PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray took his personal life, his household confirmed in an announcement on Sunday.
The 30-year-old’s loss of life was introduced on Saturday, a day after he had withdrawn from the Charles Schwab Problem.
“We’ve got spent the final 24 hours attempting to return to phrases with the truth that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not solely must admit it to ourselves, however that we additionally must acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare,” Murray’s mother and father, Eric and Terry, mentioned within the assertion.
“We’ve got so many questions that don’t have any solutions. However one. Was Grayson liked? The reply is sure. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his prolonged household, by his pals, by his fellow gamers and – it appears – by lots of you who’re studying this. He was liked and he will probably be missed.
“We want to thank the PGA Tour and your entire world of golf for the outpouring of help. Life wasn’t at all times simple for Grayson, and though he took his personal life, we all know he rests peacefully now.”
Murray had spoken about his struggles with alcohol and psychological well being. After successful the Sony Open in January he talked about his issues away from the golf course.
“It’s not simple,” he mentioned. “I needed to surrender numerous occasions. Quit on myself. Quit on the sport of golf. Quit on life, at occasions.”
In addition to his victory on the Sony Open, Murray gained the Barbasol Championship in 2017. His greatest end in a significant was a tie for twenty second on the 2017 US PGA Championship. He additionally gained three occasions on the Korn Ferry Tour and was ranked No 58 on this planet on the time of his loss of life.
On Saturday, Murray’s fellow professionals expressed their grief at his loss of life.
“Really devastating information that Grayson Murray has handed away,” the previous world No 1, Luke Donald, wrote on X. “He requested me for some recommendation on tips on how to play Augusta a number of months in the past, final week I noticed him on the PGA Championship, life actually is treasured. My condolences and prayers to his complete household that they could discover some peace.”
Webb Simpson mentioned he discovered of Murray’s loss of life simply earlier than he teed off on the Charles Schwab Problem. “I simply hate it a lot,” Simpson mentioned. “I’ll miss him. I’m grateful he was within the place together with his religion earlier than this morning occurred.”
The PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, mentioned grief counsellors could be out there for gamers at tournaments within the coming days. “I’m puzzled,” Monahan mentioned. “The PGA Tour is a household, and whenever you lose a member of your loved ones, you might be by no means the identical. We mourn Grayson and pray for consolation for his family members.”
In January, Murray mentioned he had been sober for eight months, had turn into a Christian and was engaged. He mentioned he believed his greatest golf was forward of him. He had just lately been appointed as a member of the 16-person Participant Advisory Council.
