Hal Sutton has taken to social media to deny his death after finding his own obituary in the official PGA of America's magazine.
The 65-year-old did what not many golfers could do to beat Jack Nicklaus by one stroke to win the 1983 PGA Championship.
He also caused a huge shock at the 2000 Players Championship after holding off Tiger Woods to win the event at TPC Sawgrass.
Sutton's career puts him in the upper echelons of the PGA Tour and will be sadly missed when he does pass away.
Hal Sutton has been forced to deny his death on social media
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But the 14-time PGA Tour winner had many close friends checking in on him this year after an incredible error from the official PGA magazine.
Sutton was mistakenly named in its obituary section from January this year and he took to social media to confirm he's alive and well.
He wrote on X: "Just a correction, the PGA magazine put me in there obituaries as having passed away January 19th!!!
"I didn’t and I’m alive and well just putting the finishing touches on Darmor Club before our opening June 1.
"Thanks to all who have checked up on me."
His post garnered plenty of attention social media with fans questioning how the mistake happened.
Former PGA Tour ace Mark Lye asked whether Sutton knew who was responsible for the error.
He replied: "I don’t know but it was a reminder to be grateful for life.
"A lot of people checked on me so I was thankful for that."
John Maginnes, who also played against Sutton on the PGA Tour, was shocked by the error.
He tweeted: “I missed that report thank goodness… Glad you’re doing well.”
Hal Sutton won the PGA Championship in 1983
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Rick Fehr, who won twice on the PGA Tour also replied: "Glad you're still going strong, my friend."
January 19 this year was the day Jack Burke Jnr, who won the Masters and PGA Championship in 1956, passed away at the age of 100.
Sutton wrote at the time: "We lost the wisest man in golf yesterday, Jackie Burke, Jr. in my opinion. He was a mentor to many in the game of golf and the game of life.
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Hal Sutton has also been a captain in the Ryder Cup
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"He was a mentor to me. He was never afraid of the truth and felt it led to growth. He loved competition and amateur golfers. RIP Jackie!!"
Sutton is currently working on opening a golf course in Texas called Darmor Club.
He posted an update of the course progress on January 21 with a photo of the club's scorecard.
The course will be a 72-par with the hardest hole being called 'Alps' as a 404-yard par-four.
