Career outline

Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia. He attended the University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College before turning professional in 1969.

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 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.

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), and Terry Hills Golf & Country Club just to name a few.

In 1984, Marsh was made an MBE for services to golf. He is a past chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia.

His younger brother Rod Marsh was a distinguished Australian cricketer and coach.

Professional wins (70)

European Tour wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	30 Jul 1972	Swiss Open	−14 (x-x-66-70=270)	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin
2	6 Aug 1972	German Open			Brian Huggett
3	30 Jun 1973	Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open	−2 (72-69-68-77=286)	6 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
4	25 Sep 1976	Benson & Hedges International Open	−12 (67-66-71-68=272)	2 strokes	Mark James
5	29 Jul 1979	Dutch Open	−3 (71-70-74-70=285)	1 stroke	Antonio Garrido, Malcolm Gregson
6	6 Oct 1979	Dunlop Masters	−5 (70-68-72-73=283)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Neil Coles
7	10 Aug 1980	Benson & Hedges International Open	−16 (65-64-73-70=272)	2 strokes	John Bland
8	6 Sep 1981	Dixcel Tissues European Open	−13 (67-72-68-68=275)	2 strokes	Seve Ballesteros
9	13 Jul 1985	Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic	−5 (69-71-79-73=283)	2 strokes	Rick Hartmann
10	28 Jul 1985	KLM Dutch Open	−6 (68-68-73-73=282)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer

Other European wins (4)

• 1970 Swiss Open (pre-European Tour)
• 1976 Dunhill Match-Play (PGA Tour bio list wins in both 1976 and 1977 but his bio at his Golf Design web site lists only one win in that tournament (year unspecified))
• 1977 Lancome Trophy, Colgate World Match Play Championship (unofficial European Tour)

Australasia wins (15)

• 1966 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
• 1967 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
• 1968 Western Australian Open
• 1969 Western Australia PGA Championship
• 1970 Watties Tournament
• 1971 Spaulding Masters
• 1976 Western Australian Open
• 1978 Western Australia PGA Championship
• 1982 Ford Dealers South Australian Open, Australian Masters, Mayn Nickless Australian PGA Championship, Dunhill Queensland Open
• 1983 Resch's Pilsner Tweed Classic, New Zealand PGA Championship
• 19?? Bay Classic (Not listed on PGA Tour bio, year unknown)

Japan Golf Tour wins (20)

• 1973 (1) Fujisankei Classic
• 1974 (4) Fujisankei Classic, Dunlop Tournament, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Bridgestone Open
• 1975 (1) Sapporo Tokyu Open
• 1976 (3) Suntory Open, Dunlop Phoenix, KBC Augusta
• 1977 (1) Chunichi Crowns
• 1979 (1) ANA Sapporo Open
• 1981 (2) Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament
• 1982 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
• 1983 (1) Yomiuri Open
• 1985 (1) Tokai Classic
• 1986 (1) Suntory Open
• 1987 (1) Visa Taiheiyo Masters
• 1989 (1) Sapporo Tokyu Open
• 1990 (1) Tokai Classic

Other wins in Japan (5)

• 1972 Dunlop International
• 1973 Japan vs Australia Match individual
• 1974 Dunlop Wizard
• 1975 Dunlop Wizard
• 1977 Dunlop Wizard

Asian wins (5)

• 1971 Indian Open
• 1973 Thailand Open, Indian Open
• 1974 Malaysian Open
• 1975 Malaysian Open

PGA Tour wins (1)

• 1977 Heritage Classic

Champions Tour wins (6)

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	J. C. Snead
2	5 May 1996	PaineWebber Invitational	−10 (66-71-69=206)	1 stroke	Brian Barnes, Tom Wargo
3	1 Sep 1996	Franklin Quest Championship	−14 (70-65-67=202)	2 strokes	Kermit Zarley
4	22 Jun 1997	Nationwide Championship	−18 (67-68-70=205)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
5	29 Jun 1997	U.S. Senior Open	−8 (72-67-67-74=280)	1 stroke	John Bland
6	4 Apr 1999	The Tradition	−8 (69-67=136)	3 strokes	Larry Nelson

Champions Tour playoff record (0-1)

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

Senior major championships are shown in bold.

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	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T31	T22	T9	T31	DNP	T28
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T35	CUT	T16
The Open Championship	T25	57	T50	T31	T44	6	T17	T15	CUT	T7
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T58	T7	T16

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T33	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T45	T19	T25	4	T9	T20	T56	T11	T38	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T44	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	6
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	4	11	20	19
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3
Totals	0	0	0	1	6	16	33	30

• 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	John Bland
1999	The Tradition	−8 (69-67=136)	3 strokes	Larry Nelson

Team appearances

• Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners)

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