Matt Kuchar on the Nation Membership of Jackson in Jackson, Miss, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Matt Kuchar withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open on Wednesday following the loss of life 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. Beginner and was an everyday within the PGA Tour galleries.
“My Pop was an enormous fan of sport and handed on his love of competitors to me,” Matt Kuchar stated in a press release. “He was an exquisite particular person — an unbelievable grandfather, a loving husband and finest buddy to my mom, and one of the best 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 all the time stay between us. These reminiscences, and so many extra, shall be with me and our household without end. He shall be missed greater than phrases can categorical. We respect the help 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 subject for this week’s event in Scottsdale, Ariz., by Sweden’s Jesper Svensson.
–Area Stage Media
