Grayson Murray, a professional golfer, committed suicide, according to a statement his parents provided to the PGA Tour.
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone,” Eric and Terry Murray stated. “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.”
The statement said, “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.”
The PGA Tour revealed Murray’s passing on Saturday, one day after the 30-year-old withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, citing sickness.
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
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In a playoff against South Korea’s An Byeong-hun and former PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley earlier this year, Murray emerged victorious at the Sony Open, capping a six-and-a-half-year losing streak during which he acknowledged dealing with both physical and mental health problems.
Murray, a Raleigh, North Carolina native, was considered one of the top youth athletes in the world after winning three IMG youth World titles in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
According to the PGA, at the age of 19, he participated in the 2013 US Open after becoming the second youngest player to make the cut on the PGA’s developmental Korn Ferry Tour at the age of 16. At the young age of 23, he went on to win the 2017 Barbasol Championship.
