FORT WORTH, Texas – The family of Grayson Murray, the troubled PGA Tour player who died Saturday morning, confirmed in a statement issued through the PGA Tour on Sunday that the 30-year-old’s death was a suicide.
In the statement from his parents, Eric and Terry Murray, the family thanked the Tour and others for the support they offered following his death.
Murray, a two-time PGA Tour winner, struggled with alcohol problems and depression. He had played in the first round of this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club, with a score of 68, but then bowed out with two holes left to play in his second round.
This was the statement from his family:
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that not only do we have to admit it to ourselves, but we also have to admit it to the world. It’s a nightmare. .
“We have so many unanswered questions.
“But one.
“Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, his entire extended family, his friends, his fellow players and, it seems, many of you reading this. He was loved and we will miss you.
“We would like to thank the PGA Tour and the entire golf world for the great support. Life was not always easy for Grayson and although he took his own life, we know he now rests in peace.
“Please respect our privacy as we work through this incredible tragedy and honor Grayson by being kind to one another. If that becomes his legacy, we couldn’t ask for anything more.”
He attended Wake Forest University, East Carolina University and Arizona State University, then won the 2017 Barbasol Championship and the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii.
On Saturday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan spoke about his conversations with Murray about how the Tour could better support players facing mental health issues.
“Over the last few years, I spent a lot of time with him because I wanted to understand what we could do in his opinion, in his opinion, to help everyone else here.” Monahan said at Colonial Country Club on Saturday after flying from the Tour’s headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “We’ve made a number of advances in that regard and, you know, it’s become a real point of focus and emphasis. “We are proud of the programs we have to support our players, to support everyone here.”
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