Graham Marsh
Graham "Swampy" Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie and raised in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Graham's sporting achievements started at a young age - he was selected in the under-15 cricket side for Western Australia before turning his attention to golf.
After training as a maths teacher Graham became a golf professional in 1969 and won the Western Australian Open in his first professional year. The winner of more than 64 tournaments internationally and successful on all five of the world's major tours, Graham has been one of Australia's most successful golfing ambassadors since turning professional.
He was voted Australian Sportsman of the year in 1977, and awarded the MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 in recognition of his "services to golf". Graham was also Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia for six years.
Since forming in the mid-80s, Graham Marsh Golf Design (GMGD) has been responsible for a number of the world's leading residential, resort, private, and tournament golf courses, and is regarded internationally as one of the leading golf course architectural firms.
As one of golf's most traveled players, his in-depth knowledge not only of the game itself, and also of the intricacies of golf design and the requirements of the developer, has seen Graham and his design company become an industry leaders. The completion of over 50 golf course designs, and more than 20 courses at different stages of development around the world, has resulted in Graham being inducted as a member of the International Association of Golf Course Architects.