Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, in the future after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Problem at Colonial.
There have been no fast particulars on the circumstances of his loss of life, solely shock and grief from the PGA Tour and his administration workforce.
“I’m perplexed,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan stated. “The PGA Tour is a household, and once 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.”
His administration firm, GSE Worldwide, confirmed the loss of life and stated it was heartbroken.
“We’ll maintain off on commenting till we study additional particulars, however our coronary heart aches for his household, his mates and all who beloved him throughout this very tough time,” GSE stated in a press release.
Monahan stated he spoke with Murray’s mother and father to supply condolences, and so they requested that the match in Fort Price, Texas, proceed.
He stated grief counselors could be on website on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour occasion in Knoxville, Tennessee. Monahan stated he was headed to Texas.
Murray, who had handled alcohol and psychological well being points previously, made an enormous turnaround this yr and received the Sony Open, hitting wedge to three toes for birdie on the ultimate gap to get right into a playoff and successful it with a 40-foot putt.
He additionally received the Barbasol Championship in 2017.
Murray was No. 58 on the earth rankings coming off a tie for forty third within the PGA Championship final week at Valhalla. He additionally made the reduce in his Masters debut, ending 51st, and was within the area for the U.S. Open subsequent month at Pinehurst No. 2.
Murray, who grew up in North Carolina, was among the many most gifted juniors within the nation. He received the distinguished Junior World Championship in San Diego three straight years and earned the Arnold Palmer Scholarship at Wake Forest.
He wound up going to a few faculties, lastly at Arizona State, and received as a 22-year-old PGA Tour rookie on the Barbasol Championship.
Murray stated when he received the Sony Open in January that he had been sober for eight months, was engaged to be married and felt his finest golf was forward of him. He was appointed to the 16-member Participant Advisory Council.
“My story just isn’t completed. I feel it’s simply starting,” Murray stated in Hawaii. “I hope I can encourage lots of people going ahead which have their very own points.”
Murray stated he used to drink throughout match weeks as a rookie as a result of he knew he had expertise and felt he was invincible. He additionally introduced consideration to himself by way of social media, brazenly criticizing different gamers and moving into one social media spat with Kevin Na over Na’s repute as a gradual participant.
However he felt like he turned the nook when he sought assist — letting others combat for him, is how he defined it this yr.
“It took me a very long time to get so far,” Murray stated in January. “That was seven years in the past, over seven years in the past. I’m a unique man now. I might not be on this place proper now right this moment if I didn’t put that drink down eight months in the past.”
This story has been corrected to indicate that Murray received the Barbasol Championship in 2017, not final yr.