PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray, known for his victory at the 2017 Sony Open, passed away on Saturday. Learn more about his life and career |
Grayson had a hard time for the next couple of seasons on the PGA TOUR. In 2023, he discovered his video game once again on the Korn Ferry Tour; he notched 2 triumphes-- the Advent Health Championship in Kansas City and the Simmons Bank Open beyond Nashville-- to end up 4th on that trip's points list and make an area back onto the PGA TOUR for the following season.
Sorrow therapists were offered at the locations for today's PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour occasions. Commissioner Monahan, who took a trip from TOUR head office in Florida to Fort Worth, Texas, stated more details will be shared when it is readily available.
Murray squandered little time developing himself on golf's most significant phase as a novice. He won the 2017 Barbasol Championship while still simply 23 years of ages. His final-round 68 not just protected a one-shot success, however likewise strengthened a two-year exemption through the 2019 PGA TOUR season. He completed 66th in the FedExCup and made almost $1.5 million.
Murray, 30, was a standout golf enthusiast from his youth. He won 3 successive Callaway Junior World Championships (2006-08) and was the top-ranked golf enthusiast in his age. He made his very first cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at age 16, ending up being the second-youngest gamer ever to do so. After stints at Wake Forest University, East Carolina University and Arizona State University, he got the break he required in 2016 when he was provided a sponsor exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour occasion near his home town of Raleigh, North Carolina.
He completed inside the leading 10 at that occasion, the Rex Hospital Open, which certified him for another start. When he published another leading 10 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, his expert profession removed. He concluded his season with a success at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship to complete 2nd on the Korn Ferry Tour cash list and make complete status on the PGA TOUR for the 2016-17 season. The win came a week before his 23rd birthday.
" I connected to Grayson's moms and dads to use our inmost acknowledgements, and throughout that discussion, they asked that we continue with competition play," Commissioner Monahan continued. "They were determined that Grayson would desire us to do so. As tough as it will be, we wish to appreciate their desires."
Murray opened the 2024 season with a playoff triumph at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He made a clutch up and down on the 72nd hole for a birdie to require a playoff. Then he sank a 40-foot birdie putt on the very first additional hole to beat Byeong Hun An and Keegan Bradley. He reached a career-high 46th in the Official World Golf Ranking after that success.
" We were ravaged to find out-- and are sad to share-- that PGA TOUR gamer Grayson Murray died today. I am at a loss for words," PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan stated. "The PGA TOUR is a household, and when you lose a member of your household, you are never ever the very same. We grieve Grayson and wish convenience for his enjoyed ones.
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