Wayne Grady

HK Golfer caught up with the affable Australian after his debut appearance at the 2010 Ageas HKPGA Championship

While his win at Shoal Creek in August 1990, where he beat Fred Couples by three shots, elevated Grady to the status of major champion, the Australian remains philosophical about his place among his peers.

“Very few people have a chance to win a major, and I was very conscious to not let what happened at The Open be what people wrote about me, which is why the US PGA was so important. 

“But I wasn’t like Greg [Norman]. I had 40 second-place finishes in my career, which means there’s definitely something wrong in my make up. I was competitive but I didn’t have that killer instinct. Norman was killed when he didn’t win. Tiger [Woods] hates finishing second. I would get a thrill just by playing well.” 

Although Grady says he hasn’t retired from golf, the HKPGA was only his third start of the year, following two Champions Tour events in America.

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