12 Things You Didn't Know About Ewen Murray
Get to know former pro and Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray a little better...
Get to know former pro and Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray a little better...
12 Things You Didn't Know About Ewen Murray
1. Murray was born in Edinburgh in 1954
2. He was the son of highly regarded Baberton professional golfer Jimmy Murray
3. He grew up playing his golf in Angus at courses like Edzell, Kirriemuir, Carnoustie and Montrose
4. He turned pro in 1971 and won the 1977 Northern Open at Royal Dornoch and twice in Africa at the 1980 Zambia Open and 1984 Nigerian Open
5. He also had a successful amateur career, winning the Scottish Boys Championship, Scottish Boys Stroke Play Championship and World Junior Championship in 1971 before turning professional
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6. In 1985 along with his friend Mike Farrar, Murray managed to escape a fire that killed 58 people at Bradford City FC's football stadium Valley Parade
7. Cites his interests as fishing, football, gardening
8. He joined Walton Heath as an Assistant Pro in 1973 before becoming the club's Tournament Professional four years later. He was made a life member of the club in February 2019
9. Murray joined Sky Sports as a commentator in 1989 after losing his playing rights on the European Tour
10. He now lives in West Chiltington, West Sussex and is a member of Liphook Golf Club in Hampshire
11. His favourite city is Buenos Aires in Argentina
12. He has a dog named Islay
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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