Graham Norman DeLaet (born 22 January 1982) is a former Canadian

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who played on the

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. He currently works as a golf analyst for

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(TSN) in Canada.

Early life and amateur career

DeLaet was born in

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and grew up there and in

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. He attended

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where he won ten collegiate tournaments. He was on the Canadian development golf team, organized by the RCGA, from 2005 to 2006, and credited this experience with improving his game. DeLaet finished 2nd as an amateur in the 2005 Edmonton Open, a

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event.

Professional career

Canadian Tour

In 2007, DeLaet turned professional and played on the

that year. In his 2007 rookie season he made 11 of 14 cuts with seven top-10 finishes. He was awarded the Bob Beauchemin Shield as the Canadian Rookie of the Year. He got off to a slow start in 2008, in which he missed the cut in five of his first eight events. However, he earned his first victory as a professional in his ninth start of the season at the

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in a playoff, earning the first place prize of $32,000. He followed this up with a 2nd-place finish at the Jane Rogers Championship the following week and finished tied for 2nd at the season ending

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. 2009 was a successful season for DeLaet in which he spent time playing on the South African-based

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and the Canadian Tour. During the Canadian Tour season he had two victories at the ATB Financial Classic and the Players Cup and six top-10 finishes in only nine events played. He amassed earnings of $94,579 to lead the Canadian Tour Order of Merit and was chosen as the Player of the Year. At the end of the Canadian Tour season, he rejoined the Sunshine Tour and earned his third victory of the year at the BMG Classic. He finished 8th on the 2009 Sunshine Tour order of Merit while competing in only 5 tournaments and earned R 861,323. DeLaet also played in one

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event in 2009, placing T31 at the

Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic The Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2008 to 2010. It was played at the Georgian Bay Club in Clarksburg and the Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada. The 2010 purse was , with $1 ...

, with a score of 279 (6-under-par). He played in the 2009

RBC Canadian Open The Canadian Open () is a professional golf tournament in Canada. It is co-organized by Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association) and the PGA Tour. It was first played in 1904, and has been held annually since then, ...

on the

, placing T46 with a score of 282 (6-under-par). DeLaet represented Canada with

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at the

2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup The 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 27 November to 30 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 54th World Cup (men's golf), World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players.

. In

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, he played alongside Stuart Anderson.

PGA Tour

In the fall of 2009, DeLaet began his qualifying run for the PGA Tour at the second of three stages, and qualified through his 72-hole event, advancing to the six-round

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, set for early December, where the top 25 finishers would obtain their 2010 PGA Tour cards. He finished T8th and was a

rookie for the 2010 season. In 2010, after top-25 finishes in his first two events followed by five missed cuts, DeLaet had his best ever finish at the

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, finishing T-3, one stroke out of the playoff between

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and

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. He had his second top-10 finish of the 2010 season in October at the

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, with a T-5. The next week, DeLaet finished T-25 at the

McGladrey Classic The RSM Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played in the autumn in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It debuted in October 2010 on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club. The tournament was known as the McGladrey Classic un ...

, his sixth top-25 finish of the season. He had his third top-10 finish of the season the next week with a T-6 at the Frys.com Open. The finish secured DeLaet his tour card for the 2011 PGA Tour season. DeLaet was injured for much of 2011 with a back injury. He played in two PGA Tour events (T73 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, missed cut at

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) and two Nationwide Tour events (T36 at

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, missed cut at

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). DeLaet played the 2012 season on a Major Medical Exemption with 26 starts to make $657,694 and match

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, the golfer who placed 125th on the 2011 money list. At the

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, the first full-field event of the season, DeLaet led the first round in his first Tour event since June 2011. He finished fourth at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his best finish of the season. DeLaet satisfied the terms of his exemption in July 2012 with eight starts to spare and kept his Tour card. A fully recovered DeLaet started his season with a missed cut at the

before making eight of his next nine through March, including two top-10s. He had a third-place finish at the

in June. He gained entry to the

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(his first major tournament) as an alternate, by virtue of his

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and finished 83rd. At

The Barclays The FedEx St. Jude Championship, founded as the Westchester Classic in 1967, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Championship has a partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, with the hospital serving as the to ...

, DeLaet had a career best PGA Tour finish of tied for 2nd with three other players, one stroke behind Adam Scott. DeLaet climbed to 32nd in the world rankings at the end of the season. DeLaet's play during the 2013 season earned him a spot on the International Team for the

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. DeLaet impressed captain

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posting a 3–1–1 record, paired with Australian

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for the first four sessions. DeLaet became just the second Canadian to play in the team competition, after

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. DeLaet began the 2013–14 season with a missed cut at the

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, but then finished T7 at the

CIMB Classic The CIMB Classic was a professional golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour. Played in the fall, the event debuted in 2010 and moved to the West Course of the TPC Kuala Lumpur in 2013; the firs ...

, T6 at the

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and T2 at both the

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and the

Waste Management Phoenix Open The Phoenix Open (branded as the WM Phoenix Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The tournament was originally the Arizo ...

. The remainder of DeLaet's season was not as successful. He missed the cut in the Masters, the

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and the

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. His 15th-place finish at the

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was the high point for DeLaet's play in the majors. He finished the season with two second-place finishes, seven top-10 finishes, six missed cuts, and a WD at the

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. In 2016, DeLaet qualified for the

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, marking golf's return to the Olympics for the first time since the

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. DeLaet represented

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. Canada was the defending nation of men's golf at the Olympics as George Lyon won gold in 1904. As DeLaet represented the defending champion nation he was in the first group to tee off at the tournament. Shortly before the games began, his

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decided to not participate, prompting DeLaet to pick the recently retired

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player Ray Whitney as his new caddie. DeLaet shot a 66 (5-under-par) in the first Olympic round ever on 11 August 2016, including 6 birdies and 1 bogey. He finished the tournament in 20th place. On 7 June 2022, DeLaet announced his retirement from professional golf and competing on the

. He cited ongoing back injuries as the reason for his retirement.

Awards and honors

In 2007, DeLaet was earned Rookie of the Year honors for the

Amateur wins

*2005 Saskatchewan Amateur *2006 Saskatchewan Amateur

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Canadian Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2014 PGA – 2017 PGA, current) *Longest streak of top-10s – None

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

WD = withdrew
"T" = Tied

PGA Tour career summary

: *As of the 2020 season.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Canada): 2005 Professional *

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(representing Canada):

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(representing the International team):

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References

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