The new men’s golf coach at the University of Washington likes to say he is “fishing in a bigger pond” than the one he left.
Alan Murray is a 39-year-old Irishman who was hired last August to replace Matt Thurmond after Thurmond’s stunning departure to Arizona State after 15 years and three Pac-12 titles at UW. At ASU, Thurmond replaced Tim Mickelson, brother of famous Phil.
Murray was named national men’s collegiate golf coach of the year in 2014 by Golfweek for his success at Alabama-Birmingham. It was an award that Thurmond, a Burlington native, won in 2009.