ALCOHOLISM, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT’S MURRAY’S SIGNIFICANT PGA TOUR WIN
“I have been sober for over eight months now and my mind is clear. “Grayson Murray (USA), who had been struggling due to alcoholism, a car accident, and a collision with a colleague, announced his comeback by winning the Sony Open on the PGA Tour on the 15th (Korean time). Murray won the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in 2017 as a rookie, but has not had any notable results since. What caught his attention was not the golf course but social media.
Murray caused a stir in 2021 when he posted a post on social media complaining that the PGA Tour was not helping him with alcoholism. Kevin, who was playing with me on the PGA Tour at the time, created a conflict by posting a post mocking me for the slow pace of the game .In October 2022, while riding a scooter in Bermuda, he collided head-on with a car and suffered serious injuries to his face, hands, and knees.
Last year, Murray got into a heated debate with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monaghan after the PGA Tour office discussed merging with the LIV Golf League without consulting the general membership .During this process, it was reported that Murray swore at Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) for failing to properly represent the position of the general members.
Murray, who became a hot topic off the golf course, said in an interview with Golf Digest, a golf media outlet, during the Sony Open tournament, “My fiancee, my parents, and my caddy, Jay Green, helped me a lot. Thanks to them, I now feel comfortable on the course.” “he said.
“There were times when I wanted to give up on life and golf,” Murray said after winning the Sony Open. “In those times, just hang in there. Don’t fight until someone else fights for you. ”Murray not only received $1.494 million (about 1.93 billion won) in prize money for winning the Sony Open, but also secured the right to participate in the Masters, a major tournament, and the PGA Tour’s signature tournament with a 슬롯게이밍 total prize money of $20 million.