Zach Murray

Zach Murray (born 29 March 1997) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Zach Murray
Personal information
Born (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997
Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other1

Early life and amateur career

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

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

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 3 Mar 2019 New Zealand Open1 −21 (63-65-70-68=266) 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary, Australia Ashley Hall

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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 Australia David Micheluzzi (a)
2 3 Mar 2019 New Zealand Open1 −21 (63-65-70-68=266) 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary, Australia Ashley Hall

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 18 Jul 2023 Modest! Golf Championship −10 (63-67=130) 1 stroke England Piers Berrington, England Jack Yule

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2020
Championship T48
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Zach Murray: The Quiet Achiever". Golf Grinder. 25 March 2014.
  2. "Zach Murray Master of the Amateurs". iseekgolf. 10 January 2015.
  3. "Amateur Zach Murray claims West Australian Open Title". iseekgolf. 28 October 2018.
  4. "Border golfer Zach Murray turns professional in time for Australian Open". Border Mail. 12 November 2018.
  5. "Zach Murray: Biography". Asian Tour. 31 May 2020.
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