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Branden Grace |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (24) / 5/20/1988
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 170
College: South Africa

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Branden Grace circled birdies on six of his first 11 holes in the third round of THE PLAYERS en route to a 5-under-par 31-36=67.
Grace opened with birdies on each of his first three holes, then took it deeper with birdies on seven, nine and 11. His only dropped shot was on the par-3 13th, resulting from an approach that flew the green and failing to save par. His best chance to get that shot back came at the short, but watery, par-5 16th. When he missed the fairway off the tee, he lost the opportunity to go for the green in two and settled for par. He heads to the final round at 5-under 211. May 11 - 1:07 PM

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Branden Grace

Branden Grace will tee it up for the seventh time on U.S. soil in 2013 at THE PLAYERS.

It's the South African's first trip to TPC Sawgrass and comes after a T18 at the Masters back in April. His only start on the globe since Augusta National was a T33 at the Volvo China Open. While rookies generally don't fare all that well in this event, Grace has shown a propensity early in his career to perform well absent of local knowledge.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 6 - 9:20 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace will tee it up in the Shell Houston Open for the first time this week.

Grace has enjoyed plenty of success on numerous corners of the world, but that hasn’t traveled to the U.S. He lost out in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play, only managed a T71 at The Honda Classic, tied for 49th on the no-cut WGC-Cadillac and missed the cut at Bay Hill last week. It could be that the layout or grasses of Florida just don’t suit his game and a trip to Texas will allow him to reboot.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mar 26 - 10:05 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace grabbed outright possession of the clubhouse lead at The Honda Classic with a 5-under-par 33-32=65 in his opening round.

So much for a learning curve at PGA National's Champion Course. Grace is making his debut in this event but he navigated the host track like a veteran. The South African landed 12 greens in regulation and converted seven birdies, including four in a row beginning at the par-3 15th hole, which begins The Bear Trap. His longest birdies measured 31'8" at the eighth, 52'5" at 9, 17'2" at No. 16 and 18'11" at the par-3 17th.
Feb 28 - 1:12 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace makes his first start at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, playing out of the Hogan Bracket.

Grace will face another first-timer, in Robert Garrigus. While both are rookies, the winner of this match would be in line to face Louis Oosthuizen in the second round should the number one seed also advance. Further, it would not be farfetched for the Grace/Garrigus winner knocked off Oosthuizen.
Source: WorldGolfChampionships.com
Feb 19 - 10:45 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace polished off a wire-to-wire victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a 2-under-par 36-34=70 at St. Andrews.

After opening the tournament with a 12-under 60 at Kingsbarns to tie the record low on the European Tour, the South African carded a second-round 67 at St. Andrews, and then a 69 in his third round at Carnoustie. Grace was 1-over after 11 holes today, but connected birdies at holes 12-14 to regain a comfortable cushion. After a bogey at the Road Hole, he knocked in a short birdie at the last to post 22-under 266. Thorbjorn Olesen issued a spirited charge, but finished alone in second place at 20-under 268; he signed for a 68 today, nearly holing an eagle putt from the Valley of Sin at 18. This is Grace's fourth title on the European Tour this year. Interestingly, he has only one other top 10 (solo fifth; BMW PGA Championship). He also won an event on the Sunshine Tour last week.
Sun, Oct 7, 2012 12:36:00 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace posted a 4-under-par 30-36=66 in the third round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational to improve to 2-under 208 for the week.

Grace was paired with Tiger Woods in Saturday's third round, making it the third consecutive day the two have been playing partners. He circled six birdies, all coming on his first 10 holes, before surrendering two bogeys on his inward nine. He landed 11 GIR and needed just 26 putts to tour Firestone.
Sat, Aug 4, 2012 02:09:00 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace is listed among the tee times released for next week's U.S. open.

This is newsworthy since Grace hasn't officially qualifed for the major yet. He's currently 54th in the Official World Ranking and figures to climb into the field when the top 60 of the upcoming edition are exempt, but it's still unusual to see the USGA grant him the early exemption. The South African is scheduled to go off the first tee at 7:22 a.m. PT on Thursday, June 14. If any of the four vacancies in the field are not filled by the OWGR at the conclusion of this weekend's action around the world, the USGA will use its re-allotment list to complete the field of 156. Justin Hicks and Kyle Thompson are the first two alternates, respectively, according to Golfweek.com.
Source: USOpen.com
Thu, Jun 7, 2012 03:46:00 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace earned one of three exemptions into the British Open by virtue of a qualifying criterion at the conclusion of the BMW PGA Championship.

