Mac O'Grady
| Mac O'Grady | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 26, 1951 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Palm Springs, California |
| Career | |
| College | Santa Monica Junior College |
| Turned professional | 1972 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T30: 1988 |
| U.S. Open | T9: 1987 |
| The Open Championship | T46: 1986 |
| PGA Championship | T43: 1987 |
Mac O'Grady (born April 26, 1951) born Phil McGleno, aka Phillip McClelland O'Grady, is an American professional golfer and golf teaching professional who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s, known mainly for his eccentric behavior and brash statements, in addition to his attending PGA Tour qualifying school 17 times before achieving his card.
O'Grady was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in Santa Monica, California, and turned pro in 1972. He attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour through Q School 17 times before finally receiving his tour card. During this time, he legally changed his name from Phil McGleno to Phillip McClelland O'Grady, and then to Mac O'Grady. O'Grady won two events on the PGA Tour. His first win came at the 1986 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open; his second and final win came a year later at the MONY Tournament of Champions. His best finish in a major was a T-9 at the 1987 U.S. Open. O'Grady had 18 top-10 finishes as a PGA Tour player. O'Grady left the PGA Tour in 1989 as a result of back problems.
O'Grady, a right-handed player, is ambidextrous; he can also play left-handed at "scratch" level (no handicap). He has previously attempted to gain status as an amateur "lefty" and pro "righty". O'Grady once tried to enter the Chrysler Team Championship as both halves of the same team. He would have played one ball left-handed and the other right-handed.
At the 1984 USF&G Classic, O'Grady got into an altercation with a female tournament volunteer. Eventually O'Grady was fined $500 for it and the fine was taken out of winnings at the 1985 Bob Hope Desert Classic. O'Grady soon afterwards began a series of verbal attacks against Tour Commissioner Deane Beman. At one point, O'Grady said "Deane Beman is a thief with a capital T." He was fined $5,000 and was made to serve a six event suspension late in the 1986 PGA Tour year for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer.
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