPN Isao Aoki
18	15 Nov 1987	Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters	−12 (70-69-71-66=276)	1 stroke	USA Tom Watson
19	11 Jun 1989	Sapporo Tokyu Open (2)	−6 (71-65-76-70=282)	3 strokes	JPN Katsuji Hasegawa, JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima
20	30 Sep 1990	Tokai Classic (2)	name=weather}}	2 strokes	JPN Saburo Fujiki, JPN Tadami Ueno

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (5–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1973	World Friendship	JPN Isao Aoki, TWN Lu Liang-Huan	Lu won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1974	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	TWN Hsieh Yung-yo	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3	1976	Pepsi-Wilson Tournament	AUS Brian Jones, JPN Shozo Miyamoto,
AUS Peter Thomson	Thomson won with par on fourteenth extra hole
Jones eliminated by par on fourth hole
Miyamoto eliminated by par on first hole
4	1976	KBC Augusta	JPN Haruo Yasuda	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1978	Japan Open Golf Championship	ESP Seve Ballesteros	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6	1982	Fujisankei Classic	JPN Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Lost to par on first extra hole
7	1982	Mitsubishi Galant Tournament	JPN Teruo Sugihara	Won with par on first extra hole
8	1983	Pocari-Sweat Hakuryuko Open	JPN Saburo Fujiki, JPN Shinsaku Maeda,
JPN Hiroshi Makino	Makino won with birdie on second extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff;
Fujiki: −1 (3-4-4=11),
Makino: −1 (3-4-4=11),
Marsh: +1 (3-5-5=13),
Maeda: +2 (4-5-5=14)
9	1983	Yomiuri Open	JPN Tōru Nakamura	Won with birdie on third extra hole
10	1986	Suntory Open	JPN Isao Aoki	Won with par on first extra hole

Other Japan wins (5)

1972 Dunlop Tournament
1973 Japan vs Australia Match individual
1975 Dunlop Wizard
1976 Dunlop Wizard
1977 Dunlop Wizard

Asia Golf Circuit wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	21 Mar 1971	Indian Open	−17 (66-66-74-69=275)	1 stroke	AUS David Graham
2	25 Mar 1973	Indian Open (2)	−12 (71-73-68-68=280)	3 strokes	AUS Stewart Ginn
3	1 Apr 1973	Thailand Open	−2 (75-73-66-72=286)	2 strokes	PHI Ben Arda, JPN Mitsutaka Kono
4	10 Mar 1974	Malaysian Open	−10 (69-70-69-70=278)	1 stroke	USA Wally Kuchar
5	9 Mar 1975	Malaysian Open (2)	−12 (66-69-71-70=276)	2 strokes	TWN Hsieh Min-Nan

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Hong Kong Open	TWN Lu Liang-Huan	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1974	Indonesia Open	PHI Ben Arda, TWN Hsu Chi-san	Arda won with par on sixth extra hole
Hsu eliminated by par on first hole

Other Asian wins (1)

1976 Dunhill International Match-Play (Hong Kong)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Apr 1978	Western Australia PGA Championship	−8 (71-70-69-70=280)	7 strokes	AUS Graham Johnson
2	24 Jan 1982	Ford Dealers South Australian Open	−13 (71-67-67-70=275)	8 strokes	AUS Bill Dunk
3	21 Feb 1982	Australian Masters	−3 (71-72-71-75=289)	1 stroke	AUS Stewart Ginn
4	17 Oct 1982	Dunhill Queensland Open	−3 (73-69-70-73=285)	Playoff	AUS Wayne Grady
5	7 Nov 1982	Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship	−6 (71-69-70-72=282)	3 strokes	AUS John Clifford, USA Ben Crenshaw,
AUS Bob Shearer
6	30 Oct 1983	Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic	−12 (69-70-70-67=276)	1 stroke	AUS Terry Gale
7	11 Dec 1983	New Zealand PGA Championship	−11 (70-72-68-67=277)	2 strokes	AUS Vaughan Somers

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1976	Victorian Open	ENG Guy Wolstenholme	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1982	Dunhill Queensland Open	AUS Wayne Grady	Won with par on first extra hole

Other Australian wins (6)

1966 Royal Fremantle Open (as an amateur)
1966 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
1967 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
1968 Western Australian Open
1969 Western Australia PGA Championship
1976 Western Australian Open

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	19 Dec 1970	Wattie's Tournament	−18 (65-65-62-70=262)	3 strokes	AUS Kel Nagle
2	3 Jan 1971	Spalding Masters	−14 (67-67-66-66=266)	2 strokes	ENG Guy Wolstenholme

Champions Tour wins (6)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	4 Jun 1995	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−15 (68-63-70=201)	5 strokes	USA J. C. Snead
2	5 May 1996	PaineWebber Invitational	−10 (66-71-69=206)	1 stroke	SCO Brian Barnes, USA Tom Wargo
3	1 Sep 1996	Franklin Quest Championship	−14 (70-65-67=202)	2 strokes	USA Kermit Zarley
4	22 Jun 1997	Nationwide Championship	−18 (67-68-70=205)	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin
5	29 Jun 1997	U.S. Senior Open	−8 (72-67-67-74=280)	1 stroke	RSA John Bland
6	4 Apr 1999	The Tradition	name=weather}}	3 strokes	USA Larry Nelson

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2004	MasterCard Classic	USA Ed Fiori	Lost to par on third extra hole

Other senior wins (4)

1997 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with John Bland)
1998 Japan Senior Open
1999 Japan Senior Open
2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with John Bland)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament					T31	T22	T9	T31		T28
U.S. Open								T35	CUT	T16
The Open Championship	T25	57	T50	T31	T44	6	T17	T15	CUT	T7
PGA Championship								T58	T7	T16

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament	T33
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T45	T19	T25	4	T9	T20	T56	T11	T38
PGA Championship

Tournament	1991	1998
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship	T44
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	2	6	6
U.S. Open	0	0	1	4	2
The Open Championship	1	4	11	20	19
PGA Championship	0	1	2	3	3

Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1978 PGA – 1991 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1997	U.S. Senior Open	E (72-67-67-74=280)	1 stroke	ZAF John Bland
1999	The Tradition	−8 (69-67=136)	3 strokes	USA Larry Nelson

Team appearances

Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners)
Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991

Notes

References

"Marsh the 'Danger Man'".
Thomson, Peter. (27 May 1968). "'Quiet' End to SA Open". The Age.
(23 November 1970). "Two tie in NZ". The Age.
(24 April 1972). "Graham Marsh 1st". The Canberra Times.
(21 December 1973). "Marsh Best in Asian Golf Circuit". The Canberra Times.
(24 July 2004). "Marsh calls historic feat 'freaky'". ESPN.
(February 1978). "Awards, Rookies of the Year – Men Pros".
"Graham Marsh". PGA Tour.
(10 May 1977). "Marsh victor for the 3rd time". Pacific Stars And Stripes.
(1 June 1976). "Golf win for Marsh". [[The Canberra Times]].
(1 June 1976). "Marsh wins". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].

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