Michael Joseph Brady (April 15, 1887 – December 3, 1972) was an American professional golfer.

Biography

Brady was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, on April 15, 1887. Brady won nine PGA events between 1916 and 1926. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to

Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tig ...

in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club. Hagen promptly resigned his club pro job at

Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club is a private golf club in the central United States, located in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. It consists of two 18-hole courses designed by Donald Ross: the South Course (1918) and the ...

after winning and Oakland Hills promptly hired Brady. Brady subsequently won the 1922

Western Open The Western Open was a professional golf tournament in the United States, for most of its history an event on the PGA Tour. The tournament's founding in 1899 actually pre-dated the start of the Tour, which is generally dated from 1916, the ye ...

at Oakland Hills. Brady died in Dunedin, Florida, at the age of 85.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (9)

*1916 (1)

Massachusetts Open The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by Mass Golf (formerly the Massachusetts Golf Association). It has been played annually since 1905 (except for wa ...

*1917 (2)

North and South Open The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious professional golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, long the largest golf resort in the world, ...

, Kilkare Tournament *1920 (1) Florida East Coast Open *1922 (1)

*1923 (1)

*1924 (1)

Metropolitan Open The Metropolitan Open is a golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association. In the early 20th century it was one of the top events in the country and was retroactively given PGA Tour-level status. History The tournament has been ...

*1925 (1)

Westchester Open The Westchester Open is golf tournament organized by the Westchester Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at member clubs in New York or Connecticut. It was considered a PGA Tour event in the 1920s and 1930s. History In 1971, ...

*1926 (1) Miami Pro-Am Tournament Source:

Other wins

*1914

*1920 Michigan Open

Results in major championships

''Note: The Masters Tournament was not yet founded and Brady did not play in

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...

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NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

France–United States Professional Match The France–United States Professional Match was a men's team golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball gam ...

(representing the United States): 1913

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Mike American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Boston 1887 births 1972 deaths