Zach Murray (born 29 March 1997) is an Australian

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who currently plays on the

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and the

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Early life and amateur career

Murray was born and grew up in

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

, 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

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. Murray won the 2015

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by two strokes in a field which included future stars

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and Cameron Davis. Murray won his first professional event at the 2018

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while still having his amateur status. A final round of 69 saw him win by two strokes. He went on to turn professional a few weeks after this win.

Professional career

Murray turned professional in November 2018. He won the 2019

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, becoming the third fastest rookie to win on the Asian Tour after

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(2006 Macau Open) and Todd Sinnott (2017 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open), who both won on their second starts on the Asian Tour. As the New Zealand Open was co-sanctioned by the

and the

, it gave Murray full playing rights on both tours, until the end of the 2021 season.

Amateur wins

*2013

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, Aaron Baddeley International Junior *2015

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 *

Sloan Morpeth Trophy The Sloan Morpeth Trophy was an amateur team golf tournament, played between Australia and New Zealand. It was contested irregularly from 1947 to 2016. The trophy was presented by Sloan Morpeth in 1956. From 1993 to 2005 the two countries played ea ...

(representing Australia): 2016 (winners) *

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia. The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...

(representing Victoria): 2014 (winners), 2016, 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners)

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Zach Australian male golfers European Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Sportspeople from Wodonga Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 1997 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen