Grace will make his 10th U.S. Open start, thanks to his tie for seventh in 2021 at Torrey Pines. Grace rose on the U.S. Open scene in 2015 at Chambers Bay (T-4) and continued his fine play the following year at Oakmont (T-5). He also finished third in the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, and tied for fourth in 2016 at Baltusrol Golf Club. The South African then won for the first time on U.S. soil in April 2016 at the RBC Heritage, and registered win No. 2 in the 2021 Puerto Rico Open. Nine of his 14 professional victories have come on the European Tour (now DP World Tour); his last coming being the 2020 South African Open, an event co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour. Grace represented the International Team in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 Presidents Cups. During the third round of The Open Championship in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, he became the first player to ever shoot a 62 in a major championship.