Grayson Murray, 2-time PGA Tour winner, dead at age 30
Global News
The parents of Grayson Murray confirmed the golfer died by suicide on Saturday morning, one day after he pulled out of a PGA Tour event, citing an illness.
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The parents of Grayson Murray said the 30-year-old pro golfer died by suicide on Saturday morning, just one day after he withdrew from a PGA tournament citing health reasons.
Murray, a two-time PGA Tour champion, was open about his struggles with mental health and alcoholism.
“Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now,” Eric and Terry Murray wrote of their son’s death in a statement shared by the PGA Tour.
“Please respect our privacy as we work through this incredible tragedy, and please honor Grayson by being kind to one another. If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else.”
The commissioner of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan, said he was “devastated to learn” of Murray’s death.
“The PGA Tour is a family, and when you lose a member of your family, you are never the same,” he said.
