Tale of two Murrays: when Ewan met Ewen to talk Tiger Woods, stiff gins and 15 years of mistaken identity

Ewan Murray of The Guardian and Ewen Murray from Sky Sports Golf recount how they were repeatedly mixed up by angry fans on social media, despite having one-letter-different names. The confusion began after Ewen’s Sky commentary about Tiger Woods’ behavior in Dubai prompted backlash aimed at Ewan. Ewen later switched off the mic and recalled messages questioning his authority, while Ewan described the reaction as part of a wider culture of abuse around even mild opinion in Scottish football coverage. The two met again in the Open Championship media centre in 2026, laughing at the “canteen commandos” and the language that made the mistaken identity spread. The story cuts off mid-sentence as it moves into further examples.