Golf star Zach Murray plans to run free clinics for kids on the Border during his extended lay-off because of the coronavirus.
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Murray, who last month played alongside the world No.10 Tommy Fleetwood, wants to give something back to the community where his career took off.
The 22-year-old is unlikely to resume his European Tour schedule before May and is determined to put that time to positive use.
"I'd like to do a junior clinic for the next couple of weeks, get the juniors from Wodonga and Albury involved and just have a chat with all of them," he said.
"I'm not someone who's been on the tour forever but there are kids on the Border that might look up to me. I certainly looked up to guys like Marcus Fraser when I was around.
"It's very hard, between 12 and 18, to take on information and apply it. My Dad was a big reader and had so much information but I never really listened, so to have those conversations with those kids and take them out to play a few holes, I thought might be a good idea."
In three years, Murray's gone from pulling pints at the SS&A Club to practising with Rory McIlroy - but he's never forgotten his roots.
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"I played at Wodonga on Saturday and I can see a little bit of me in those kids," he said.
"Because I've had such a quick transition, it's only five or six years since I was one of them.
"Those feelings and memories are still fresh in my mind, practising every day after school and having the balance of keeping in contact with your friends.
"Those mistakes that I made, I think those kids have still got to make because that's what makes you into the person you are. You don't want to go through life wrapped in cotton wool but you can certainly limit the amount of mistakes."
Murray also wants to talk about mental health and his own struggles with anxiety, particularly around homesickness.
"I don't think it's common knowledge but two or three years ago I was unsure I'd ever be able to turn professional," he revealed.
"I had a lot of anxiety about travelling overseas, I didn't go on a couple of amateur trips because I hated leaving home and I didn't go on school camps as a kid.
"That's something I can share with other people who have (gone through) similar stuff. I still go through the same feelings, emotions and sensations that I did two or three years ago but I understand it now and I've embraced it a little bit.
"I'm a nervous, anxious person when it comes to travel but talking about it makes me feel a lot more comfortable, knowing I don't have to hide it.
"When you're 17 or 18 you don't want anyone to know, you don't want to show weakness.
"Four years ago, I came home from America early because I hadn't slept in five days. Dad was going home to Australia and the thought of him leaving was making me super anxious.
"There have been some really tough times but I've met some pretty special people, Ken and Rachel Little who ran the Albury Wodonga Sports Academy and they've basically become my second parents.
"Kenny has helped me through my anxiety and mental health issues the last three years. I've just tried to become the best person I can be.
"There are still times when I fall into bad habits and don't treat people the way they deserve but that's helped me become the golfer and person I am today."