HONOLULU — Grayson Murray is a PGA Tour winner again and feels better than ever about his future.
The gold trophy he earned Sunday at the Sony Open with a 40-foot birdie putt in a three-man playoff is only a small reason for that.
Murray has been sober for eight months, tired of alcohol fueling his arrogance in public and making him feel like a failure for wasting talent in his private moments. He feels renewed through Christianity and is getting married in April to a woman who became a big part of a small support group.
No, winning didn’t change his life. But it sure provided a big boost to his golf career.
“My story is not finished. I think it’s just beginning,” Murray said. “I hope I can inspire a lot of people going forward that have their own issues.”