Grayson Murray
Personal information
Full nameGrayson Colby Murray
Born (1993-10-01) October 1, 1993 (age 30)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
East Carolina University
Arizona State University
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking46 (January 14, 2024)[1]
(as of February 25, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT22: 2017
U.S. Open63rd: 2022
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Web.com Tour
Finals money list winner		2016

Grayson Colby Murray (born October 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and career

In his youth career, Murray won three straight Callaway Junior Championships and was the top ranked golfer nationally in his age group.[2] In high school, he won both a team and individual state title while competing for Leesville Road High School.[3]

Murray attended Wake Forest University, East Carolina University, and Arizona State University.[4] He played in the 2013 U.S. Open as an amateur.[5]

Murray earned conditional status on the 2016 Web.com Tour by tying for 74th at Q School. A tie for tenth at the Rex Hospital Open in his native North Carolina, in which he competed on a sponsor exemption, gave him entry into the following tournament, where he tied for eighth and guaranteed himself full playing time for the rest of the season. He had four further top 10s, including a playoff loss at the Digital Ally Open, and finished 18th on the regular-season money list, earning a PGA Tour card for 2017.

On July 23, 2017, he earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Barbasol Championship.

Murray won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour during the 2023 season, winning the AdventHealth Championship and the Simmons Bank Open, the latter being a Korn Ferry Finals event. These results earned Murray a tour card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.

On January 14, 2024, he earned his second PGA Tour victory by winning the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff.[6]

Personal life

In October 2022, Murray was severely injured in a scooter crash in Bermuda before the Butterfield Bermuda Championship leading to him withdrawing from the event.[7][8]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 23, 2017 Barbasol Championship 67-64-64-68=263 −21 1 stroke United States Chad Collins
2 Jan 14, 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii 69-63-64-67=263 −17 Playoff South Korea An Byeong-hun, United States Keegan Bradley

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii South Korea An Byeong-hun, United States Keegan Bradley Won with birdie on first extra hole

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

Legend
Finals events (2)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 25, 2016 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship 69-67-68-68=272 −12 1 stroke Australia Cameron Smith
2 May 21, 2023 AdventHealth Championship 68-69-64-68=269 −19 1 stroke United States Wilson Furr, United States Rico Hoey
3 Sep 17, 2023 Simmons Bank Open 68-67-70-66=271 −17 3 strokes United States Mason Andersen, United States Carter Jenkins,
United States Jamie Lovemark

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2016 Digital Ally Open United States Wesley Bryan, United States J. T. Poston Bryan won with birdie on second extra hole

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jul 11, 2015 Imperial Headwear Southern Open 63-64-64-63=254 −26 7 strokes United States Christian Brand

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T22
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open 63
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship T79 T30 CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

PGA Tour career summary

Season Starts Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top-10 Top-25 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank[12]
2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
2017 30 18 1 0 0 2 7 1 1,468,728 75
2018 22 15 0 0 0 2 7 8 1,056,628 112
2019 14 5 0 0 0 0 1 T12 125,511 217
2020 14 7 0 0 0 1 1 T10 244,150 179
2021 22 6 0 0 1 1 2 T3 255,130 190
2022 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 T13 218,304 198
Career* 115 55 1 0 1 6 19 1 3,368,452 393[13]

* As of the 2022 season.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 2 2024 Ending 14 Jan 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Gibson, Todd (April 13, 2016). "Once highly regarded, Raleigh golfer still chasing PGA dream". WNCN. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Dell, John (December 4, 2012). "Golfer Murray to leave Wake Forest". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Alexander, Chip (April 13, 2016). "Raleigh golfer Grayson Murray hopes to change path at Rex Open". News & Observer. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Lavner, Ryan (June 3, 2013). "Final-Hole Birdie Puts Grayson Murray in U.S. Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Grayson Murray rallies late to win Sony Open in 3-way playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. January 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Beall, Joel (October 27, 2022). "Grayson Murray involved in serious car crash, withdraws from Bermuda Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "Grayson Murray out of PGA's Bermuda Championship After Injury in Scooter Accident". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "2006 Champions". Junior World Championships. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "2007 Champions". Junior World Championships. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "2008 Champions". Junior World Championships. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Grayson Murray Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

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