The top three and ties inside the top 20 of the updated Race to Dubai ranking were given spots in the major. Grace is currently fourth on the list, tops among the trio that gained entry. Robert Rock (12th) and Jbe' Kruger (15th) received the other two exemptions.
Sun, May 27, 2012 02:18:00 PM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace recorded a three-stroke victory at the Volvo China Open at Binhai Lake Golf Club in Tianjin.

The South African completed 72 holes in 21-under-par 67-67-64-69=267 to secure his third European Tour victory of the year. Grace circled two eagles and 21 birdies to absorb just four bogeys. He held a three-stroke lead after 54 holes as well. "I stayed really calm today," Grace said afterwards. "I kept hitting the ball well. I missed a couple of shots the first couple of holes but regrouped well and made the birdies where it counts on the par fives, and just stayed with it from there. ... It’s just amazing and shows you the standard of golf that I am playing right now. To have three win on The European Tour at this stage of my career is awesome." Nicolas Colsaerts finished alone in second place at 18-under 270 for his fifth top 10 of 2012. The Belgian also carded two eagles and just four bogeys, but found only 18 birdies.
Source: EuropeanTour.com
Sun, Apr 22, 2012 10:50:00 AM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace showed that low numbers are available in the third round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship with his bogey-free 8-under-par 30-34=64.

When the South African turned in 30 and then added birdies at the 10th and 11th, it looked possible that he could challenge Steven Ames' 2000 TPC Blue Monster course record of 11-under 61. He finished out his round with seven pars and settled for a 54-hole total of 2-under 78-72-64=214. For the day, Grace surprisingly only hit 11 of 18 GIR, but erased any wayward iron shots by only needing 22 putts on his round. His round was highlighted by a 25'4" chip-in birdie on the par-4 fifth and followed with another from 13'11" on the difficult par-4 11th.
Sat, Mar 10, 2012 11:50:00 AM
Branden Grace

South Africa's Branden Grace emerged from a three-way playoff at the Volvo Golf Champions at The Links at Fancourt, defeating fellow countrymen Ernie Els and Retief Goosen on the first extra hole.

Grace closed with a 2-under-par 37-34=71 in the 35-man contest in George, South Africa. He completed 72 holes in 12-under 280. Els shot a field-tying-low 6-under 34-33=67 to join him in the playoff. Goosen turned in a 3-under 37-33=70 to make it a threesome for the title. They finished one clear of Nicolas Colsaerts and two lower than Charl Schwartzel. In the playoff, Grace birdied the par-5 18th hole while Els and Goosen settled for pars. It's Grace's second consecutive victory on the European Tour, both in South Africa. The victory exempts him into the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in August. He's in the field of this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship where he'll try and become the first golfer on his circuit to win in three straight events since Seve Ballesteros in 1986. (Martin Kaymer won in three straight starts in 2010, but they occurred over the span of eight tournaments.)
Source: EuropeanTour.com
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 10:43:00 AM
Branden Grace

Branden Grace secured his first European Tour victory at the Joburg Open in 17-under-par 67-66-65-72=270.

Contested on the East (host) and West Courses at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, the South African native survived a pedestrian even-par 37-35=72 today, but it was good enough to hold off Jamie Elson by one stroke. The Englishman roared home with a bogey-free, 9-under 31-32=63 that was punctuated by a 30-footer for eagle from the fringe at the last hole, giving Grace a target as he was playing the 11th hole. But the 23-year-old from George, S.A. was able to negotiate pars on his entire back nine to pass the gutcheck. "It’s a dream come true," the 23-year-old champion said afterwards. "It’s nice to win in front of a home crowd and I wouldn’t exchange it for anything else. It was pretty tough out there today. I played really nicely, I hit the ball superb I think, and the putter was just cold -– I couldn’t get the speed of the greens going today. Fortunately at the end of the day it was enough."
Source: EuropeanTour.com
Sun, Jan 15, 2012 11:28:00 AM