Branden John Grace (born 20 May 1988) is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays for LIV Golf.
[2] On 22 July 2017, Grace became the first man to record a sub-63 score in a major when he shot a 62 (8 under par) in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
He then won the Volvo Golf Champions the following week to make it back-to-back European Tour victories, beating his veteran compatriots Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in a playoff with a birdie on the first hole.
Only two players have won three European Tour titles in a single season at a younger age, Seve Ballesteros did it three times between 1977 and 1980, and Sandy Lyle did it in 1979.
Grace also became only the third South African to win three times in a single season, joining Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.
Despite a second winless season, Grace finished 31st in the year end standings,[6] with a best performance of second in the Volvo Golf Champions.
[13] The following month, he won again on home soil at the Dimension Data Pro-Am on the Sunshine Tour, with a two stroke victory over Keith Horne.
On the opening day (Thursday foursomes), Grace teamed with fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen to defeat Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed in comfortable fashion 3 and 2.
On Day 2 (Friday fourball), Grace would again team with Oosthuizen in a dominant performance against world number one Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson winning 4 and 3.
On 30 January 2016, Grace defended his Commercial Bank Qatar Masters title for his seventh victory on the European Tour.
He finished two strokes ahead of Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Thorbjørn Olesen, after shooting a three under round of 69 on a day when he started two back of leader Paul Lawrie.
On 17 April 2016, Grace claimed his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage after shooting a final round 66.
[14] In November 2017, Grace won the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, North West province, South Africa.
[16] In February, Grace finished eagle-birdie at the Puerto Rico Open to claim his second PGA Tour victory.
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = No tournament "T" = Tied Professional