SANYA, China—Malaysian professional golfer Arie (Fauzi) Irawan, a Tulsa alumnus, died Sunday morning at his hotel with early indications his death was from natural causes. The coroner has not completed his report.
Irawan was in China competing in PGA TOUR Series-China's Sanya Championship, where he missed the 36-hole cut but had remained on-site.
As a teenager, Irawan left Malaysia to attend The University of Tulsa on a golf scholarship, in 2008. He played all four years for the Golden Hurricane, was a member of the Conference USA All-Freshman team and was an Academic All-American during the 2010-11 school year.