According to Grayson Murray’s parents: the two-time PGA Tour winner “took his own life” on Saturday morning..
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is no longer here. It’s surreal that not only do we have to admit it to ourselves, but we have to admit it to the world. It’s a nightmare,” Murray’s parents, Eric and Terry Murray, said in a statement released Sunday morning during the Tour. “We have so many questions for which there are no answers. But one. Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, his entire extended family, by his friends, by his co-stars and – it seems – by many of you reading this.
“We would like to thank the PGA Tour and the entire golfing world for the outpouring of support. Life was not always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he now rests peacefully.”
Below is a statement from Grayson’s parents, Eric and Terry Murray.
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The 30-year-old Murray withdrew from this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge due to illness, according to the Tour on Friday.
“I am at a loss for words,” PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “The PGA Tour is a family and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same. We mourn Grayson and pray for comfort for his loved ones.”
Monahan also said Murray’s parents asked for the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, to continue. The Tour planned to provide grief counselors at Colonial and this week’s Korn Ferry Tour event.
Murray, who has struggled with alcohol and mental health issues in the past, said in January after winning the Sony Open that he had been sober for eight months and was engaged.
“A lot of hard work pays off. It is not easy. A lot of times I want to give up, give up on myself, give up the game of golf, give up on life sometimes,” Murray said at the Sony Open. “Just hang in there, and when you get tired of fighting, let someone else fight for you. That’s what happened.”
Murray, who was appointed to the Player Advisory Council earlier this year, also won the Barbasol Championship in 2017.
Remark: If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach someone from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or chat via 988lifeline.org.
