Zach Murray
| Zach Murray | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Muzza |
| Born | 29 March 1997 Wodonga, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Zach Murray (born 29 March 1997) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Murray was born and grew up in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. He was brought up in a non-golfing family, but learned to take up the game at the age of 13. He had notable success as an amateur, including becoming the second-youngest men's winner of the Victorian Amateur Championship in 2013. He also added another victory in China, at the Aaron Baddeley International Junior against a strong international field. This win gave him a start at the 2014 Emirates Australian Open.[1]
Murray won the 2015 Australian Master of the Amateurs by two strokes in a field which included future stars Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Davis.[2]
Murray won his first professional event at the 2018 Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open while still having his amateur status. A final round of 69 saw him win by two strokes.[3] He went on to turn professional a few weeks after this win.
Professional career
[edit]Murray turned professional in November 2018.[4] He won the 2019 New Zealand Open, becoming the third fastest rookie to win on the Asian Tour after Kane Webber (2006 Macau Open) and Todd Sinnott (2017 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open), who both won on their second starts on the Asian Tour.[5] As the New Zealand Open was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia, it gave Murray full playing rights on both tours, until the end of the 2021 season.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2013 Victorian Amateur Championship, Aaron Baddeley International Junior
- 2015 Australian Master of the Amateurs
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Asian Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 2019 | New Zealand Open1 | −21 (63-65-70-68=266) | 2 strokes |  Josh Geary, Ashley Hall
|
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Oct 2018 | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open (as an amateur) |
−16 (64-70-69-69=272) | 2 strokes | David Micheluzzi (a)
|
| 2 | 3 Mar 2019 | New Zealand Open1 | −21 (63-65-70-68=266) | 2 strokes | Josh Geary, Ashley Hall
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jul 2023 | Modest! Golf Championship | −10 (63-67=130) | 1 stroke |  Piers Berrington, Jack Yule
|
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Championship | T48 |
| Match Play | NT1 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 2016 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2014 (winners), 2016, 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ "Zach Murray: The Quiet Achiever". Golf Grinder. 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Zach Murray Master of the Amateurs". iseekgolf. 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Amateur Zach Murray claims West Australian Open Title". iseekgolf. 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Border golfer Zach Murray turns professional in time for Australian Open". Border Mail. 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Zach Murray: Biography". Asian Tour. 31 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Zach Murray at the European Tour official site
- Zach Murray at the Asian Tour official site
- Zach Murray at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Zach Murray at the Official World Golf Ranking official site