Class of 2012
John Grace
Amateur Player
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Biography
John Grace played collegiately at the University of Houston from 1966-70 and was the runner-up in the U.S. Amateur in 1974.
He played on the Walker Cup Team in 1975 and qualified for over 40 USGA Championships including 19 U.S. Amateurs and 13 Mid-Amateurs. He counted 11 times as a medalist in those two USGA championships.
He was invited to and played in the Masters Tournament twice.
John won the Texas State Amateur in 1994, four consecutive Texas Mid-Amateur titles from 1991 to 1994, the West Texas Amateur in 1996, the Texas Senior Open in 1998, the Texas Senior Amateur in 2009, and the Texas Super Senior Amateur in 2015.
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
Born: April 16, 1948
John Grace sets record in Texas Super Senior Amateur
John Grace finished off his wire-to-wire win at the 2024 Texas Super Senior Amateur by carding the lowest 54-hole total for a Legend player in Super Senior Amateur history at 216.
John Grace 1975 Walker Cup
