PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30

PGA TOUR winner Grayson Murray passes away at 30

Murray, 30, was a standout golfer from his youth. He gained three consecutive Callaway Junior World Championships (2006-08) and was the top-ranked golfer in his age group. He made his first lower on the Korn Ferry Tour at age 16, changing into the second-youngest participant ever to take action. After stints at Wake Forest College, East Carolina College and Arizona State College, he obtained the break he wanted in 2016 when he was given a sponsor exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour occasion close to his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. He completed inside the highest 10 at that occasion, the Rex Hospital Open, which certified him for an additional begin. When he posted one other high 10 on the BMW Charity Professional-Am, his skilled profession took off. He concluded his season with a victory on the Nationwide Youngsters’s Hospital Championship to complete second on the Korn Ferry Tour cash record and earn full standing on the PGA TOUR for the 2016-17 season. The win got here per week earlier than his twenty third birthday.