Who is Christiana Ritchie? Get to know late Grayson Murray’s partner

The couple, who lived together in Florida, bonded over their shared love of golf and their Christian faith when they met in 2021 at the American Express tournament in Palm Springs.

Grayson Murray proposed in December 2023 at a country club in Nashville, Tennessee, an event he reportedly announced in a since-deleted Instagram post. “Easiest decision of my life,” Murray wrote at the time. “I love you so much babe. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. God is so Great.”

While Ritchie keeps a low profile on social media, her LinkedIn reveals she works as an Associate Asset Manager at One Real Estate Investment in Miami. Like Murray, she is also an avid golfer. She was the captain of her high school varsity team and played golf throughout her time at the University of Southern California, where she earned a Bachelor of Real Estate Development in 2018.

Ritchie even showed off her impressive swing at the 2024 Masters last month, where she caddied for Murray during the Par 3 contest. In January, Murray opened up about their relationship after his Sony Open victory. “Yeah, we just said a prayer,” he told Golf Monthly. “We said a prayer that the good Lord is looking over us, and no matter what the outcome was going to be, it wasn’t going to be life-changing.”

He went on, “I think I neglected that part of my life for a while, and meeting my fiancée and how our lives kind of changed over the last three years, she’s devoted her life to Christ, and I’ve devoted my life to Christ. That’s what’s going to be first in our relationship going forward.”

Murray, who also revealed he was eight months sober after winning the tournament in Hawaii, gushed over Ritchie while talking to reporters. “I have a beautiful fiancée now that I love so much and who’s so supportive of me,” he told the media. “It just makes everything so easy when I get out here inside the ropes when everyone in my circle is really pulling for me. And they’re right there with me when I do have those hard days, and I still have hard days. But I feel a lot more at peace inside those ropes now.”

The PGA Tour confirmed Murray’s passing on Saturday, 24 hours after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas. He had told his playing partners he was feeling unwell. No cause of death has been issued, with commissioner Jay Monahan left “lost for words.”

“We were devastated to learn—and are heartbroken to share—that PGA Tour player Grayson Murray passed away this morning,” Monahan said of the world No. 58. “The PGA Tour is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. We mourn Grayson and pray for comfort for his loved ones.”

Murray was a brilliant prospect, winning three consecutive Callaway Junior World Championships between 2006 and 2008. He made his first cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at the age of just 16 and was the top-ranked golfer in his age group.