Warning: This story contains reference to suicide. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States at 988 or visit their website at 988lifeline.org.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!After former Arizona State golfer and two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray passed away suddenly yesterday, the Tour has released a statement from his parents, Eric and Terry Murray, on his passing this morning.
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare.
”We have so many questions that have no answers.
“But one.
“Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his extended family, by his friends, by his fellow players and – it seems – by many of you who are reading this. He was loved and he will be missed.
“We would like to thank the PGA TOUR and the entire world of golf for the outpouring of support. Life wasn’t always easy for Grayson, and although he took his own life, we know he rests peacefully now.
“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.
”Thank you.”
A statement below from Grayson's parents, Eric and Terry Murray.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States at 988 or visit their website at https://t.co/j0traBx8ia. pic.twitter.com/wPsaYMrWrH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 26, 2024
Murray, who was 30, competed in this weekend’s Charles Schwab Challenge, but withdrew Friday with only two holes left to play, citing an illness, before the tragic announcement yesterday.
He attended Wake Forest University and East Carolina University along with Arizona State.
Murray had publicly battled alcohol issues and depression since his first stint on the PGA Tour in the 2016-17 season. His two PGA Tour wins came in the 2017 Barbasol Championship and the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii.
An honest conversation about mental health struggles.
Grayson Murray opens up about the last six years and his continuing fight while supporting others who battle with mental health. ????????#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth pic.twitter.com/PrYXruKzVm
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 21, 2023
Players are wearing red and black ribbons today to honor Murray at the request of his family. Murray wore the colors of his hometown Carolina Hurricanes, when competing on Sundays.
Players are wearing red and black ribbons on Sunday at the @CSChallengeFW to honor Grayson Murray.
Murray wore the colors of his hometown Carolina Hurricanes, when competing on Sundays.
His family requested that ribbons with the same colors be worn Sunday. ❤️???? pic.twitter.com/zS3V0pwW0N
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 26, 2024
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
