Christiana Ritchie: Late golfer Grayson Murray's asset manager fiancee showed off her swing at 2024 Masters

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Christiana Ritchie and the late professional golfer Grayson Murray were set to tie the knot before the two-time PGA Tour winner died by suicide on Saturday, May 25.

In a statement released on the PGA Tour website on Saturday, the organization officially confirmed the death of the 30-year-old golfer. 

This devastating news came after Murray entered the Charles Schwab Challenge earlier this week and finished the first and a portion of the second round before pulling out on Friday, as per PEOPLE Magazine.

Late professional golfer Grayson Murray's fiancee Christiana Ritchie works as an associate asset manager

Murray's fiancee, Ritchie, has a modest profile on social media, but her LinkedIn page indicates that she is employed in Miami as an Associate Asset Manager at One Real Estate Investment.

She also loves to play golf and captained her high school's varsity team. Ritchie continued to play while attending the University of Southern California, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in real estate development in 2018. 

She even demonstrated her remarkable swing in April at the 2024 Masters when she assisted Murray during a Par 3 contest, as per Daily Mail.

The couple—who lived together in Florida—met in 2021 at the American Express tournament in Palm Springs and became close through their mutual love of golf and their shared Christian faith.

Murray popped the question to Ritchie in December 2023 at a country club in Nashville, Tennessee, and reportedly revealed the news in a since-deleted Instagram post.

He wrote at the time, "Easiest decision of my life. I love you so much babe. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. God is so Great."

Christiana Ritchie and Grayson Murray bonded over a shared passion for faith

In January after his Sony Open victory Murray opened up about his and Ritchie's relationship. "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," noted the late golfer, highlighting their shared passion for faith. 

He added, "I think I neglected that part of my life for a while, and meeting my fiancee 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." 

While speaking to reporters, Murray gushed over Ritchie and revealed that he had been sober for eight months since winning the event in Hawaii.

"I have a beautiful fiancee now that I love so much and who's so supportive of me," declared the two-time PGA Tour winner to the press at the time.

Murray further mentioned, "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 promising young athlete won three Callaway Junior World Championships in a row from 2006 to 2008. Murray made his first cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at the tender age of 16 and was the highest-ranked golfer in his age group.