Matt Kuchar withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open on Wednesday following the demise of his father.
Peter Kuchar handed away unexpectedly on Tuesday on the age of 73, his son confirmed to GolfChannel.com.
Peter Kuchar was Matt’s caddie when he gained the 1997 U.S. Newbie and was a daily within the PGA Tour galleries.
“My Pop was an enormous fan of sport and handed on his love of competitors to me,” Matt Kuchar mentioned in a press release. “He was a beautiful individual — an unimaginable grandfather, a loving husband and greatest good friend to my mom, and the perfect father I may have ever hoped for. An avid pickleball participant and outdoorsman, Pop was a person of nice character and a personality in his personal proper.
“He’s the person who launched me to the sport of golf, a tie that may at all times stay between us. These recollections, and so many extra, will likely be with me and our household endlessly. He will likely be missed greater than phrases can categorical. We respect the assist and privateness whereas we grieve as a household.”
Matt Kuchar, 46, is a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour.
He was changed within the area for this week’s match in Scottsdale, Ariz., by Sweden’s Jesper Svensson.
–Subject Stage Media
