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And it began before the leaders teed off.

But Hardy, who teed off five hours before the final group, was there to greet him after his final 6-foot par putt.

Webb Simpson had known Murray since he was 8, and and Murray was the first winner of the junior tournament named after Simpson, who found out about the death about 10 minutes before teeing off.

He teed off into an awkward lie in a bunker to the left of the fairway, but punched a 4-iron out to the first cut of rough near the green.

Another included a bizarre first — Rory McIlroy joining the twosome ahead of him, with players having to stand to the side as he teed off on the 18th hole.